Dr. John Kyndt
- Title: Professor of Microbiology, Nutrition and Sustainability
- College: College of Science and Technology
- Email Address: [email protected]
- Office Phone: 1.402.557.7551
- Office Location: LCN559
- Degrees Awarded:
- Ph.D. Biochemistry (2003), University of Ghent (Belgium)
- Master in Biochemistry (1997), University of Ghent (Belgium)
- Bachelor in Chemistry (1993), University of Ghent (Belgium)
- Associate Certificate in Entrepreneurship (2010), University of Arizona
- Experience:
- Research Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona (2007-2012); Post-doc in Biochemistry and Protein Engineering, University of Ghent, Belgium (2006-2007)
- Post-doc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Arizona (2003-2006)
Renewable fuel research, photobiochemistry, optogenetics, and water purification.
Entrepreneurship: business plan development, financial projecting for new innovations, project planning and supervision of technology ventures.
Peer reviewed articles (most recent 10 only):
- Toward an understanding of lipid and starch accumulation in microalgae: A proteomic study of Neochloris oleoabundans cultivated under N-limited heterotrophic conditions. Morales-Sánchez, D., Kyndt, J., Ogden, K., and Martinez, A., 2016, Algal Research, Dec. 2016.
- Picosecond Photobiology: Watching a Signaling Protein Function in Real Time via Time-Resolved Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering. Cho, H.S., Schotte F., Dashdorj, N., Kyndt, J., Henning, R., Anfinrud, P.A., 2016, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 8815-23.
- Heterotrophic growth of microalgae: metabolic aspects. Morales-Sánchez, D., Martinez-Rodriguez, O.A., Kyndt, J., and Martinez A., 2015, World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 1:1-9.
- Heterotrophic growth of Neochloris oleoabundans using glucose as a carbon source Morales-Sánchez, D., Tinoco-Valencia, D., Kyndt, J., and Martinez, A., 2013, Biotechnology for Biofuels 6, 100-112.
- Sonication-based isolation and enrichment of Chlorella protothecoides chloroplasts for Illumina genome sequencing, Angelova, A., Park, S.H., Kyndt, J.A., Fitzsimmons, K., and Brown, J.K., J. Applied Phycology, Sept. 2013.
- Probing anisotropic structure changes in proteins with picosecond time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering, Cho, H.S., Schotte F., Dashdorj, N., Kyndt, J., and Anfinrud, P.A., 2013, J. Phys. Chem. B 117, 15825-32.
- Photokinetic, biochemical and structural features of chimeric photoactive yellow protein constructs. Kyndt, J.A, Meyer, T.E., Olson, K., Van Beeumen, J.J., and Cusanovich, M. A., 2013, Photochem. Photobiol. 89, 349-360.
- A Comparison of Nannochloropsis salina Growth Performance in Two Outdoor Pond Designs: Conventional Raceways versus the ARID Pond with Superior Temperature Management. Crowe, B., Attalah, S., Agrawal, S., Waller, P., Ryan, R., Ogden, K., Kacira, M., Kyndt, J., Van Wagenen, J., and Heusemann, M., 2012, Int. J. Chem. Engin. 12, Article ID 920609, 9 pages.
- The growing family of photoactive yellow proteins and their presumed functional roles. Meyer, T.E., Kyndt, J.A., Memmi, S., Moser, T., Colón-Acevedo, B., Devreese, B., Van Beeumen, J.J., 2012, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 11, 1495-1514.
- Tyrosine triad at the interface between the Rieske iron-sulfur protein, cytochrome c1 and cytochrome c2 in the bc1 complex of Rhodobacter capsulatus. Kyndt, J.A., Fitch, J.C., Berry, R.E., Stewart, M.C., Whitley, K., Walker, A.F., and Cusanovich, M.A., 2012, BBA BioEnergetics 1817, 811-818.
- Algae: Coloring the future green. Kyndt, J.A, and D'Silva, A., 2013, Arizona, US, e-book.
- Biofuels (specifically adaptation of algae for enhanced fuel production)
- Biochemistry and molecular biology (genetic manipulation of algae and bacteria)
- Cytochrome bc1 complex
- Disaccharide phosphorylases
- Bacterial photoreceptors and optogenetics
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