Centre of Biological Engineering / Centro de Engenharia Biológica

Marlene Lopes

Assistant Researcher (tenured)

Research Line: Industrial Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research Group: BIOSYSTEMS
Lab.: Bioprocesses and Biosystems Laboratory
253 604 400 (office) / 253 601 966 (lab)
marlenelopes@ceb.uminho.pt
https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/People/Profile/marlenelopes

Career

Since 2025: Assistant Researcher (tenured), Universidade do Minho
2018 - 2024: Junior Researcher (Non-Tenure Track), Universidade do Minho

Qualifications

2013: PhD Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho
2007: Master Program in Biotechnology - Bioprocess Engineering, Universidade do Minho

Laboratory Management

Associate Director at Bioprocesses and Biosystems Laboratory (LBB)

Since 2025: Yeast4Value: Sustainable production of added-value yeast-based products in non-conventional bioreactors
2018 - 2024: Pressurized bioreactors for the production of yeast-added products
2015 - 2018: Biotechnological approach for industrial wastes valorisation applying the biorefinery concept: processes development in novel bioreactors type
2013 - 2015: Syngas bio-upgrading to fuels and chemicals
2009 - 2013: Characterization of non-conventional yeasts under hyperbaric conditions: cellular response to oxidative stress
2006 - 2007: Produção de lipase por Yarrowia lipolytica: optimização da composição do meio e condições de arejamento

Projects

Supervision of Researchers

Ana Beatriz Martins Araújo - Master Student
Andreia Rafaela Sá Fernandes - PhD Student
Bruna Filipa da Silva Dias - PhD Student
Liliana Patrícia da Silva Araújo - PhD Student

Selected Publications

1	Dias, Bruna; Rodríguez-Jasso, Rosa M.; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Yarrowia lipolytica uses olive tree prunings hydrolysates for microbial lipids as biodiesel feedstock Chemical Engineering Science, 305(121150), 2025
2	Miranda, Sílvia M.; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Unraveling the potential of Yarrowia lipolytica to utilize waste motor oil as a carbon source Journal of Fungi, 10(11), 777, 2024
3	Fernandes, Sílvia; Dias, Bruna; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Soybean molasses as a new and low-cost substrate for gluconic acid production by Aspergillus niger Process Biochemistry, 146, 241-249, 2024
4	Miranda, Sílvia M.; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Yarrowia lipolytica growth, lipids, and protease production in medium with higher alkanes and alkenes World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 40(318), 2024
5	Araújo, Liliana; Vilela, Helena; Solinho, Joana; Pinheiro, Rita; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Enrichment of fruit peels’ nutritional value by solid-state fermentation with Aspergillus ibericus and Rhizopus oryzae Molecules, 29(15), 3563, 2024
6	Dias, Bruna; Lopes, Marlene; Fernandes, Helena; Marques, Susana; Gírio, Francisco; Belo, Isabel Biomass and microbial lipids production by Yarrowia lipolytica W29 from eucalyptus bark hydrolysate Renewable Energy, 224(120173), 2024
7	Miranda, Sílvia M.; Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel Exploring the use of hexadecane by Yarrowia lipolytica: Effect of dissolved oxygen and medium supplementation Journal of Biotechnology, 380, 29-37, 2024
8	Guimarães, Ana C.; Mota, Ana C.; Pereira, Ana S.; Fernandes, Margarida; Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel Rice husk, brewer's spent grain, and vine shoot trimmings as raw materials for sustainable enzyme production Materials, 17(4), 935, 2024
9	Fernandes, Sílvia; Dias, Bruna; Gonçalves, Daniela A.; Nobre, Clarisse; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Co-production of gluconic acid and fructo-oligosaccharides by Aureobasidium pullulans from sugarcane molasses: effect of oxygen transfer rate in stirred tank and airlift bioreactors Food and Bioprocess Technology, 17, 1321-1334, 2024
10	Fernandes, S.; Dias, Bruna; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Enhancement of gluconic acid production by Aspergillus niger from by-products as glucose source using pressurized air conditions Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 98(9), 2146-2153, 2023
11	Pereira, Ana S.; Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel From crude glycerol and volatile fatty acids to biodiesel and other bioproducts using Yarrowia lipolytica NCYC 2904 as a cell factory Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 7, 4687-4696, 2023
12	Dias, Bruna; Fernandes, Helena; Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel Yarrowia lipolytica produces lipid-rich biomass in medium mimicking lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysate Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 107, 3925-3937, 2023
13	Pereira, Ana S.; Lopes, Marlene; Duarte, Maria Salomé; Alves, M. Madalena; Belo, Isabel Integrated bioprocess of microbial lipids production in Yarrowia lipolytica using food-waste derived volatile fatty acids Renewable Energy, 202, 1470-1478, 2023
14	Ferreira, Patrícia; Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel Use of pressurized and airlift bioreactors for citric acid production by Yarrowia lipolytica from crude glycerol Fermentation-Basel, 8(12), 700, 2022
15	Pereira, Ana S.; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Enhancing microbial lipids synthesis for biodiesel production by Y. lipolytica W29 from volatile fatty acids: two-stage batch strategies Applied Sciences-Basel, 12(17), 8614, 2022
16	Pereira, Ana S.; Lopes, Marlene; Miranda, Sílvia M.; Belo, Isabel Bio-oil production for biodiesel industry by Yarrowia lipolytica from volatile fatty acids in two-stage batch culture Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 106, 2869-2881, 2022
17	Costa, Ana Rita; Salgado, José Manuel; Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel Valorization of by-products from vegetable oil industries: Enzymes production by Yarrowia lipolytica through solid state fermentation Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6(1006467), 2022
18	Lopes, Marlene; Miranda, Sílvia M.; Costa, Ana Rita; Pereira, Ana S.; Belo, Isabel Yarrowia lipolytica as a biorefinery platform for effluents and solid wastes valorization – challenges and opportunities Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 42(2), 163-183, 2022
19	Fernandes, Sílvia; Belo, Isabel; Lopes, Marlene Highly aerated cultures boost gluconic acid production by the yeast-like fungus Aureobasidium pullulans Biochemical Engineering Journal, 175(108133), 2021
20	Pereira, Ana S.; Miranda, Sílvia M.; Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel Factors affecting microbial lipids production by Yarrowia lipolytica strains from volatile fatty acids: effect of co-substrates, operation mode and oxygen Journal of Biotechnology, 331, 37-47, 2021
21	Dias, Bruna; Lopes, Marlene; Ramôa, Renata; Pereira, Ana S.; Belo, Isabel Candida tropicalis as a promising oleaginous yeast for olive mill wastewater bioconversion Energies, 14(3), 640, 2021
22	Lopes, Marlene; Miranda, Sílvia M.; Belo, Isabel Microbial valorization of waste cooking oils for valuable compounds production – a review Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 50(24), 2583-2616, 2020
23	Lopes, Marlene; Miranda, Sílvia M.; Alves, Joana M.; Pereira, Ana Sofia; Belo, Isabel Waste cooking oils as feedstock for lipase and lipid-rich biomass production European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 121, 1800188, 2019
24	Lopes, Marlene; Gomes, Andreia S.; Silva, Carla M.; Belo, Isabel Microbial lipids and added value metabolites production by Yarrowia lipolytica from pork lard Journal of Biotechnology, 265, 76-85, 2018
25	Ferreira, Patrícia; Lopes, Marlene; Mota, Manuel; Belo, Isabel Oxygen transfer rate and pH as major operating parameters of citric acid production from glycerol by Yarrowia lipolytica W29 and CBS 2073 Chemical Papers, 70(7), 869-876, 2016
26	Ferreira, Patrícia; Lopes, Marlene; Mota, Manuel; Belo, Isabel Oxygen mass transfer impact on citric acid production by Yarrowia lipolytica from crude glycerol Biochemical Engineering Journal, 110, 35-42, 2016
27	Pinheiro, Rita; Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel; Mota, Manuel Candida utilis metabolism and morphology under increased air pressure up to 12 bar Process Biochemistry, 49(3), 374-379, 2014
28	Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel; Mota, Manuel Over-pressurized bioreactors: application to microbial cell cultures Biotechnology Progress, 30(4), 767-775, 2014
29	Lopes, Marlene; Oliveira, Carla; Domingues, Lucília; Mota, Manuel; Belo, Isabel Enhanced heterologous protein production in Pichia pastoris under increased air pressure Biotechnology Progress, 30(5), 1040-1047, 2014
30	Lopes, Marlene; Belo, Isabel; Mota, Manuel Batch and fed-batch growth of Pichia pastoris under increased air pressure Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 36(9), 1267-1275, 2013
31	Lopes, Marlene; Mota, Manuel; Belo, Isabel Comparison of Yarrowia lipolytica and Pichia pastoris cellular response to different agents of oxidative stress Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 170(2), 448-458, 2013
32	Lopes, Marlene; Mota, Manuel; Belo, Isabel Oxygen mass transfer rate in a pressurized lab-scale stirred bioreactor Chemical Engineering & Technology, 36(10), 1779-1784, 2013
33	Gonçalves, C.M.; Lopes, Marlene; Ferreira, João P.; Belo, Isabel Biological treatment of olive mill wastewater by non-conventional yeasts Bioresource Technology, 100(15), 3759-3763, 2009
34	Lopes, Marlene; Araújo, Carla; Águedo, M.; Gomes, Nelma; Gonçalves, C.M.; Teixeira, José A.; Belo, Isabel The use of olive mill wastewater by wild type Yarrowia lipolytica strains: medium supplementation and surfactant presence effect Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 84(4), 533-537, 2009
35	Lopes, Marlene; Gomes, Nelma; Mota, Manuel; Belo, Isabel Yarrowia lipolytica growth under increased air pressure: influence on enzymes production Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 159(1), 46-53, 2009
36	Lopes, Marlene; Gomes, Nelma; Gonçalves, C.M.; Coelho, M.A.Z.; Mota, Manuel; Belo, Isabel Yarrowia lipolytica lipase production enhanced by increased air pressure Letters in Applied Microbiology, 46(2), 255-260, 2008

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