Areas of Focus
- Design and research development of new biopharmaceuticals
- Research on new technologies for biopharmaceutical purification
- Fundamental scientific issues and pilot scale-up studies in biomanufacturing processes
Work Experience
- 1988-1991 - Peking University, Department of Biology: Lecturer
- 1995-1997 - University of Cambridge, Biotechnology Institute: Postdoctoral Researcher
- 1997-present - Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences: Associate Researcher, Researcher, PhD Supervisor
- 2004-present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology: Professor, Department Head
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1985 - Bachelor of Engineering: Tsinghua University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- 1988 - Master's Degree: Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1995 - PhD: University of Cambridge, School of Bioengineering
- Achievement: Research published in Nature Biotechnology, international patents in USA, UK, and South Africa
Publications
- A fluorescence-based method for the characterization of amino loading density on the flat surface of functionalized glass tubes, Long Ye, Guorong Ma, Conghao Zhong, Yuanwei Yan, Jinting Pan, Guijun Ma, Rongxiu Li, 2011
- Design and synthesis of affinity ligands and relation of their structure with adsorption of proteins, Long Ye, Aizhang Xu, Chao Cheng, Li Zhang, Chenxi Huo, Feiyun Huang, Hong Xu, Rongxiu Li, 2011
- Vitreous and serum levels of transthyretin (TTR) in high myopia patients are correlated with ocular pathologies, Shao, Jun, Xin, Yu, Li, Rongxiu, Fan, Ying, 2011
- In situ biodiesel production from fast-growing and high oil content Chlorella pyrenoidosa in rice straw hydrolysate, Penglin Li, Xiaoling Miao, Rongxiu Li, Jianjiang Zhong, 2011
- Biomimetic affinity purification of Candida antarctica lipase B, Hongyan Yao, Tian Zhang, Hongwei Xue, Kexuan Tang, Rongxiu Li, 2011
- Phenazine-1-carboxylic acid derivatives: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation against Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn, Long Ye, Hongyan Zhang, Hong Xu, Qi Zou, Chao Cheng, Dexian Dong, Yuquan Xu, Rongxiu Li, 2010
- Pre-fractionation of rat liver cytosol proteins prior to mass spectrometry-based proteomic analysis using tandem biomimetic affinity chromatography, Qingqiao Tan, Dexian Dong, Long Ye, Chenxi Huo, Feiyun Huang, Rongxiu Li, 2010
- Rapid monitoring of mRNA levels using a molecular beacon during fermentation production of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid, Dexian Dong, Yanping Pang, Qian Gao, Xianqing Huang, Yuquan Xu, Rongxiu Li, 2010
- Using trifluoroacetic acid to pretreat lignocellulosic biomass, Dexian Dong, Jie Sun, Feiyun Huang, Qian Gao, Yi Wang, Rongxiu Li, 2009
- Utilizing RNA/DNA hybridization to directly quantify mRNA levels in microbial fermentation samples, Dexian Dong, Junyan Li, Qian Gao, Xianqing Huang, Yuquan Xu, Rongxiu Li, 2009
Awards
- 1997: Selected for Shanghai's Rising Star Program
- 1998: Selected for the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Hundred Talents Program
- 1998: Received a special government allowance for outstanding contributions from the State Council
