ProfessorCleo Kontoravdi
Professor of Biological Systems Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
Orcid identifier0000-0002-7431-1413 (opens in a new tab)
- Professor of Biological Systems EngineeringDepartment of Chemical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
- 020 7594 6655 (Work)
- 310, ACE Extension, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom
BIO
Biography
2021 to date Director of Postgraduate Studies
2018-2021 Postgraduate Admissions Tutor
2012-2018 Departmental Athena SWAN Coordinator
2007-2021 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Chemical Engineering (Lonza/RCUK Academic Fellowship)
2006-2007 Research and Development Scientist, Lonza Biologics
2007 PhD in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
2002 MEng in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Research Interests
My interests lie in the area of biotechnology, with particular focus on the application of systems engineering principles to bioprocessing. My research involves the systematic integration of model-based tools, such as sensitivity analysis, design of experiments and optimisation, with experimentation on mammalian cell culture systems and vaccine production platforms. Topics of interest include optimisation of culture media and conditions productivity, protein glycosylation, metabolic flux analysis and multiscale modelling.
NEWS
Our work on hybrid data-driven/mechanistic modelling of Bioprocesses is featured in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News: https://www.genengnews.com/topics/bioprocessing/adding-metabolism-to-models-of-bioprocessing/
2021 to date Director of Postgraduate Studies
2018-2021 Postgraduate Admissions Tutor
2012-2018 Departmental Athena SWAN Coordinator
2007-2021 Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Chemical Engineering (Lonza/RCUK Academic Fellowship)
2006-2007 Research and Development Scientist, Lonza Biologics
2007 PhD in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
2002 MEng in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Research Interests
My interests lie in the area of biotechnology, with particular focus on the application of systems engineering principles to bioprocessing. My research involves the systematic integration of model-based tools, such as sensitivity analysis, design of experiments and optimisation, with experimentation on mammalian cell culture systems and vaccine production platforms. Topics of interest include optimisation of culture media and conditions productivity, protein glycosylation, metabolic flux analysis and multiscale modelling.
NEWS
Our work on hybrid data-driven/mechanistic modelling of Bioprocesses is featured in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News: https://www.genengnews.com/topics/bioprocessing/adding-metabolism-to-models-of-bioprocessing/
FACULTY
- Faculty of Engineering
POSITION NAME
- Professor of Biological Systems Engineering