Biography:
Dr. Torres-Huaco studied Biology at the Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (Perú). He received his PhD degree in Molecular Biology at Campinas State University (Brazil) in 2013. He joined the research group of Prof. Stephen Hyslop at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, same institution. After completing a four-year postdoctoral fellowship, he obtained the position of Research Professor at Continental University (Peru) and later held the position of Research Coordinator of the Engineering Faculty at the same institution. One of his main research interests is in the study of biorremediation mechanisms and developing sustainable tannery and municipal effluent treatment systems.
Title : Establishing the fundamentals for a self-sustainable and cost-efficient tannery effluent treatment system: Towards the production of industrial application enzymes based on bioremediation process