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Özge Ata

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2019Rising activity
Collagen: Extraction and CharacterizationAlgal biology and biofuel productionPolysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Publications

13

Citations

103

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

8

Publishing since 2019

Research summary
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Özge Ata's work spans two areas: extracting and characterizing natural biomolecules like collagen, chondroitin sulfate, and phenolic compounds from food byproducts (such as animal cartilage, feet, and pomegranate peel), and engineering yeast (Komagataella phaffii) to grow on simple carbon sources like CO2 and methanol for producing valuable chemicals. Recent work focuses heavily on metabolic and strain engineering to make yeast-based chemical production more efficient and sustainable.

Collagen and biomolecule extraction from food byproductsMetabolic engineering of yeast for chemical productionOne-carbon (CO2/methanol) bioconversionBioprocess and strain optimizationNatural compound characterization

Publication output was sparse and irregular through the mid-2010s to early 2020s but has grown sharply since 2025, suggesting a recent increase in research activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
17182019: 1 publication1920212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 7 publications7252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • New Biotechnology×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×2
  • Food Hydrocolloids×1
  • Macromol—A Journal of Macromolecular Research×1
  • LWT×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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