Employee photo: Hirono Suzuki

Hirono Suzuki

Head Engineer
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
Study location
Bodø
Office
Bodø, Styrhuset 211

I am a PhD candidate and senior engineer at Algal division. My PhD research primarily focus on physiology and glycerolipid biochemistry of microalgae in response to abiotic stressors with the goal of understanding how lipid biosynthesis functions across diverse species. My research also extends to the taxonomical, physiological, and biochemical characterization of algae isolated from red-snow algal bloom in Northern Norway. I engage in both in the field and laboratory experiments, working with a variety of microalgae found in marine to freshwater environments, and intend to address questions that have practical applications as well as fundamental scientific significance.


In addition to the research project, I am responsible for culture maintenance and regularly supervising students in the microalgae lab. I have supervised 3 master students for their thesis as well as interns/bachelor students.


BIO2001 - Aquatic Microbiology, Lab assistant

BI132F - Cell biology, lecturer


2024-2025. Research Council of Norway Aurora Exchange Program.Unraveling the effects of biotic interactions on snow algae behaviour


2021-2022. Research Council of Norway Aurora Exchange Program. Deciphering the physiology of arctic snow algae and cell membrane stress responses. Partner University of Burgundy, Plant Sciences, Dijon France.

2023
Phylogeny and lipid profiles of snow-algae isolated from Norwegian red-snow microbiomes 2023, FEMS Microbiology Ecology: Volum 99 s. 1-18 Suzuki, Hirono; Detain, Alexandre; Park, Youngjin; Kiron , Viswanath; Wijffels, Rene Hubertus; Leborgne-Castel, Nathalie
2022
High-value compound induction by flashing light in Diacronema lutheri and Tetraselmis striata CTP4 2022, Bioresource Technology Reports: Volum 19 s. 1-10 Schüler, Lisa M.; Walter, Juline; Kato, Hidehiko; Suzuki, Hirono; Hulatt, Christopher Jonathan; Rautenberger, Ralf
2018
2022
Isolation of snow algae in Northern Norway 2022, Suzuki, Hirono; Detain, Alexandre; Hulatt, Christopher Jonathan
2021
Lipid remodelling under phosphate starvation in microalga Koliella antarctica 2021, Suzuki, Hirono; Hulatt, Christopher Jonathan; Wijffels, Rene Hubertus; Viswanath, Kiron
2019
Growth and LC-PUFA production of the cold-adapted microalga Koliella antarctica in photobioreactors. 2019, Suzuki, Hirono; Hulatt, Christopher Jonathan; Viswanath, Kiron; Wijffels, Rene Hubertus
2018
Growth rate and fatty acid production of a coldwater microalga in photobioreactors 2018, Suzuki, Hirono; Hulatt, Christopher Jonathan; Wijffels, Rene Hubertus; Kiron , Viswanath