Being an advocate for the movement towards sustainability, I have a strong interest in utilizing modern techniques in Biotechnology to develop more sustainable crops and processing methods in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Over the last decade, I have developed extensive regional and international networks with researchers and research laboratories dedicated to the sustainable development of:
- More efficient oil and energy crops
- Sustainable food production strategies
- Disease-resistant crop varieties
- Biofuel production from agricultural waste
- Biopharmaceuticals in plants
I have lectured and supervised students at the undergraduate, masters and PhD levels in areas relating to biotechnology with particular emphasis on genetic engineering and gene editing for improved plant product quality. I am currently teaching in the courses of Advanced Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Applied Plant Biotechnology, and Plant Breeding and Plant Physiology here at SLU Alnarp.
Lantmännen (Svalöv)
DLF Beet Seed, formerly MariboHilleshög Research (Landskrona)
Li X, Sandgrind S, Moss O, Guan R, Ivarson E, Wang ES, Kanagarajan S and Zhu L-H (2021) Efficient Protoplast Regeneration Protocol and CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Editing of Glucosinolate Transporter (GTR) Genes in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). Front. Plant Sci. 12:680859. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.680859
Kieu NP, Lenman M, Wang ES et al. (2021) Mutations introduced in susceptibility genes through CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing confer increased late blight resistance in potatoes. Sci Rep 11, 4487. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83972-w
Wang ES, Kieu NP, Lenman M, Andreasson E (2020) Tissue Culture and Refreshment Techniques for Improvement of Transformation in Local Tetraploid and Diploid Potato with Late Blight Resistance as an Example. Plants, 9(6):695. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9060695
