Nardrapee Karuna Sanchez, 2016 Ph.D.

Nara is a lecturer and researcher in Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology at Silpakorn University, Thailand. Her researches now focus mainly on biomass conversion to fermentable sugars which can be fermented to valuable products. She is also interested in developing sugar biosensors for using in bioprocesses. Nara’s technical and leadership training from Dr. Tina Jeoh’s group prepared her to be a principle investigation for her own projects back in Thailand. In graduate school, Nara’s research focused on understanding the effects of pretreatment on biomass to enzyme accessibility during hydrolysis.