Dr Carlos Lopez Viso

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Email: carlos.lopezviso@nottingham.ac.uk

Carlos Lopez Viso is a postdoctoral researcher on the Future Proteins Platform. He is working on the production of mealworms as a new source of sustainable proteins for aquaculture. In order to do that, he is applying genetic techniques to modify the protein and fat content of this insect.

Prior to joining the Future Food beacon at UoN, Carlos was a research fellow at the University Pablo de Olavide (Seville, Spain) where he got his PhD working on an innovative biotechnological process in fermenters. As an expert in C. elegans, he also researched using this nematode as a model organism for biomedical studies and screenings of drugs and nutritional supplements for treatment of genetic diseases. His interdisciplinary career has been developed in collaboration between the University and private companies.