lernst@lbl.gov
Education
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, TU Braunschweig
M.Sc. in Biotechnology, TU Darmstadt
B.Sc. in Biology, Goethe-University Frankfurt
Research
My thesis research focused on the biosynthesis of PPAPs, a group of polycyclic meroterpenes characteristic of medicinal St. John’s wort plants. As my primary research goal in the Keasling Lab, I hope to contribute to advancing triterpene saponin production in yeast.