Visiting Graduate Student – MIT Portugal Program
Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room: E18-524
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
Phone: (617) 258-8037
Email: anavila@mit.edu
Education
PhD candidate in Bioengineering (MIT Portugal Program), since 2016
M.Sc Biotechnology, Lisbon Technical Institute, 2015, Lisbon, Portugal
B.Sc Health Sciences, University of Lisbon, 2013, Lisbon, Portugal
Research Interests
Exploring yeast as a microbial cell factory for the production of bulk organic acids, such as levulinic acid and itaconic acid derivatives.