María José García López is a PhD candidate in Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology. She holds a Bachelors degree in Biology from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and a Masters degree in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, including a biotechnology specialization through a mobility program at the Universidad de Alicante. Her academic background combines ecology, microbiology, and molecular biotechnology, with research experience in extremophilic microorganisms, plantmicrobe interactions, and biological waste treatment and valorization processes.
She is currently developing her PhD research within the European Purple4Life project, where she works on bioelectrorefinery systems based on purple phototrophic bacteria. Her research focuses on the bioelectrochemical conversion of CO2 derived from biogas into high value-added compounds, such as carotenoids and Coenzyme Q10. Through this work, she contributes to the development of sustainable bioprocesses and circular bioeconomy strategies aimed at transforming waste streams into valuable bioproducts.
She is currently developing her PhD research within the European Purple4Life project, where she works on bioelectrorefinery systems based on purple phototrophic bacteria. Her research focuses on the bioelectrochemical conversion of CO2 derived from biogas into high value-added compounds, such as carotenoids and Coenzyme Q10. Through this work, she contributes to the development of sustainable bioprocesses and circular bioeconomy strategies aimed at transforming waste streams into valuable bioproducts.