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Yang Bao
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Functional Food Science: Natural Food
Functional Factors
Identification
Evaluation
Heterologous Biosynthesis
Basic Research
Applied Research
Food Chemistry
Food Science
Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology: Genetic Engineering
Metabolic Pathways
Synthetic Pathways
Bioengineering
Molecular Biology
Gene Editing
Synthetic Organisms
Metabolic Engineering
Biosynthesis
Bioproduction
Plant Physiology: Plant Biology
Plant Metabolism
Physiological Processes
Plant Growth
Plant Development
Plant Responses
Plant Biochemistry
Plant Genetics
Plant-Environment Interactions
Plant Biotechnology
Areas of Focus
- Functional Food Science
- Synthetic Biology
- Plant Physiology
Work Experience
- 2017-08 to 2017-08 - National University of Singapore - Visiting Scholar
- 2014-01 to Present - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2012-03 to 2013-03 - Purdue University, USA - Visiting Scholar
- 2008-07 to 2013-12 - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- Selected as a highly cited scholar in China
- Ranked fourth in the country for SCI paper citations in food science
- Editorial board member of the top journal in food science, Food Chemistry (IF9.2)
- Published over 200 SCI-indexed papers, with 50% having an IF>9
- Cited over 10,000 times, h-index of 66
- Led national key R&D projects and National Natural Science Foundation projects (8 items)
- Received funding from the Swedish International Science Foundation
- Awarded the CAS Outstanding Young Talent Special Project
- Received the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation Distinguished Young Scholar Project
- Awarded the CAS Lu Jiaxi Young Talent Award
- Received provincial science and technology first/second prizes
- Granted 4 international patents and 23 national invention patents as the first inventor
- Served as an international review expert for key research projects in multiple European countries
- Research results applied to leading companies in the food field
Awards
- CAS Outstanding Young Talent Special Project
- Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation Distinguished Young Scholar Project
- CAS Lu Jiaxi Young Talent Award
- Provincial Science and Technology First/Second Prizes
