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Personal profile
CV
Positions
2016-2018 Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbial Biotechnology, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
2014-2016 Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbial Interactions, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
2013-2014 Research Associate in Synthetic Biology, University of York (UK)
Education
2018-2019 Teaching and Learning Higher Education Program, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
2008-2012 PhD Cell and Molecular Biology, University College Dublin (Ireland)
2004-2008 BSc Biological Sciences (Honours Biotechnology), University of Edinburgh (UK)
Awards
- Copenhagen Microbiology Center (CMC) Symposium Presentation Award (2015)
- University College Dublin Carmel Humphries Memorial Medal (2011)
- PhD Teagasc Walsh Fellowship awarded by Irish Agricultural and Food Development Authority (2008-2012)
- Society of General Microbiology (SGM) Scholarship for Research (2007)
Supervision
Co-supervisor of 9 BSc Students and 5 Master Students (2014-2018)
Teaching activities
Introduktion til Bioteknologi (Bachelor Course)
Molekylær Genetik (Bachelor Course)
Genetik (Bachelor Course)
Applied Microbiology (MSc Course, Joint Course Responsible)
Advanced Microbial Biotechnology (MSc Course)
Other activities
- Selected Member of the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Science Young Investigator Network (2018-)
- Member of General (2014-), Danish (2014-) and American (2015-) Societies of Microbiology
- Supervision and mentoring iGEM team in 2014 developing microbial biosensors to detect contaminated water at the University of York (UK)
Current research
I am a microbial biotechnologist based at the University of Copenhagen since 2014 where the focus of my research is understanding how microbes synthesize secondary metabolites and enzymes, and how we can utilize such products for sustainable applications in food, pharma and biotech.
My research profile covers pure to applied sciences and employs an interdisciplinary approach combining omics technologies (genomics and transcriptomics), bacterial genetics (targeted and random gene disruptions), biochemistry (enzyme purification and assay) and metabolomics (LC-MS and imaging mass spectrometry) to characterize new microbes, enzymes and secondary metabolites.
Research Areas
- Microbial enzymes for food, pharma and biotech applications
- Secondary metabolites from soil pseudomonads
- Molecular bacterial-fungal interactions in agriculture
Projects
- Innovation Fund Denmark Project “proPOTATO”: Potato proteins – Challenges and Industrial Possibilities” where KMC, Aarhus University, and Copenhagen University will together with AKV Langholt and DuPont Nutrition Biosciences run the proPOTATO project upgrading potato protein from starch production to sustainable food ingredients.
- Villum Foundation Project “Microbial Communication‐A Key to the Development of Novel Sustainable Agri‐ and Aquaculture Practices Using Biological Control Bacteria”.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Draft Genome Sequences of Two Glycoalkaloid-Degrading Arthrobacter Strains Isolated from Green Potato Peel
Hennessy, R. C., Park, B., Pathiraja, D., Choi, I.-G., Schultz-Johansen, M. & Stougaard, P., 18 Apr 2019, In: Microbiology Resource Announcements. 8, 16, p. 1-2 8:e00226-19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Imaging Gene Expression Dynamics in Pseudomonas fluorescens In5 during Interactions with the Fungus Fusarium graminearum PH-1
Hennessy, R. C., Stougaard, P. & Olsson, S., 20 Jun 2019, In: Bio-protocol. 9, 12, p. 1-14 e3264.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A broad-host range dual-fluorescence reporter system for gene expression analysis in Gram-negative bacteria
Hennessy, R. C., Christiansen, L., Olsson, S. & Stougaard, P., Jan 2018, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 144, p. 173-176 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A novel enzyme portfolio for red algal polysaccharide degradation in the marine bacterium Paraglaciecola hydrolytica S66T encoded in a sizeable polysaccharide utilization locus
Schultz-Johansen, M., Bech, P. K., Hennessy, R. C., Glaring, M. A., Barbeyron, T., Czjzek, M. & Stougaard, P., 3 May 2018, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, 15 p., 839.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A screening method for the isolation of bacteria capable of degrading toxic steroidal glycoalkaloids present in potato
Hennessy, R. C., Jørgensen, N. O. G., Scavenius, C., Enghild, J. J., Greve-Poulsen, M., Sørensen, O. B. & Stougaard, P., 5 Nov 2018, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, p. 1-7 7 p., 2648.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Does Pseudomonas produce terpenes? Characterization of terpene synthases from Pseudomonas
Podduturi, R., Hennessy, R. C., Petersen, M. A., Stougaard, P. & Jørgensen, N. O. G., 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review
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Draft Genome Sequence of a Novel Serratia sp. Strain with Antifungal Activity
Dichmann, S. I., Park, B., Pathiraja, D., Choi, I.-G., Stougaard, P. & Hennessy, R. C., 6 Dec 2018, In: Microbiology resource announcements. 7, 22, p. 1-2 e01340-18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Part by Part: Synthetic Biology Parts Used in Solventogenic Clostridia
Gyulev, I. S., Willson, B. J., Hennessy, R. C., Krabben, P., Jenkinson, E. R. & Thomas, G. H., 16 Feb 2018, In: A C S Synthetic Biology. 7, 2, p. 311-327 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review