Johan Larsbrink
Assistant Professor
Biology and Biological Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Biography
Johan Larsbrink works as Assistant Professor in the Division of Industrial Biotechnology in the field of enzymology, with a special interest in carbohydrate-active enzymes. His research is focused on enzyme discovery, studying the enzyme systems utilized by microorganisms to degrade biomass, and how we can utilize these systems in useful applications. As a member of the Wallenberg Wood Science Center (collaboration between Chalmers and KTH), a key aim is to find and utilize new enzymes with useful properties to break down plant biomass in order to generate fuels, materials and high-value chemicals.
Research Interest
Industrial Biotechnology, enzymology
