My work and research interest lies at the intersection of Biology and Data. As a Bioinformatician with extended wet-lab research experience in recombinant protein production, and enzymology, I bridge the gap between the people behind the benches and those behind the screens.

 

EDUCATION
2014	Ph.D., Enzymology, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark
2010	M.Sc.Eng. Honours Elite Program, Biotechnology, DTU & Chr. Hansen A/S, Denmark
EMPLOYMENTS
2020 – present	Scientific Developer, Intomics A/S, Denmark
2019 – 2019	Bioinformatician, Postdoc., CAZy Database, Aix-Marseille University, France
2017 – 2019	Bioinformatician, Postdoc., Synbiomics, University of British Columbia, Canada
2014 – 2017	Structural Biologist, Postdoc., JSPS, The University of Tokyo, Japan
2013 – 2014	Biochemist, Research Assistant, FøSu, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
PROJECTS

PUBLICATIONS

Mathieu Y, Offen W, Forget S, Ciano L, Viborg AH, Blagova E, Henrissat B, Walton P, Davies G, and Brumer H (2020) Discovery of a fungal copper-radical oxidase with high catalytic efficiency towards 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and benzyl alcohols for bioprocessinghydroxymethylfurfural and benzyl alcohols for bioprocessing. ACS Catalysis. epub ahead of print. Viborg AH, Terrapon N, Lombard V, Michel G, Czjzek M, Henrissat B, and Brumer H (2019), A subfamily roadmap for functional glycogenomics of the evolutionarily diverse Glycoside Hydrolase Family 16 (GH16). Journal of Biological Chemistry, 294:15973-15986 Arnal G, Stogios PJ, Asohan J, Attia M, Skarina T, Viborg AH, Henrissat B, Savchenko A, and Brumer H (2019), Substrate specificity, regiospecificity, and processivity in glycoside hydrolase family 74. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 294:13233-13247 Viborg AH, Katayama T, Arakawa T, Abou Hachem M, Lo Leggio L, Kitaoka M, Svensson B, and Fushinobu S (2017), Discovery of α-L-arabinopyranosidases from human gut microbiome expands the diversity within glycoside hydrolase family 42. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292:21092-21101. Viborg AH (2015), Diversity in β-galactosidase Specificities within Bifidobacterium: Towards an Understanding of β-Galactoside Metabolism in the Gut Niche. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology, 27:E9-12. Viborg AH, Fredslund F, Katayama T, Nielsen SK, Svensson B, Kitaoka M, Lo Leggio L, and Abou Hachem M (2014), A β1-6/β1-3 galactosidase from Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bl-04 gives insight into sub-specificities of β-galactoside catabolism within Bifidobacterium. Molecular Microbiology, 94:1024-1040. Møller MS, Jun Goh Y, Viborg AH, Andersen JM, Klaenhammer TR, Svensson B, and Abou Hachem M (2014), Recent insight in α-glucan metabolism in probiotic bacteria. Biologia: Section Cellular and Molecular Biology, 69:713-721. Viborg AH, Katayama T, Abou Hachem M, Andersen MCF, Nishimoto M, Clausen MH, Urashima T, Svensson B, and Kitaoka M (2014), Distinct substrate specificities of three glycoside hydrolase family 42 β-galactosidases from Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis ATCC 15697. Glycobiology, 24:208-216. Viborg AH, Sorensen KI, Gilad O, Steen-Jensen DB, Dilokpimol A, Jacobsen S, and Svensson B (2013), Biochemical and kinetic characterisation of a novel xylooligosaccharide-upregulated GH43 β-d-xylosidase/α-l-arabinofuranosidase (BXA43) from the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12. AMB Express, 3:56. Gilad O, Svensson B, Viborg AH, Stuer-Lauridsen B, and Jacobsen S (2011), The extracellular proteome of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 reveals proteins with putative roles in probiotic effects. Proteomics, 11:2503-2514