Mike Packer
Research Scientist
Aquaculture
Cawthron Institute
New Zealand
Biography
Mike is a senior research scientist in the Algal Biotechnology group. The areas of research Mike is involved in apply the latest biochemical and molecular cell biological techniques to product formation from algae. These include high-value products such as bioactives and functional foods.
Research Interest
Technical skills, experience and interests Algal biology, high-value and commodity products from algae Algal and cyanobacterial production and harvesting systems Redox biochemistry and bioenergetics Algal production systems and photobioreactor technology Biological hydrogen production, biomass to bioenergy Photosynthetic microbial fuel cells Renewable energy, integrated value-chain design
