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Research interests
My main responsibility is to advance science and technology in the fields of Industrial Biotechnology and Synthetic biology. At VTT this research consists of ~90 people, with expertise in metabolic engineering, protein production, plant biotechnology, metabolomics, enzymology, synthetic biology, and bioprocessing. I have supervised or co-supervised ~25 doctoral theses.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 1 Sept 1987
External positions
Adjunct professor, Aalto University
1 Jan 2016 → …
Co-PI of a Finnish Centre of Excellence in Molecular Engineering of Biosynthetic Hybrid Materials Research (HYBER), Academy of Finland
2014 → 2019
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Research output
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Inducible Synthetic Growth Regulation Using the ClpXP Proteasome Enhances cis,cis-Muconic Acid and Glycolic Acid Yields in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Kakko, N., Rantasalo, A., Koponen, T., Vidgren, V., Kannisto, M., Maiorova, N., Nygren, H., Mojzita, D., Penttilä, M. & Jouhten, P., 21 Apr 2023, In: ACS Synthetic Biology. 12, 4, p. 1021-1033 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The complex structure of Fomes fomentarius represents an architectural design for high-performance ultralightweight materials
Pylkkänen, R., Werner, D., Bishoyi, A., Weil, D., Scoppola, E., Wagermaier, W., Safeer, A., Bahri, S., Baldus, M., Paananen, A., Penttilä, M., Szilvay, G. R. & Mohammadi, P., 22 Feb 2023, In: Science advances. 9, 8, 13 p., eade5417.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Control of D-lactic acid content in P(LA-3HB) copolymer in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a synthetic gene expression system
Ylinen, A., Salusjärvi, L., Toivari, M. & Penttilä, M., Jun 2022, In: Metabolic Engineering Communications. 14, e00199.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Correction: β-1,3-Glucan synthesis, novel supramolecular self-assembly, characterization and application: Correction for ‘β-1,3-Glucan synthesis, novel supramolecular self-assembly, characterization and application’ by Robert Pylkkänen et al., Nanoscale, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR02731C.
Pylkkänen, R., Mohammadi, P., Liljeström, V., Plazinski, W., Beaune, G., Timonen, J. V. I. & Penttilä, M., 19 Oct 2022, In: Nanoscale. 14, 41, p. 15542Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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PHB production from cellobiose with Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ylinen, A., De Ruijter, J. C., Jouhten, P. & Penttilä, M., 21 Jun 2022, In: Microbial Cell Factories. 21, 1, 124.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)21 Downloads (Pure)
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A design–build–test cycle using modeling and experiments reveals interdependencies between upper glycolysis and xylose uptake in recombinant S. cerevisiae and improves predictive capabilities of large-scale kinetic models
Miskovic, L. (Contributor), Alff-Tuomala, S. (Contributor), Soh, K. C. (Contributor), Barth, D. (Contributor), Salusjärvi, L. (Contributor), Pitkänen, J. (Contributor), Ruohonen, L. (Contributor), Penttilä, M. (Contributor) & Hatzimanikatis, V. (Contributor), Figshare, 26 Jun 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3811786.v1
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Prizes
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Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Penttilä, Merja (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Honorary award for a career
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Member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Penttilä, Merja (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Honorary award for a career