Dr. Lisanne de Vries

Postdoctoral Fellow (May 2019)

lisanne.de.vries@ubc.ca
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisanne-de-vries-33667867/
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lisanne_De_Vries
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=KDIvNCEAAAAJ&hl=en

Education

BSc – Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Ghent University, Belgium (2012)

MSc – Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Ghent University, Belgium (2014)

PhD – Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Ghent University, Belgium (2019)

Selected Publications

Oyarce P, De Meester B, Fonseca F, de Vries L, Goeminne G, Pallidis A, De Rycke R, Tsuji Y, Li Y, Van den Bosch S, Sels B, Ralph J, Vanholme R, Boerjan W (2019) “Introducing curcumin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis enhances lignocellulosic biomass processing” Nature Plants 5(2).

de Vries L, Vanholme R, Van Acker R, De Meester B, Sundin L, Boerjan W (2018) “Stacking of a low lignin trait with an increased guaiacyl and 5-hydroxyguaiacyl unit trait leads to additive and synergistic effects on saccharification efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana” Biotechnology for Biofuels 11:257.

De Meester B, de Vries L, Özparpucu M, Gierlinger N, Corneillie S, Pallidis A, Goeminne G, Morreel K, De Bruyne M, De Rycke R, Vanholme R, Boerjan W (2018) “Vessel-specific reintroduction of CINNAMOYL-COA REDUCTASE1 (CCR1) in dwarfed ccr1 mutants restores vessel and xylary fiber integrity and increases biomass” Plant Physiology 176 (1) 611-633.

de Vries L, Chanoca AA, Van Doorsselaere J, Vanholme R, Boerjan W (2017) “Simultaneously mutating the lignin genes CSE1 and CSE2 in poplar to improve saccharification efficiency” In the forefront of plant sciences, Gent (Belgium). Poster presentation.

de Vries L, Van Doorsselaere J, Vanholme R, Boerjan W (2017) “CRISPRing poplars to optimize lignocellulosic biomass for the biorefinery”. VIB CRISPR User meeting, Leuven (Belgium). Presentation.

de Vries L, De Meester B, Van Acker R, Vanholme R, Boerjan W (2016) “Stacking different lignin traits in Arabidopsis thaliana improves saccharification yield”. Cell wall meeting, Chania (Greece). Poster presentation.

Awards, Grants, Scholarships

  • Doctoral grant for strategic basic research from Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO formerly IWT)