Regular biography
Cauã Antunes Westmann is a Scientist at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the BIO department. His research focuses on areas not explicitly detailed in the provided information. He is part of the Westmann Group and can be contacted via email at caua.antuneswestmann@epfl.ch or through his profile page at https://people.epfl.ch/caua.antuneswestmann?lang=en.
Scholar-generated biography
Cauã Antunes Westmann is a Group Leader at EPFL, specializing in Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology, Evolution, and Microbiology. His research focuses on developing advanced genetic tools and understanding microbial systems through synthetic and systems approaches. He explores the construction of next-generation genetic tools, the engineering of microbial chassis, and the functional analysis of microbial regulatory networks. His work includes the study of promoter elements, phosphoproteomes, and the evolution of gene regulation. Westmann's research also addresses biotechnological applications, such as engineering probiotics for gut health and mining metagenomic resources for novel enzymes. His contributions span both fundamental and applied microbiology, with an emphasis on synthetic biology and systems-level understanding of microbial processes.