Areas of Focus
- Yeast Synthetic Biology
- Fungal Pathogenesis and Resistance Mechanisms
- Pet Vaccines
Work Experience
- 2019-Present: Associate Professor, China Agricultural University
- 2017-2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Collaborative Supervisor: Professor Jens Nielsen
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-2016: PhD in Biochemistry, Purdue University, Supervisor: Professor Scott Briggs
- 2005-2009: Bachelor of Science, Peking University, Supervisor: Professor Zheng Xiaofeng
Publications
- A simple and economical site-directed mutagenesis method for large plasmids by direct transformation of two overlap PCR, Zhibo Yang, Zan Chen, and Yueping Zhang, 2022
- Protein engineering of invertase for enhancing yeast dough fermentation under high sucrose conditions, Yijin Zhao, Kaiwen Meng, Jinyu Fu, Shijie Xu, Guang Cai, Geng Meng, Jens Nielsen, Zihe Liu & Yueping Zhang, 2022
