Emilia’s secondment at University of Rovira i Virgili

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of Emilia’s secondment at the SINCAT group at the University of Rovira i Virgili, under the supervision of Dr. Omar Boutureira. Emilia, a PhD student from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, has been working on the design of artificial enzymes with new non-canonical amino acids (ncAAs) as part of WP3.

During her secondment, Emilia focused on the chemical synthesis of new ncAAs. This research is relevant in the biocatalysis field for diversifying the types of ncAAs currently available and thereby unlocking new-to-nature catalysis.

Outside the laboratory, Emilia enjoyed the beautiful beach in Tarragona, and we hope you do too!