Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Broadly my research brings together biology and engineering to address future manufacturing needs.
I am interested in discovering and designing enzymes for specific and fast reactions as isolated biocatalysts. In addition, I'm researching the systems biology of cells in culture - the underlying reasons behind their heterogeneity and how this can be modified - using our recently installed high throughput culture and single cell analysis facility.
I use biocatalysts at different scales; the simplest scale being the isolated enzyme to the most complex such as a self-replicating cell. Each approach has their benefits and disadvantages. The cheapest and easiest to implement is an isolated biocatalysts but these have limited capacity for product formation and processing. At the other extreme, whole cells have complex biochemical pathways to consider and require approaches like metabolic engineering or synthetic biology to streamline and improve production of selected metabolites.
Research interests
Enzyme discovery and design; metabolic engineering of yeast and bacteria; systems biology of cultured cells.
Application areas: biocatalysis; bioprocessing; manufacturing; energy
Monash teaching commitment
- CHE4180 Research project
- CHE4171 Biochemical engineering
- CHE5882 Biomass and biorefineries
Supervision interests
Supervisor for:
Cameron Hunt
Associate Supervisor
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: Novel enzymes in the deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass
Supervisor 25%
1/01/13 → …
Negin Amini
Associate Supervisor
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: Biomass pre-treatment and separation for fuels and chemicals production
Supervisor 25%
1/07/14 → …
Pradeep G C
Associate Supervisor
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: Engineering robust enzyme nano-complexes for simultaneous capture and conversion of CO2 into sustainable fuel
Supervisor 20%
1/07/14 → …
Melissa Mace
Main Supervisor (Principal Supervisor)
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: Production of high value oleochemicals using cyclopropane fatty acid synthase biocatalysts
Supervisor 75%
1/01/15 → …
Huadong Peng
Main Supervisor (Principal Supervisor)
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: Novel lipid accumulation and sequestration pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisae for production of fuels and chemicals feedstocks
Supervisor 50%
1/01/15 → …
Teck Wei Ching
Associate Supervisor
Discontinued: Masters by Research
Project title: Material segregation phenomenon in spray dried particles
Supervisor 25%
1/01/13 → 16/07/14
Teck Wei Ching
Associate Supervisor
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: Material segregation phenomenon in spray dried particles
Supervisor 25%
1/07/14 → …
Jamie Joseph Castillo
Associate Supervisor
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: Research proposal is currently in negotiation with partners of the Chemicals and Plastics Innovation
Supervisor 40%
1/01/15 → …
Craig David Osborne
Main Supervisor (Principal Supervisor)
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: Rational biocatalyst design and engineering for the activation of alkanes to higher value products
Supervisor 50%
1/01/15 → …
Shaun Ang
Associate Supervisor
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: New Functional Printed or Coated Materials Based on Cellulose Nanofibres
Supervisor 50%
1/01/16 → …
Bhuvana Kamath Shanbhag
Associate Supervisor
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: Bioremediation of Heavy metal effluent using diatom biofilms
Supervisor 25%
1/07/13 → …
Habtewold Deti Waktola
Associate Supervisor
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research
Project title: Olive Oil Fatty acid Profiling Using Multidimensional Gas Chromatography.
Supervisor 10%
1/07/16 → …
Keywords
- Enzymes
- biocatalysis
- systems biology
- metabolic engineering
- synthetic biology
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Research Output 1993 2017
Functional assessment of plant and microalgal lipid pathway genes in yeast to enhance microbial industrial oil production
Peng, H., Moghaddam, L., Brinin, A., Williams, B., Mundree, S. & Haritos, V. S. 2017 (Accepted/In press) In : Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry. p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Research - peer-review › Article
Insights into substrate binding of ferulic acid esterases by arabinose and methyl hydroxycinnamate esters and molecular docking
Hunt, C. J., Antonopoulou, I., Tanksale, A., Rova, U., Christakopoulos , P. & Haritos, V. S. 11 Dec 2017 In : Scientific Reports. 7, 11 p., 17315Research output: Research - peer-review › Article
Open Access
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Microwave assisted conversion of microcrystalline cellulose into value added chemicals using dilute acid test
Ching, T. W., Haritos, V. & Tanksale, A. 10 Feb 2017 In : Carbohydrate Polymers. 157, p. 1794-1800 7 p.Research output: Research - peer-review › Article
Biochemical characterization of a halotolerant feruloyl esterase from Actinomyces spp.: refolding and activity following thermal deactivation
Hunt, C. J., Tanksale, A. & Haritos, V. 2016 In : Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100, 4, p. 1777 - 1787 11 p.Research output: Research - peer-review › Article
Levulinic acid as a catalyst for the production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural from lignocellulose biomass
Seemala, B., Haritos, V. & Tanksale, A. 2016 In : ChemCatChem. 8, 3, p. 640 - 647 8 p.Research output: Research - peer-review › Article
Activities 2014 2014
- 1 Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Faculty of Engineering
Haritos, V. (Member)6 Oct 2014 → 6 Oct 2017
Activity: Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries