Sebastian Overmans, PhD
@s_overmans
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Marine scientist, scuba diver, desert explorer, music enthusiast
Riyadh
Joined January 2017
Publication 📰 of @Malakabd93 's PhD final chapter. Investigating terpene synthase subcellular localization in Chlamydomonas🦠. Squalene k.d. does not affect plastid yields & @CellDEG bioreactor high density cultivation. W/ @s_overmans & @GordonWellman
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New research from KAUST shows how tailored microparticles can sustainably extract valuable chemicals from engineered algae—supporting circular bioeconomy and greener chemical production. 🔗 Read the news: https://t.co/vOKuxdQbWr 🔗 Read the paper in @SepPurifTech:
discovery.kaust.edu.sa
Circular bioprocess deploys functionalized microparticles to collect sustainably generated chemicals from microorganisms.
Can algae power a greener future for chemical production? #KAUST researchers were able to extract valuable chemicals from engineered #algae without toxic solvents, potentially transforming sustainable production of cosmetics and biofuels. https://t.co/HXbGbDNfJ9
#KAUSTResearch
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Today, we celebrate @s_overmans , who worked tenaciously to get his story out on functionalized microparticles for terpene 🧪 harvest from microbial cultures 🦠. A @KAUST_BESE collaboration with Himanshu Mishra and Adair Gallo Jr: https://t.co/XYwhadihkw Illustration @HenoHwang
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New paper alert 🧬😎🔔🚨. We present a standardized protocol for Cyanidioschizon merolae 🦠 transformation! Together with @ASU_AzCATI @UNBC partners! @KaustResearch @KAUST_BESE @GordonWellman @s_overmans #openaccess #algae #Biotechnology
https://t.co/LAcFWbguuT
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#ChemBioChem Compartmentalized Sesquiterpenoid Biosynthesis and Functionalization in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Plastid (Kyle J. Lauersen and co-workers) @SaGutierrezz @gordonWellman @S_overmans @Kylelauersen #openaccess 🔓
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Photosynthetic microalgae were engineered for compartmentalized sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis by targeting synthases and cytochrome P450s to the chloroplast. The plastid's electron transport chain...
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New! Terpene extraction from microbes🦠? Tired of alkane solvents? @s_overmans has a solution. In collab. w Prof. Himanshu Mishra (@WDRC_KAUST) and Alum Dr Adair Gallo Jr. we show C18 silanization of porous particles can do the job! #preprint @KAUST_BESE
https://t.co/PMiVV1OHVh
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Great to see @YAlflayyeh and meet his sister Noura at KAUST today. Thanks for stopping by and best of luck in your next phase starting at @Stanford next month! @KAUST_BESE @MEWA_KSA Reminder of our preprint: https://t.co/2ySPRBQE4Y
@s_overmans @SaGutierrezz @y_dlaigan_dr
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In 2022, @YAlflayyeh (@MEWA_KSA intern) prepared for @mawhiba competition with us. He's now accepted to Stanford! With @s_overmans and @SaGutierrezz we turned his project into a #preprint, online today: https://t.co/dJwEZBSUwI
#MOFs #agarwood #plantcellculture
@KAUST_BESE
biorxiv.org
Thymelaceaous trees are prized for accumulating fragrant resins composed of hundreds of secondary metabolites in their woody tissues. Slow growth and increasing consumer demand have stretched natural...
Wishing @YAlflayyeh luck next week for his presentation at #Mawhiba @s_overmans & @SaGutierrezz assisted his diagnostics in our lab @KaustResearch #terpenes
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New preprint 🚨📰, w/ @UNBC 🇨🇦S. Rader, M. Stark & @ASUEngineering @ASU_AzCATI 🇺🇸P. Lammers & M. Seger. Melany (1st auth) @GordonWellman & @s_overmans 🇸🇦 @KaustResearch. We show a rapid way to get chloramphenicol res. Cyanidioschyzon merolae 🦠 colonies, new plasmids 🧬, &
A rapid CAT transformation protocol and nuclear transgene expression tools for metabolic engineering in Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D https://t.co/AiPg8utGlj
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Scientists from KAUST, Saudia Arabia have found chemical alternatives for agarwood perfume production using synbio The study offers an alternative process for the $44 billion perfume industry that avoids razing trees in environmentally sensitive regions. https://t.co/NWqrB6Frqh
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Check out our Back Cover in @green_rsc ! The impressive work of @SaGutierrezz with @GordonWellman @s_overmans in collaboration with Vasilios Samaras (@KAUSTCoreLabs) & @SzekelyGroup. A sustainable alternative to fragrant agarwood sesquiterpenes. https://t.co/RQFgNOnhZI
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This story is now published in @green_rsc Congratulations to 1st auth @SaGutierrezz & @s_overmans @GordonWellman @SzekelyGroup with @KAUSTCoreLabs (ACL-Vasilios) @KaustResearch
https://t.co/Tn9rthGSdH
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Certain endangered Thymelaeaceous trees are major sources of the fragrant and highly valued resinous agarwood, comprised of hundreds of oxygenated sesquiterpenoids (STPs). Despite growing pressure on...
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🌿🔬 Unveiled: Sustainable agarwood fragrances via synthetic biology & Green-bioprocesses. Analyzed 58 samples, boosted algae STP production. Solvent recycling for greener scents. #GreenBiotech #FragranceInnovation 🍃🌍
pubs.rsc.org
Certain endangered Thymelaeaceous trees are major sources of the fragrant and highly valued resinous agarwood, comprised of hundreds of oxygenated sesquiterpenoids (STPs). Despite growing pressure on...
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Ending the year on a high note! @SaGutierrezz tour de force paper coming soon. With @s_overmans @GordonWellman @SzekelyGroup @KAUSTCoreLabs (Vasileios from ACL). More details soon.
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New KAUST Insight @KaustResearch article on our collaboration with @EnvMicroSafety to make terpenes and algal biomass from AnMBR effluent. Spotlight on co-1st authors @Barbara_C_F & @s_overmans
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Today we (@tk_ozawa @Barbara_C_F @s_overmans @edloglo) released a @biorxivpreprint Short Report on using #green #solvents for extracellular Botryococcus braunii (algal 🦠) hydrocarbon 🧪 milking. https://t.co/RdhkokpMpn
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A green alternative to fragrant agarwood sesquiterpenoid production https://t.co/fAjBX8QE3r
#biorxiv_synbio
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I’m grateful for the opportunity to connect with colleagues, and to present my latest @KAUST_News research with @Kylelauersen at this year’s #AlgalBBB conference in Hawaii. 🦠🧫🥼 https://t.co/8wTUoPtanD
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Did you know the Arabic language has an “abjad” system and not an alphabet? The Arabic abjad is made up of 28 letters, written from right to left. All of the letters are consonants, since the vowels in Arabic are denoted by diacritics. A thread on Arabic letters & language…
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