Lukas Gerstweiler

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2022 - ongoing	Lecturer	The University of Adelaide
  2017 - 2017	Intern	Bardehle & Pagenberg
  2016 - 2017	Student assistant	Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging

• Language Competencies

  Language	Competency
  English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  German	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  	University of Hohenheim	Germany	Bc. Sc. Food Science and Biotechnology
  	Technical University Munich	Germany	M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Bioprocess Engineering

• Research Interests

  Bioprocessing, Bioproduction and Bioproducts Chemical Engineering Food Engineering Proteins and Peptides Simulation and Modelling Vaccinology

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2023	Li, Y., Yang, G., Gerstweiler, L., Thang, S. H. H., & Zhao, C. -X. (2023). Design of Stimuli-Responsive Peptides and Proteins. ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 33(7), 2210387-1-2210387-31. DOI Scopus1
  2022	Gerstweiler, L., Billakanti, J., Bi, J., & Middelberg, A. P. J. (2022). Control strategy for multi-column continuous periodic counter current chromatography subject to fluctuating inlet stream concentration. Journal of Chromatography A, 1667, 462884-1-462884-8. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
  2022	Gerstweiler, L., Billakanti, J., Bi, J., & Middelberg, A. P. J. (2022). An integrated and continuous downstream process for microbial virus-like particle vaccine biomanufacture.. Biotechnol Bioeng, 119(8), 2122-2133. DOI Europe PMC1
  2022	Gerstweiler, L., Billakanti, J., Bi, J., & Middelberg, A. P. J. (2022). Cover Image, Volume 119, Number 8, August 2022. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 119(8). DOI
  2021	Gerstweiler, L., Bi, J., & Middelberg, A. P. J. (2021). Continuous downstream bioprocessing for intensified manufacture of biopharmaceuticals and antibodies. Chemical Engineering Science, 231, 116272-1-116272-17. DOI Scopus16 WoS13
  2021	Gerstweiler, L., Billakanti, J., Bi, J., & Middelberg, A. (2021). Comparative evaluation of integrated purification pathways for bacterial modular polyomavirus major capsid protein VP1 to produce virus-like particles using high throughput process technologies. Journal of Chromatography A, 1639, 461924-1-461924-11. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
  2021	Gerstweiler, L., Bi, J., & Middelberg, A. (2021). Virus‐like particle preparation is improved by control over capsomere‐DNA interactions during chromatographic purification. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 118(4), 1688-1701. DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC3
  2021	Gerstweiler, L., Bi, J., & Middelberg, A. P. J. (2021). Front Cover Image, Volume 118, Number 4, April 2021. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 118(4). DOI

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2022	Gerstweiler, L., Bi, J., Lua, L., & Middelberg, A. (2022). Influence of DNA-protein interactions on purification and assembly of virus-like particles. Poster session presented at the meeting of Vaccine Technology VIII. Barcelona.
  2022	Gerstweiler, L., Billakanti, J., Bi, J., & Middelberg, A. (2022). Continuous and integrated downstream process for in-vitro assembled virus like particles. Poster session presented at the meeting of Recovery XIX. Rome, Italy.
  2022	Gerstweiler, L., Billakanti, J., Bi, J., & Middelberg, A. (2022). High throughput process development for downstream processing of virus-like particle vaccines based on murine polyomavirus VLP platform. Poster session presented at the meeting of Chemeca 2022.

CHEM ENG 7065 - Batch and Continuous Biomanufacturing

CHEM ENG 7062 - Downstream Bioprocessing

CHEM ENG 4074 - Brewery Engineering

CHEM ENG 7063 – Good Manufacturing Practice

CHEM ENG 4036 – Pharmaceutical Process Validation

BIOTECH 3000 - Biotechnology Practice III

CHEM ENG 4056 Process Design IV

CHEM ENG 4014 Plant Design

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2023	Co-Supervisor	Whole Organism Analytics using Free-Living Nematodes - Astropharmacy	Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Laura Jasmine Beckett
  2022	Co-Supervisor	Development of mRNA loaded Lipid Nanoparticles for CAR T Cell Therapy	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Minh Trang Ho

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2022 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Stability Study of Engineered Ferritin Nano-vaccines by Combined Molecular simulation and Experiments	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Ms Yang Yang

• Memberships

  Date	Role	Membership	Country
  2023 - ongoing	Member	IChemE	Australia
  2023 - ongoing	Member	IMNIS catalyst	Australia
  2020 - ongoing	Treasurer	Adelaide University Waterski Club	Australia

• Email: lukas.gerstweiler@adelaide.edu.au