Biography:
Sara Saldarriaga is an industrial and environmental microbiologist from the University of Antioquia, Colombia, and holds a Master of Science degree with a specialization in Biotechnology from the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico (2020). Her area of expertise lies in Sustainability and Circular Economy.
Currently, Sara is pursuing a Ph.D. in biotechnology with a focus on bioenergy. Her research centers around developing a circular economy model to harness waste from the brewing industry, involving the industrial scale-up of Second-Generation Ethanol production and other valuable molecules via SSF bioprocess using native fungi-derived enzymes and thermotolerant (engineered) yeast. Sara has published 9 scientific papers in her early scientific career.
Title : From waste to wealth: A circular bioeconomy approach for the brewing industry through brewery spent grains valorization