THEME: "Exploring the Novel Advances in Recycling and Waste Management"
INESCOP, Footwear Technological Centre, Spain
Title: Metagenomic insights into polyurethane-degrading microbial communities in contaminated environments
María Isabel Maestre has a doctorate in biology from the Miguel Hernández University. She works in the Biotechnology department of INESCOP, an innovation and technology center that offers technological services and researches on topics of interest to the footwear sector. Within the lines of revalorisation developed by INESCOP, it is responsible for research in biological cracking of polymers through the use of enzymes and microorganisms isolated from environmental samples.