Biofuels, Bioenergy & Bioeconomy

Leonardo Curatti has received his graduate and PhD degree in Biology in the National University at Mar del Plata, Argentina. He has then joined Dr. Ludden’s laboratory in the University of California at Berkeley as an Associate Postdoctoral Researcher to study biochemical and genetic aspects of N2-fixation. In 2008, he started an independent line of research as an Investigator at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) and as a Professor at the National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina. Presently his laboratory at the Institute of Biotechnology and Biodiversity Research (INBIOTEC-CONICET) is mainly engaged in R&D regarding the use of biological N2-fixation as an alternative source of N-fertilizers for agriculture (including microalgae) and microalgae biorefineries for the production of biofuels and animal feed.