Dr. Luisa Bortesi

Associate Professor

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Biography

Luisa holds a PhD in Agro-Industrial Biotechnology and has over 15 years of experience in the field of molecular farming, utilizing plant platforms for the production of recombinant pharmaceutical proteins in both industry and academia. She has extensively explored the use of genome editing technologies, particularly the CRISPR/Cas9 system, to enhance plant production platforms. Since November 2017, she has been affiliated with the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), where she leads the Molecular Applied Biotechnology group. Her focus is on producing advanced bio-based building blocks for polymers and developing plant and microbial engineering techniques for sustainable factory applications. Luisa's teaching portfolio includes courses on Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, and Biotechnology at both Master and Bachelor levels. Her research interests prominently feature plant molecular farming, recombinant protein expression, and genome editing technologies including CRISPR/Cas9. Additionally, she serves as an Associate Professor and is a Scientific Board member at AMIBM, having progressed through various academic roles since beginning her research career as a Postdoctoral researcher.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2019-11-01 — Present

AMIBM, Maastricht University • Geleen

Assistant Professor

2017-11-01 — Present

AMIBM, Maastricht University • Geleen

Research Associate

2012-06-01 — 2017-10-31

Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, RWTH-Aachen • Aachen

Research Scientist

2010-11-01 — 2012-05-31

Nomad Bioscience GmbH • Garching

Postdoctoral Researcher

2009-06-01 — 2010-10-31

Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona • Verona

Patents

Agrobacterium Transient Transfection Whole Plants

ES2674674 2018-01-01

Improved Genome Editing Differentiated Cells

WO2018192961 2018-01-01

Requirements for Maastricht University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
GMAT
Total Score
Required:515
Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:515
Prerequisites
Relevant Bachelor degree in Business, Economics, or related field Sufficient knowledge of quantitative methods and statistics
Application Checklist
  • Grades transcript of bachelor's programme
  • Copy of diploma
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Motivation Letter (1-2 pages)
  • Passport picture
  • Copy of valid passport or ID
  • Permission for document verification form
Specialization Notes

The School of Business and Economics (SBE) encompasses departments like Organization, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Economics.