Day: February 25, 2026

Defence
Alīna Reķēna defended her doctoral thesis

Alīna Reķēna successfully defended her doctoral thesis on the topic “Computational Design of Yeast-Based Cell Factories”.

The doctoral thesis supervisor was Associate Professor Petri-Jaan Lahtvee.

The thesis opponents were Professor Marija Cvijovic (Chalmers University of Technology) and Professor Emeritus Merja Penttilä (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland).

Congratulations, Dr. Alīna Reķēna! We wish you exciting discoveries in your future projects! 🎉

about us

We are the Food Tech and Bioengineering lab at Tallinn University of Technology. We develop novel processes for the production of food and feed components, but also bio-chemicals and materials.

Contact us

  • Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
    Akadeemia tee 15, Tallinn, Estonia

  • Contact person:
    Petri-Jaan Lahtvee

  • Mail:
    lahtvee@taltech.ee