Louka Cox
PhD Student at Chalmers University of Technology
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Top SchoolLouka Cox is a PhD student at Chalmers University of Technology with eight years of hands-on experience in biotechnology and applied fermentation, focused on developing circular, sustainable food solutions that benefit human and planetary health. Their work spans industrial R&D—optimizing filamentous fungi fermentation on diverse side-stream substrates at Mycorena—to molecular research in gene editing and neural imaging, reflecting a rare blend of practical process optimization and molecular biology expertise. Based in Gothenburg, Louka combines academic training from Wageningen and Utrecht with internships that targeted high-impact problems like mycoprotein production from waste streams and CRISPR strategies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Notably, they’ve translated lab-scale experiments into systems-oriented thinking (including space-condition fermentation concepts), signaling an ability to bridge bench science with scalable, circular-food technology.
8 years of coding experience
Minor, Food Quality & Health, 7, Minor, Food Quality & Health, 7 at HAS HogeschoolHAVO, Nature & Health, 7, HAVO, Nature & Health, 7 at ds. Pierson CollegeBachelor's degree, Biology & Medical Laboratory Research, 7, Bachelor's degree, Biology & Medical Laboratory Research, 7 at Hogeschool UtrechtMaster, Biotechnologie, 8, Master, Biotechnologie, 8 at Wageningen University & Research
Github Skills (22)
streamlit8
developer-tools8
python8
machine-learning7
fastest7
deep-learning7
data-analysis7
data-visualization7
pandas6
bokeh6
data-science6
organize4
wave1
image-filters1
zoneminder1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ChatzigeorgiouGroup/imMobilize
Mar 2018 - Jan 2021
Contributions:2 commits, 2 PRs, 1 push in 2 years 10 months
ChatzigeorgiouGroup/BehaviourAnalysis
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:2 PRs, 1 push in 1 day
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