Agris Pentjušs

Since 2020 principal investigator at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technology

Since 2016 PostDoc researcher at the University of Latvia, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology

2014 – 2015 researcher at the University of Latvia, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology

2013 postdoc assistant, Oxford Brookes University

2012 IT-based study program evaluation expert at various universities

2020 – 2023 Sustainable up-cycling of agricultural residues: modular cascading waste conversion system (H2020, ERA-net FACCE SURPLUS 3rd call)

2019 – 2021 Postdoctoral grant Production potential of top building block chemicals by Zymomonas mobilis: stoichiometric analysis

2019 – 2022 Crypthecodinium cohnii and Zymomonas mobilis syntrophy for production of omega 3 fatty acid from byproducts of biofuel and sugar industry, a project funded by ERDF

2018 – 2021, RHODOLIVE: Biovalorization of olive oil mill wastewater to microbial lipids and other products via Rhodotorula glutinis fermentation, (H2020, ERA-net CoBioTech 1-st call)

2018 –2020 Mathematical model of pharmacokinetics for personalized optimization of metformin therapy, Latvian Council of Science project

2015 – 2018 FP7 ERA-net ERASynBio project “Control of engineered metabolism by flowering and temperature triggered plant regulatory networks” (SMARTPLANTS)

2015 – 2018 FP7 ERA-net ERASysAPP project “Systems biology platform for the creation of lean-proteome Escherichia coli strains” (LEANPROT)

2014 – 2015 Application of non-traditional yeasts in improvement of bioethanol production from inulin containing raw materials, a project funded by ERDF

2009 – 2012 Establishment of Latvian interdisciplinary interuniversity scientific group of systems biology within activity 1.1.1.2.„Attraction of Human Resources to Science”, funded by European Social Fund

Latvian – native

English – working professional

Russian – limited working