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DrLuke Johnson

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science

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  • Lecturer/Assistant Professor
    School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science
  • University College Dublin, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science

GRANTS

  • PROJECT GRANT
    OBRSS Research Support Scheme
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Johnson L
  • GRANT
    Advancing high value terpenoidal semiochemicals for crop protection
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council1 Dec 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
    Semiochemicals act as natural signals released by plants, insects and other organisms, and are sustainable alternatives for broad-spectrum insecticides. We have developed a biosynthetic route to terpenes semiochemicals for crop protection and human health. This project expanded our novel biotech routes for production of key terpene semiochemicals from the wild tomato (Solanum habrochaites) for control of Hemiptera pests using microbial fermentation. We successfully established high titres and novel extraction methods for production from inexpensive alcohol precursors.
  • GRANT
    Entrepreneur Lead, BBSRC ICURe Explore: CounTERPart Semiochemicals
    Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council16 Jan 2023 - 28 Apr 2023
    Led the CounTERPart Semiochemical team in the BBSRC Innovation-to-Commercialisation of University Research programme to explore the potential of our biotechnology for producing crop protection products.
  • GRANT
    In-situ biocatalytic production of terpene semiochemicals for sustainable pest management
    NetZero Innovation Institute, Cardiff University1 Dec 2022
    Seedcorn funded project