Singular centre: Cross-disciplinary Research in Environmental Technologies Center (CRETUS)

Area: Chemical Engineering

Research group: Environmental Biotechnology

Email: gemma.eibes@usc.es

Personal web: https://biogroup.usc.es/users/gemma-eibes

Doctor by the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela with the thesis Enzymatic degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by manganese peroxidase in reactors containing organic solvents 2007. Supervised by Dr. Juan Manuel Lema Rodicio, Dr. María Teresa Moreira Vilar.

Ramón y Cajal researcher at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Santiago de Compostela. Her research is focused on the design and operation of microbial or enzymatic bioreactors with applications in different fields of biotechnology, mainly in the environmental area, but also in the food and pharmaceutical industry. Principal investigator of 3 Spanish projects and one international project, director of 5 doctoral theses, author of more than 70 research articles, 4 book chapters, 6 patents and more than 60 communications in international congresses.