Pia Lindberg
Professor at Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory; Molecular Biomimetics; Microbial Chemistry
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 65 87
- Mobile phone:
- +46 72 999 95 61
- E-mail:
- pia.lindberg@kemi.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ångströmlaboratoriet, Lägerhyddsvägen 1
75120 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 523
75120 Uppsala
- CV:
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Short presentation
I am a professor in Microbial Chemistry, Chemistry – Ångström, Uppsala University, and lead a group working on engineering photosynthetic microorganisms, cyanobacteria, for carbon-neutral production of chemicals and fuels. In the course of this work, we also investigate the native metabolism of the cyanobacterial model organisms, especially pathways that may be useful for hydrocarbon production.
I am also involved in teaching on undergraduate courses in biology, chemistry and biochemistry.

Publications
Selection of publications
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Part of Plant Biotechnology Journal, p. 1014-1030, 2026
- DOI for Engineering Cyanobacteria for High‐Yield Photosynthetic Isoprene Production With Long‐Term Phenotypic Stability
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Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for the improved production of phenylpropanoids
Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2024
- DOI for Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for the improved production of phenylpropanoids
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Laboratory evolution of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for phenylpropanoid production
Part of Metabolic engineering, p. 27-37, 2023
- DOI for Laboratory evolution of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for phenylpropanoid production
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Part of Bioresource Technology, 2023
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Part of Green Chemistry, p. 9602-9619, 2022
- DOI for A combined photobiological-photochemical route to C10 cycloalkane jet fuels from carbon dioxide via isoprene
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Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for improved bisabolene production
Part of Metabolic Engineering Communications, 2021
- DOI for Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for improved bisabolene production
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High density cultivation for efficient sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Part of Scientific Reports, 2020
- DOI for High density cultivation for efficient sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
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Part of Metabolic engineering, p. 164-177, 2018
- DOI for Systematic overexpression study to find target enzymes enhancing production of terpenes in Synechocystis PCC 6803, using isoprene as a model compound.
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Part of Metabolic engineering, p. 70-9, 2010
Recent publications
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Engineering primary metabolism for sustainable production of isoprene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2026
- DOI for Engineering primary metabolism for sustainable production of isoprene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
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Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2026
- DOI for Conversion of CO2 into valuable products: engineering the PirC-PGAM switch in cyanobacteria to direct carbon flux into desired products
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Part of Plant Biotechnology Journal, p. 1014-1030, 2026
- DOI for Engineering Cyanobacteria for High‐Yield Photosynthetic Isoprene Production With Long‐Term Phenotypic Stability
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Cyanobacterial biofilms: from natural systems to applications
Part of Trends in Biotechnology, p. 318-332, 2025
- DOI for Cyanobacterial biofilms: from natural systems to applications
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Tailoring regulatory components for metabolic engineering in cyanobacteria
Part of Physiologia Plantarum, 2024
- DOI for Tailoring regulatory components for metabolic engineering in cyanobacteria
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Engineering primary metabolism for sustainable production of isoprene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2026
- DOI for Engineering primary metabolism for sustainable production of isoprene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
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Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2026
- DOI for Conversion of CO2 into valuable products: engineering the PirC-PGAM switch in cyanobacteria to direct carbon flux into desired products
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Part of Plant Biotechnology Journal, p. 1014-1030, 2026
- DOI for Engineering Cyanobacteria for High‐Yield Photosynthetic Isoprene Production With Long‐Term Phenotypic Stability
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Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for the improved production of phenylpropanoids
Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2024
- DOI for Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for the improved production of phenylpropanoids
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Laboratory evolution of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for phenylpropanoid production
Part of Metabolic engineering, p. 27-37, 2023
- DOI for Laboratory evolution of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for phenylpropanoid production
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Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2023
- DOI for Mapping competitive pathways to terpenoid biosynthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 using a small RNA synthetic tool
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Part of Bioresource Technology, 2023
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Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2022
- DOI for Expression of phenylalanine ammonia lyases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and subsequent improvements of sustainable production of phenylpropanoids
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Part of Green Chemistry, p. 9602-9619, 2022
- DOI for A combined photobiological-photochemical route to C10 cycloalkane jet fuels from carbon dioxide via isoprene
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Part of Physiologia Plantarum, p. 579-590, 2021
- DOI for Photoautotrophic production of renewable ethylene by engineered cyanobacteria: Steering the cell metabolism towards biotechnological use
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Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for improved bisabolene production
Part of Metabolic Engineering Communications, 2021
- DOI for Metabolic engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for improved bisabolene production
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Doing synthetic biology with photosynthetic microorganisms
Part of Physiologia Plantarum, p. 624-638, 2021
- DOI for Doing synthetic biology with photosynthetic microorganisms
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Engineering Biocatalytic Solar Fuel Production: The PHOTOFUEL Consortium
Part of Trends in Biotechnology, p. 323-327, 2021
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Part of Microbial Cell Factories, 2021
- DOI for Production of succinate by engineered strains of Synechocystis PCC 6803 overexpressing phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and a glyoxylate shunt
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High density cultivation for efficient sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Part of Scientific Reports, 2020
- DOI for High density cultivation for efficient sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
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Part of METABOLIC ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS, 2020
- DOI for Introduction of a green algal squalene synthase enhances squalene accumulation in a strain of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
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Part of Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2020
- DOI for Increased ethylene production by overexpressing phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803
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Modular engineering for efficient photosynthetic biosynthesis of 1-butanol from CO2 in cyanobacteria
Part of Energy & Environmental Science, p. 2765-2777, 2019
- DOI for Modular engineering for efficient photosynthetic biosynthesis of 1-butanol from CO2 in cyanobacteria
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Part of Metabolic engineering, p. 164-177, 2018
- DOI for Systematic overexpression study to find target enzymes enhancing production of terpenes in Synechocystis PCC 6803, using isoprene as a model compound.
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Part of Metabolic engineering, p. 51-59, 2018
- DOI for Engineered cyanobacteria with enhanced growth show increased ethanol production and higher biofuel to biomass ratio
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Part of Metabolic Engineering Communications, p. 45-53, 2017
- DOI for Isobutanol production in Synechocystis PCC 6803 using heterologous and endogenous alcohol dehydrogenases
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Part of Physiologia Plantarum, p. 182-195, 2017
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Part of Journal of Biotechnology, p. 1-5, 2016
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2016
- DOI for Evaluation of promoters and ribosome binding sites for biotechnological applications in the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
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Part of ACS Synthetic Biology, p. 1270-1278, 2015
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Terpenoids and their biosynthesis in cyanobacteria.
Part of Life, p. 269-93, 2015
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Production of Squalene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Part of PLoS ONE, 2014
- DOI for Production of Squalene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
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Part of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, p. 273-276, 2012
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Part of Ambio, p. 163-168, 2012
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Part of BMC Research Notes, 2011
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Part of Metabolic engineering, p. 70-9, 2010
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Part of Plant Physiology, p. 88-99, 2009
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Characterization of the hupSL promoter activity in Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133
Part of BMC Microbiology, p. 54, 2009
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Part of BMC Biotechnology, p. 73, 2008
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The chloroplast sulfate transport system in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Part of Planta, p. 951-61, 2008
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Part of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, p. 2137-2145, 2004
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Hydrogenases and Hydrogen Metabolism of Cyanobacteria
Part of Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, p. 1-20, 2002
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Part of International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, p. 1271-1281, 2002
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A hydrogen-producing, hydrogenase-free mutant strain of Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133
Part of International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, p. 1291-1296, 2002
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Part of FEMS Microbiology Letters, p. 59-64, 2001
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hupS and hupL constitute a transcription unit in the cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. PCC 73102
Part of Archives of Microbiology, p. 129-133, 2000
Articles, review/survey
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Cyanobacterial biofilms: from natural systems to applications
Part of Trends in Biotechnology, p. 318-332, 2025
- DOI for Cyanobacterial biofilms: from natural systems to applications
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Tailoring regulatory components for metabolic engineering in cyanobacteria
Part of Physiologia Plantarum, 2024
- DOI for Tailoring regulatory components for metabolic engineering in cyanobacteria
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Part of Current opinion in chemical biology, p. 69-76, 2020
- DOI for Current processes and future challenges of photoautotrophic production of acetyl-CoA-derived solar fuels and chemicals in cyanobacteria
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Engineering photoautotrophic carbon fixation for enhanced growth and productivity
Part of Sustainable Energy & Fuels, p. 2583-2600, 2018
- DOI for Engineering photoautotrophic carbon fixation for enhanced growth and productivity
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Synthetic Biology in Cyanobacteria: Engineering and Analyzing Novel Functions
Part of Methods in Enzymology, p. 539-579, 2011
Chapters in book
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Part of Bio-Clean Energy Technologies, p. 45-80, Springer, 2022
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Engineering Cyanobacteria as Host Organisms for Production of Terpenes and Terpenoids
Part of Cyanobacteria Biotechnology, p. 267-300, Wiley-VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, 2021