Natalia Georgia Apostolopoulou
email: apostolopoulou.1@research.gla.ac.uk
LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/natalia-apostolopoulou-6aa119172
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6760-7858
Research title: Optimizing microalgae yield and high value molecule production in dim green light
Research Summary
Light plays a crucial role in the growth and biochemical composition of microalgae, while it remains controversial which wavelengths can optimally boost biomass production and bioactive compound synthesis. The aim of this study is to thoroughly examine light-dependent mechanisms, such as photosynthesis, in microalgae using indoor industrial photobioreactors equipped with LED technology under different wavelengths in order to optimize microalgae yield and high-value molecule production.
Publications
Articles
Apostolopoulou, N. G., Smeti, E., Lamorgese, M., Varkitzi, I., Whitfield, P., Regnault, C. and Spatharis, S. (2022) Microalgae show a range of responses to exometabolites of foreign species. Algal Research, 62, 102627. doi: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102627
Conference Proceedings
Varkitzi, I., Apostolopoulou, N.G., Konstantinopoulou, A., Zoulias, T., Pagou, K.(2022) Isolation and growth in cultures of the microalga Phaeocystis, a mucilage bloomer from the Aegean Sea. Proc. Mar. & Inl. Wat.Res.Symp. 2022, ISBN: 978-960-9798- 31-0
Supervisors
External supervisors
Dr Douglas McKenzie, Phycofoods Ltd (Phyco-F Ltd)
Grants
NorthWestBio BBSRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnership
(2024-2028)
