Areas of Focus
- Marine Symbiotic Microbiomes
- Marine Symbiotic Natural Product Biosynthesis
- Deep-sea Fungal Molecular Ecology
Work Experience
- 1998-2000 - East China University of Science and Technology, Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2000-present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Associate Professor to Distinguished Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1998 - PhD: South China University of Technology
- Published the book 'Symbiotic Microbiomes of Coral Reefs Sponges and Corals'
Publications
- Symbiotic Microbiomes of Coral Reefs Sponges and Corals, Zhiyong Li, 2019
- Analysis of functional gene transcripts suggests active CO2 assimilation and CO oxidation by diverse bacteria in marine sponges, Zhiyong Li, 2019
- Symbiochlorum hainanensis gen. et sp. nov. (ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) isolated from bleached corals living in the South China Sea, Zhiyong Li, 2018
- New Genomic Insights into “Entotheonella” Symbionts in Theonella swinhoei: Mixotrophy, Anaerobic Adaptation, Resilience, and Interaction, Zhiyong Li, 2016
- Metagenomic analysis of genes encoding nutrient cycling pathways in the microbiota of deep-sea and shallow-water sponges, Zhiyong Li, 2016
- Pezizomycotina dominates the fungal communities of South China Sea Sponges Theonella swinhoei and Xestospongia testudinaria, Zhiyong Li, 2014
- Functional transcripts indicate phylogenetically diverse active ammonia-scavenging microbiota in sympatric sponges, Zhiyong Li, 2018
- New Metabolites From the Co-culture of Marine-Derived Actinomycete Streptomyces rochei MB037 and Fungus Rhinocladiella similis 35, Zhiyong Li, 2019
- Biosynthesis in vitro of bacillamide intermediate-heterocyclic AlaCysthiazole by heterologous expression of nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS), Zhiyong Li, 2019
- Engineered Streptomyces lividans strains for optimal identification and expression of cryptic biosynthetic gene clusters, Zhiyong Li, 2018
Awards
- 2008: Shanghai Outstanding Young Teacher
- 2013: Baosteel Excellent Teacher Award
- 2016: Shanghai Talent Award
- 2017: First Prize in Shanghai Jiao Tong University Teaching Award
- 2018: Second Prize in Shanghai University Teaching Achievement
