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• 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

• 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

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

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• 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

• Biosynthetic Engineering and Biocatalysis Laboratory
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