Areas of Focus
- Research on synthesis of erythritol from Yarrowia lipolytica
- Research on synthesis of mannitol from Yarrowia lipolytica
- Research on synthesis of other functional compounds from Yarrowia lipolytica
- Research on catalysis of polyols into non-2-ketose sugars by membrane-bound proteins from Gluconobacter oxydans
Work Experience
- 2013.1-present: Associate Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2008.1-2010.3: Postdoctoral Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013.1-present: Associate Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2008.1-2010.3: Postdoctoral Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2003.09-2006.08: PhD, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2000.09-2003.07: Master's, Guangxi University
- 1994.09-1998.07: Bachelor's, Huazhong Agricultural University
Publications
- Highly Efficient Fructooligosaccharides Production by an Erythritol-Producing Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Displaying Fructosyltransferase, Zhang L, An J, Li L, Wang H, Liu D, Li N, Cheng HR, Deng Z, 2016
- An Alternative Approach to Synthesizing Galactooligosaccharides by Cell-Surface Display of β-Galactosidase on Yarrowia lipolytica, An J, Zhang L, Li L, Liu D, Cheng H, Wang H, Nawaz MZ, Cheng HR, Deng Z, 2016
- Xylitol production from waste xylose mother liquor containing miscellaneous sugars and inhibitors: one-pot biotransformation by Candida tropicalis and recombinant Bacillus subtilis, Wang H, Li L, Zhang L, An J, Cheng HR, Deng Z, 2016
- An Integrated Approach to Producing High-purity Trehalose from Maltose by the Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Displaying Trehalose Synthase (TreS) on the Cell Surface, Ning Li, Hengwei Wang, Huilin Cheng, Dawen Liu, Hairong Cheng, Zixin Deng, 2016
- Isomaltulose production by yeast surface display of sucrose isomerase from Pantoeadispersa on Yarrowia lipolytica, Li Lijuan, Wang Hengwei, Cheng Hairong, Deng Zixin, 2017
- Highly Efficient Erythritol Recovery from Waste Erythritol Mother Liquid by Yeast-mediated Biopurification, Siqi Wang, Hengwei Wang, Jiyang Lv, Zixin Deng, Hairong Cheng, 2017
- Identification, characterization of two NADPH-dependent erythrose reductases in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica and improvement of erythritol productivity using metabolic engineering, Huiling Cheng, Siqi Wang, Muhammad Bilal, Xuemei Ge, Can Zhang, Patrick Fickers, Hairong Cheng, 2018
- Multi-Point Enzyme Immobilization, Surface Chemistry, and Novel Platforms: A Paradigm Shift in Biocatalyst Design, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Asgher, Hairong Cheng, Yunjun Yan, Hafiz M.N. Iqbal, 2019
- Efficient D-threitol production by an engineered strain of Yarrowia lipolytica overexpressing xylitol dehydrogenase gene from Scheffersomyces stipitis, Ping Chi, Siqi Wang, Xuemei Ge, Muhammad Bilal, Patrick Fickers, Hairong Cheng, 2019
- Biosynthetic strategies to produce xylitol: an economical venture, Yirong Xu, Ping Chi, Muhammad Bilal, Hairong Cheng, 2019
Awards
- 2017: First Prize for Innovation in Industry-University-Research Cooperation in China. Project: Efficient Biocatalysis and Emission Reduction Key Technology R&D and Industrialization of Functional Polyols. First Completer.
