Lili Zebluim

Research focus: Synthetic biology, signaling pathways, biotechnological applications in fungi and plants

Lili's work focuses on defining the auxin metabolic pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast, with the aim of applying this knowledge in an agricultural context. The project involves creating a library of combinatorial gene knockouts related to the auxin signaling pathway using the CRISPR modular cloning system to develop new yeast strains. Further analysis of these strains provides insights into the auxin metabolic pathway, helping to better control plant-fungi interactions by enhancing beneficial interactions and reducing pathogenic ones