Areas of Focus
- Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology
- Bioreactor Engineering and Molecular Biochemical Engineering
- Cell Culture and Fermentation Engineering
Work Experience
- 1993-1996 Lecturer and Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
- 1996-2011 Professor, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
- 1998-2006 Director, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
- 2006-present Professor, School of Life Sciences and Technology/Key Laboratory, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1982-1986 Bachelor of Engineering in Organic Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
- 1988-1993 Master of Engineering and PhD in Fermentation Engineering, Osaka University
- Published 250 SCI indexed papers, authored 7 international books, cited 11400 times according to Google Scholar
- Holds 30 authorized national invention patents
Publications
- Induced effect of Na+ on ganoderic acid biosynthesis in static liquid culture of Ganoderma lucidum via calcineurin signal transduction, Xu YN, Xia XX, Zhong JJ, 2013
- Improvement of ethanol productivity and energy efficiency by degradation of inhibitors using recombinant Zymomonas mobilis (pHW20a-fdh), Dong HW, Fan LQ, Luo ZC, Zhong JJ, Ryu DDY, Bao J, 2013
- Hosting the plant cells in vitro: recent trends in bioreactors, Georgiev MI, Eibl R, Zhong JJ, 2013
- Exogenous 1,4-butyrolactone stimulates A-factor cascade and validamycin biosynthesis in Streptomyces hygroscopicus 5008, Tan GY, Bai LQ, Zhong JJ, 2013
- Efficient ethanol production from corncob residues by repeated fermentation of an adapted yeast, Fan C, Qi K, Xia XX, Zhong JJ, 2013
- Regulation of aromatics biodegradation by rhl quorum sensing system through induction of catechol meta-cleavage pathway, Yong YC, Zhong JJ, 2013
- Significance of agitation induced shear stress on mycelium morphology and lavendamycin production by engineered Streptomyces flocculus, Xia X, Lin S, Xia XX, Cong FS, Zhong JJ, 2014
- Triggering respiro-fermentative metabolism in a Crabtree negative yeast Pichia guilliermondii by disrupting the CAT8 gene, Qi K, Zhong JJ, Xia XX, 2014
- Induction of ganoderic acid biosynthesis by Mn2+ in static liquid cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum, Xu YN, Xia XX, Zhong JJ, 2014
- Direct biosynthesis of adipic acid from a synthetic pathway in recombinant Escherichia coli, Yu JL, Xia XX, Zhong JJ, Qian ZG, 2014
Awards
- 2004/2014 First Prize of Natural Science from the Ministry of Education (First Author)
- 2016 First Prize of Natural Science of Hubei Province (Second Author)
- 2016 First Prize of Science and Technology Progress of Guizhou Province (Second Author)
- 2002 Young Biotechnologist of Asia Award by the Society of Biotechnology, Japan
- 2009 Research Exchange Award by the Korean Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering
