Areas of Focus
- Design and efficient biomanufacturing of artificial structural proteins
- Synthetic biology technology and applications in functional protein materials
Work Experience
- 2009-08 to 2010-08 - Postdoctoral Researcher at KAIST, focused on microbial systems metabolic engineering
- 2010-11 to 2012-04 - Postdoctoral Researcher at Boston University, focused on synthetic biology
- 2012-05 to 2022-12 - Associate Researcher at School of Life Sciences and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2022-12 to present - Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor at School of Life Sciences and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001 - Bachelor in Biochemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
- 2004 - Master in Biochemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
- 2009 - PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Publications
- Programmable adhesion and morphing of protein hydrogels for underwater robots, Huang SC, Zhu YJ, Huang XY, Xia XX*, Qian ZG*, 2024
- Synthetic protein condensates for cellular and metabolic engineering, Qian ZG, Huang SC, Xia XX*, 2022
