Education

Ph.D., Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Buffalo, 2008
M.S., Biochemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 2002
B.S., Biochemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 1999

Professional Appoinments

• Professor, The University of Georgia, 2019 – Present
• Associate Professor, The University of Georgia, Aug 2015 – Present
• Assistant Professor, The University of Georgia, 2010 – Aug 2015

Area of Specialty

• Metabolic Engineering
• Synthetic Biology
• Protein Engineering
• Natural Products
• Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals

Publications and Scholarly Articles

Google Scholar Page

Patents

Microbial approach for the production of 5-hydroxytryptophan 
U.S. Patent 10,266,859

Methods for hydroxylating phenylpropanoids
U.S. Patent 10,036,047

Microbial approach for the production of 5-hydroxytryptophan
U.S. Patent 10,023,889

Microbial production of muconic acid and salicylic acid 
U.S. Patent 9,719,113

Precursor-directed biosynthesis of 5-hydroxytryptophan
U.S. Patent 9,663,768

Microbial production of muconic acid and salicylic acid 
U.S. Patent 9,546,387

Genetically engineered microbes and methods for producing 4-hydroxycoumarin
U.S. Patent 9,353,390

Biofuel and chemical production by recombinant microorganisms via fermentation of proteinaceous biomass
U.S. Patent 9,284,566

Production of 1,4-butanediol by recombinant microorganisms 
U.S. Patent 9,200,288

Biosynthesis of caffeic acid and caffeic acid derivatives by recombinant microorganisms
U.S. Patent 9,121,044

Biosynthesis of caffeic acid and caffeic acid derivatives by recombinant microorganisms 
U.S. Patent 8,809,028

Production of flavonoids by recombinant microorganisms 
U.S. Patent 7,807,422

Production of flavonoids by recombinant microorganisms 
U.S. Patent 7,338,791

Links

Biosynthetic Engineering and Biocatalysis Laboratory

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