Wajeeha Mehak
Curriculum Vitae
| 10/2024- | Doctoral researcher, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig |
| 02/2024-09/2024 | Research assistant, Department of Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig |
| 2018-2021 | MPhil Microbiology, GC University Lahore |
| 2014-2018 | BS Microbiology, GC University Lahore |
Research
My research focuses on investigating and characterizing cobalamin-dependent methyltransferase I (MTase I) enzymes capable of utilizing C1 compounds as methyl group donors, such as methanol, which can be sustainably produced through CO₂ reduction. To achieve this, heterologous expression, optimization, purification, and structural and functional characterization of MTase I enzymes will be carried out.
I am interested in developing a sustainable, circular biomethylation process using C1 compounds as methyl group donors within the framework of the CoMet project.