Rate My Professor Sebastien Farnaud

Farnaud's research specializations include applications of biotechnology in sustainable closed-loop systems, bioremediation, and bioleaching—for which he created the Bioleaching Research Group at Coventry University to promote microbial extraction of metals from electronic waste. He also explores biomedical aspects of iron metabolism, particularly in Parkinson's disease, and antimicrobial peptides. He has led Innovate UK-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, including collaborations with N2S Ltd on bioleaching precious metals from e-waste, development of animal-free cell culture media as alternatives to animal-containing media, and studies on vitamin D supplementation's influence on immune function in healthy older populations. His achievements include the Times Higher Education Award 2023, Innovate UK KTP Awards 2022, and National Recycling Award 2022. Key publications encompass the highly cited "Lactoferrin - A multifunctional protein with antimicrobial properties" (2003); recent works such as "Enhanced gold recovery from e-waste by biological thiosulfate leaching and trace gold extraction with UiO-66-NH2" (2026), "Recovery of platinum from spent reforming catalysts by coupled leaching and solvent extraction using deep eutectic solvents" (2026), "Computational analysis reveals temperature-induced stabilization of FAST-PETase" (2025), and "Optimised Reductive Bioleaching Strategies for Sustainable Critical Metal Recovery from a Mixed Black Mass" (2025). Farnaud's contributions advance sustainable recycling technologies and biomedical innovation.