Michalis Koutinas
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Science and Technology
Cyprus University of Technology
Cyprus
Biography
Michalis Koutinas is a Lecturer of Environmental Biotechnology at the Department of Environmental Science and Technology. He holds a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece. He has a PhD in Biochemical Engineering from the Imperial College London where he also worked as a postdoctoral Research Associate in Biological Modelling. His research focuses on the development of novel biotechnological applications for manufacturing high added value chemicals from renewable resources, as well as on the development of advanced systems for biodegradation of industrial pollutants. His research involves experimental and theoretical analysis, studying fundamental phenomena and their implications for specific systems, using techniques such as Real Time PCR, DGGE, FISH and mathematical modelling, for understanding important genetic systems and studying the dynamics of specific microbial strains.
Research Interest
Experimental and theoretical analysis, studying fundamental phenomena and their implications for specific systems, using techniques such as Real Time PCR, DGGE, FISH and mathematical modelling, for understanding important genetic systems and studying the dynamics of specific microbial strains.
Publications
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Koutinas M, Patsalou M, Stavrinou S, Vyrides I (2016) High temperature alcoholic fermentation of orange peel by the newly isolated thermotolerant Pichia kudriavzevii KVMP10. Lett Appl Microbiol 62: 75-83.
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Tsipa A, Koutinas M, Pistikopoulos EN, Mantalaris A (2016) Transcriptional kinetics of the cross-talk between the ortho-cleavage and TOL pathways of toluene biodegradation in Pseudomonas putida mt-2. J Biotechnol 228: 112-123.
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Tsipa A, Koutinas M, Vernardis SI, Mantalaris A (2017) The impact of succinate trace on pWW0 and ortho-cleavage pathway transcription in Pseudomonas putida mt-2 during toluene biodegradation. Bioresour Technol 234: 397-405.
