Areas of Focus
- High-throughput Screening Technology
- Synthetic Biology
- Protein Engineering
Work Experience
- 2020-08~Present - Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Project Researcher
- 2014-08~2015-02 - Harvard University - Visiting Scholar
- 2010-09~Present - Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2006-07~2007-03 - Tsinghua University - Postdoctoral Research
- 2000-09~2001-04 - Peking University - Research Intern
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007-04--2010-07 PhD in Philosophy: Jacobs University
- 2001-09--2006-06 PhD in Science: China Agricultural University
- 1996-09--2000-06 Bachelor's in Engineering: South China University of Technology
Publications
- Application of Droplet Microfluidics in Microbial Strain Breeding, Ran Tu, 2022
- Whole-cell biosensor and producer co-cultivation based microfludic platform for screening Saccharopolyspora erythraea with hyper erythromycin production, Ran Tu, 2022
- Recent advances in droplet microfluidics for enzyme and cell factory engineering, Ran Tu, 2021
- Antisense RNA Interference-Enhanced CRISPR/Cas9 Base Editing Method for Improving Base Editing Efficiency in Streptomyces lividans 66, Ran Tu, 2021
- Droplet-based microfluidic platform for high-throughput screening of Streptomyces, Ran Tu, 2021
- A high-throughput fluorescence assay for ketone detection and its applications in enzyme mining and protein engineering, Ran Tu, 2020
- Design and Reconstruction of Regulatory Parts for Fast-frowing Vibrio natriegens Synthetic Biology, Ran Tu, 2020
- High-Throughput Fluorescence Assay for Ketone Detectionand Its Applications in Enzyme Mining and Protein Engineering, Ran Tu, 2020
- Biosensor-enabled droplet microfluidic system for the rapid screening of 3-dehydroshikimic acid produced inEscherichia coli, Ran Tu, 2020
- Establishment and Application of High-throughput Screening Method of Riboflavin Industrial Strain, Ran Tu, 2020
- Rapid generation of double-layer emulsion droplets based on microfluidic chip, Ran Tu, 2020
- Rapid isolation of antigen-specific B-cells using droplet microfluidics, Ran Tu, 2020
- Development of a Simple Colorimetric Assay for Determination of the Isoamyl Alcohol-Producing Strain, Ran Tu, 2020
- Genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolic characterizations of Escherichia coli adapted to branched-chain higher alcohol tolerance, Ran Tu, 2020
- Enhanced production of d-psicose 3-epimerase in Bacillus subtilis by regulation of segmented fermentation, Ran Tu, 2020
- A double-enzyme-coupled high-throughput assay for determination of isoamyl alcohol produced by microorganisms, Ran Tu, 2020
- Ultra-high-throughput picoliter-droplet microfluidics screening of the industrial cellulase-producing filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei, Ran Tu, 2019
- Development and application of a droplet-based microfluidic high-throughput screening of Pichia pastoris, Ran Tu, 2019
- Development of a Synthetic 3-Dehydroshikimate Biosensor in Escherichia coli for Metabolite Monitoring and Genetic Screening, Ran Tu, 2019
- High-efficiency expression and secretion of human FGF21 in Bacillus subtilis by intercalation of a mini-cistron cassette and combinatorial optimization of cell regulatory components, Ran Tu, 2019
- Fluorescence-activated droplet sorting of lipolytic microorganisms using a compact optical system, Ran Tu, 2018
- Fluorescence-activated droplet sorting of lipolytic microorganisms using a compact optical system., Ran Tu, 2017
- Increasing activity and thermal resistance of Bacillus gibsonii alkaline protease (BgAP) by directed evolution, Ran Tu, 2013
- A double-enzyme-coupled assay for high-throughput screening of succinic acid-producing strains, Ran Tu, 2013
- Construction of synthetic promoters for Escherichia coli and application in the biosynthesis of cis,cis-muconic acid, Ran Tu, 2013
- A Simple Colorimetric Method for Detection of 16,17-Epoxyprogesterone, Ran Tu, 2013
- Directed evolution of cytochrome P450 for sterol epoxidation, Ran Tu, 2013
- A flow cytometry based high-throughput screening system for directed evolution of proteases., Ran Tu, 2011
- High-throughput screening and characterization of xylose-utilizing and ethanol tolerant thermophilic bacteria for bioethanol production., Ran Tu, 2011
- cDNA-AFLP analysis of differential gene expression related to cell chemotactic and encystment of Azospirillum brasilense., Ran Tu, 2010
- A hybrid two-component system protein from Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 was involved in chemotaxis., Ran Tu, 2010
- Flow cytometry based high throughput screening system for screening and improving industrially important enzymes, Ran Tu, 2009