Selin Kara

Selin Kara (born 20 January 1981) is a Turkish-born chemist and biotechnologist. She is currently a full professor and head of Industrial Biotechnology section at Aarhus University. She studies biocatalysis and has been recognized for her work about deep eutectic solvents and her research regarding cofactor regeneration in biotransformations.

Books and publications

Recent trends and novel concepts in cofactor-dependent biotransformations Access to lactone building blocks via horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase-catalyzed oxidative lactonization One-pot combination of enzyme and Pd nanoparticle catalysis for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure 1,2-amino alcohols A bi‐enzymatic convergent cascade for ε‐caprolactone synthesis employing 1, 6‐hexanediol as a ‘double‐smart cosubstrate’ More efficient redox biocatalysis by utilising 1, 4-butanediol as a ‘smart cosubstrate’ A fed‐batch synthetic strategy for a three‐step enzymatic synthesis of poly‐ϵ‐caprolactone

Awards and honors 2026 - biocat Award for outstanding contributions to the field of biocatalysis 2018 - ChemCatChem - Young Researcher Series 2016 - Selected Membership of Zukunftsforum Biotechnologie DECHEMA 2015 - DAAD Conference Travel Award 2014 - Conference Travel Award – Frauenförderung at TU Dresden 2013 - Biotrans 2013 Poster Prize