1. CV of Agnieszka Zygadlo Nielsen
Biotechnologist with multi-European background
Personal Information
Name: Agnieszka Zygadlo Nielsen Phone: (+45) 61 67 70 20
Birthday: June 27, 1978 Email: azn@comxnet.dk
Nationality: French Address: Landehjælpvej 14
Family: Married to Per Lassen Nielsen(Danish) 2300 København S
Two sons
Résumé
I am an educated research scientist with a broad background in plant biotechnology. I hold two masters
8Genetics and Oncology) and a PhD degree in biotechnology. After a one year post doc, I worked in a medium scale
biotech company for two years. Due to the closing down of the company, I have been working at Aarhus and
Copenhagen University since then. However, after establishing my family, I realize I would like to change career
towards work in a biotech company.
My relevant personal skills are that I am dedicated and focused at work combined to a high sense of being a
team player with a great sense of humor.I am energetic, well organized, open minded and I appreciate being in an
international environment. I like searching and coming up with solutions to different new tasks.
Educational Background
2012: Project management module 1 and 2 theory completed at Implement consulting
PMP certification in process
2005: PhD degree in molecular biology
Faculty ofLife Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2001: Postgraduate degree in cellular biology and physiology, obtained with honours
University D.Diderot, Paris VII, France
2000: MSc in cancer research and additional research engineer degree (Magistère) in Genetics
University D.Diderot, Paris VII, France
1996: High School Diploma (Baccalauréatscientifique)
Lycée Louis Bascan, Rambouillet, France
Employmentexperience
since april 2010: Scientist, Faculty of Life Sciences, Plant biochemistry laboratory, University of Copenhagen in
Prof. Poul Erik Jensen and Prof. Birger Lindberg Møller groups in the synthetic biology UNIK
project
2009-2010: Scientist, Aarhus University, Frederiksberg in Prof. Peter Ulvskov’s group in the Renewall
European biofuel project
2007-2008: Research scientist atAresa A/S
2006: Post-doc, Faculty of Life Sciences, Plant biochemistry laboratory, University of Copenhagen

2. CV of Agnieszka Zygadlo Nielsen
2002-2005: PhDstudent, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen in Prof. Henrik V. Scheller’s
group
2001: Master student in the Unit of Papillomaviruses, skin cancer department,Institut Pasteur, Paris
Work Experience
Solid Background in Research
Field of experience:biotechnology, oncology, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, biofuels, synthetic biology.
Main experimental skills in keywords:protein expression, enzymatic reactions, protein analysis, protein and RNA
purification plant compound purification -radio labeling –in vitro transcription/ translation,cloning,cell fractionation,
GMOs,antibodies
Excellent Documentation, Communication & Presentation Skills
Writing and planning of several scientific articles published in high ranking international scientific journals.
Oral and Poster presentations at several international scientific conferences.
Numerous oral presentations in English and French.
Experience in Teaching& Project Planning
2006-2008: Coaching and project planning of work for to 2 laboratory technicians
2002-2010: Coaching and project planning of PhD, MSc and Bsc students
Experience in Course Teaching
2002-2005: Teaching MSc course in Experimental Molecular Biology, and PhD course in Advances in Plant
Biology at the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Excellent IT Skills
Expert user of Microsoft Office, diverse bioinformatics databases, and various programs for sequence analysis,
bioinformatics and instrumentcontrol.Profound experience in literature and database searches.
Languages
French: Native English: Fluent, written and oral
Polish: Native Danish: fluent on conversation level
International Experience
2003: 1 month of hiking in Nepal and Tibet
2000: 6 months project as Erasmus student at the University of Copenhagen
1999: 3 months project at the University of Edinburgh
1998: 2 months work as volunteer for the sea turtle protection society in Greece
Scholarships
2005: Grant for participation in the EMBO course Cellular and Molecular Biology of Membranes, Cargese,
France
2004: Grant for participation in the Forum for Young Scientists and FEBS congress, Warsaw, Poland

3. CV of Agnieszka Zygadlo Nielsen
2002: Marie Curie FP5 PhD scholarship as part of the PSI consortium at the Faculty of Life Sciences,
University of Copenhagen
1998-2002: University of Paris scholarship for MSc students in oncogenesis
Visions for Future Professional Development
Combining my scientific background with business, strategy and communication
Being challenged by exciting work
Working in a team of motivated colleagues towards a common goal
Working in a company in which professional development is possible within thecompany
Spare Time Activities
Family - Travelling -Reading -Cinema-Swimming
Personal References
Christina Lunde, Scientist/ Project manager
Novozymes
Christina.lunde@gmail.com
Iben Damager, Scientist/ Project leader
Novozymes
ibdg@novozymes.com
Birger Lindberg Møller, Professor
University of Copenhagen, Dept. of biotechnology and plant biology
blm@life.ku.dk
List of publications
1. Zygadlo A, Jensen PE, Leister D &Scheller HV (2005) Photosystem I lacking the PSI-G subunit has higher
affinity for plastocyanin and is sensitive to photodamage. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1708
2. Zygadlo A, Rosgaard L, Scheller HV, Mant A & Jensen PE (2005) Insertion of the plant photosystem I
subunit G into the thyklakoid membrane: in vitro and in vivo studies of wild-type and tagged versions of the
protein. FEBS J. 272
3. Kouril R, Zygadlo A, Artenia AA, de Wit CD, Dekker JP, Jensen PE, Scheller HV &Boekema EJ (2005)
Structural characterization of a complex of photosystem I and light-harvesting complex II of Arabidopsis
thaliana. Biochemistry
4. Zygadlo A, Robinson C, Scheller HV, Mant A, Jensen PE (2006) The properties of the positively charged
loop region in PSI-G are essential for its “spontaneous” insertion into thylakoids and rapid assembly into the
photosystem I complex. J. Biol. Chem.
5. Hansson A, Amann K, Zygadlo A, Meurer J, Scheller HV, Jensen PE (2007) Knock-out of the chloroplast-
encoded PSI-J subunit of photosystem I in Nicotianatabacum. FEBS J.
6. Glaring MA, Zygadlo A, Thorneycroft D, Schulz A, Smith SM, Blennow A, Baunsgaard L (2007) An extra-
plastidialα-glucan, water dikinase from Arabidopsis phosphorylates amylopectin in vitro and is not
necessary for transient starch degradation J.Exp.Bot.

4. CV of Agnieszka Zygadlo Nielsen
7. Lunde C, Zygadlo A, Simonsen HT, Nielsen P, Blennow A, Haldrup A (2008) Sulfur starvation in rice: the
effect on photosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, and oxidative stress protective pathways.
PhysiologiaPlantarum
8. Fristedt R, Carlberg I, Zygadlo A, Piippo M, Nurmi M, Aro EM, Scheller HV, Vener A (2009) Intrinsically
Unstructured Phosphoprotein TSP9 Regulates Light Harvesting in Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochemistry
9. Zygadlo Nielsen A, Ziersen B, Jensen K, Møller BL, Jensen PE. (2012) Light driven P450 enzymatic
reactions. Submitted to ACS synthetic biology
Additional Information
Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information including MSc and PhD diplomas and international
conference participations.