Overview
Background
Dr. Melanie Oey is currently Research Officer at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience in the Group of Prof. Ben Hankamer. She was born in Berlin, Germany, and went to the University of Potsdam to study Biochemistry. During her studies she worked at the Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Golm, Germany, where she also received her Ph.D. in 2009 for her work on the production of lysin antibiotics in tobacco plants. In the same year she came to Australia to work at the University of Queensland, and has since then developed new technologies which are base for the newly launched "Breakthrough Science Program in Algal Biomedicine" at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience.
Her research interestes are:
- High value product production (e.g. vaccines, antibiotics, pain killer) in Algae via chloroplast and nuclear transformation
- Improvement of bio-hydrogen production from microalgae
- Development of new molecular tools for microalgae
Her work has been funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Availability
- Dr Melanie Oey is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Biochemistry, Potsdam University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Potsdam University
Works
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2008
Conference Publication
Chloroplasts as bioreactors for the high-yield production of an active bacteriolytic protein antibiotic
Oey, Melanie (2008). Chloroplasts as bioreactors for the high-yield production of an active bacteriolytic protein antibiotic. 14th International Conference for Renewable Resources and Plant Biotechnology, Magdeburg, Germany, 8-10 June 2008.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Melanie Oey is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Light-driven biocatalytic cell factories
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ian Ross, Professor Gary Schenk, Professor Ben Hankamer
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Solar-Driven P450 Biocatalysis: Tapping Photosynthetic Electrons to Power the Synthesis of High-Value Fine Chemicals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ian Ross, Professor Ben Hankamer
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Modelling microalgae based production of recombinant proteins under different scenarios
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ian Ross, Professor Ben Hankamer
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Scale-up cultivation of Australian algae New approaches to isolation, mid-scale cultivation and harvesting of Australian wild type algal strains
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ian Ross, Professor Ben Hankamer
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