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Name	Yi Zhou
Contact Information	{'en': 'zhouyi1213(at)mail.hzau.edu.cn', 'zh': 'zhouyi1213(at)mail.hzau.edu.cn', 'de': 'zhouyi1213(at)mail.hzau.edu.cn'}
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Hubei

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Yi Zhou

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{'en': 'zhouyi1213(at)mail.hzau.edu.cn', 'zh': 'zhouyi1213(at)mail.hzau.edu.cn', 'de': 'zhouyi1213(at)mail.hzau.edu.cn'}

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Hubei

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Huazhong Agricultural University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2003-2007 Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology: Wuhan University 2007-2013 Doctor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Peking University
Work Experience	2015-2017 - National University of Singapore - Postdoctoral Researcher in Synthetic Biology 2017-2018 - University of Basel, Switzerland - Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemistry 2020-present - Huazhong Agricultural University - Associate Researcher in the College of Life Science and Technology

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Huazhong Agricultural University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2003-2007 Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology: Wuhan University
2007-2013 Doctor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Peking University

Work Experience

2015-2017 - National University of Singapore - Postdoctoral Researcher in Synthetic Biology
2017-2018 - University of Basel, Switzerland - Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemistry
2020-present - Huazhong Agricultural University - Associate Researcher in the College of Life Science and Technology

Areas of Focus	Industrial Biotechnology and Green Biomanufacturing Microbial Nitrogen Fixation Metabolism and Regulation
Publications	Benzoic acid production via cascade biotransformation and coupled fermentation-biotransformation., Yi Zhou, Balaji Sundara Sekar, Shuke Wu, Zhi Li, 2020 Breaking Symmetry: Engineering Single-Chain Dimeric Streptavidin as Host for Artificial Metalloenzymes., Shuke Wu, Yi Zhou, Johannes G. Rebelein, Miriam Kuhn, Hendrik Mallin, Jingming Zhao, Nico V. Igareta, Thomas R. Ward, 2019 Bioproduction of Benzylamine from Renewable Feedstocks via a Nine-Step Artificial Enzyme Cascade and Engineered Metabolic Pathways., Yi Zhou, Shuke Wu, Jiwei Mao, Zhi Li, 2018 One-Pot Enantioselective Synthesis of ᴅ-Phenylglycines from Racemic Mandelic Acids, Styrenes, or Biobased ʟ-Phenylalanine via Cascade Biocatalysis., Yi Zhou, Shuke Wu, Zhi Li, 2017 Cascade Biocatalysis for Sustainable Asymmetric Synthesis: from Biobased ʟ-Phenylalanine to High-value Chiral Chemicals., Yi Zhou, Shuke Wu, Zhi Li, 2016 Spacing requirements for Class I transcription activation in bacteria are set by promoter elements., Yi Zhou, Annie Kolb, Stephen J. W. Busby, Yi-Ping Wang, 2014 从非变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶中快速高效回收DNA片段, 周颐, 王忆平, 2013

Areas of Focus

Industrial Biotechnology and Green Biomanufacturing
Microbial Nitrogen Fixation Metabolism and Regulation

Publications

Benzoic acid production via cascade biotransformation and coupled fermentation-biotransformation., Yi Zhou, Balaji Sundara Sekar, Shuke Wu, Zhi Li, 2020
Breaking Symmetry: Engineering Single-Chain Dimeric Streptavidin as Host for Artificial Metalloenzymes., Shuke Wu, Yi Zhou, Johannes G. Rebelein, Miriam Kuhn, Hendrik Mallin, Jingming Zhao, Nico V. Igareta, Thomas R. Ward, 2019
Bioproduction of Benzylamine from Renewable Feedstocks via a Nine-Step Artificial Enzyme Cascade and Engineered Metabolic Pathways., Yi Zhou, Shuke Wu, Jiwei Mao, Zhi Li, 2018
One-Pot Enantioselective Synthesis of ᴅ-Phenylglycines from Racemic Mandelic Acids, Styrenes, or Biobased ʟ-Phenylalanine via Cascade Biocatalysis., Yi Zhou, Shuke Wu, Zhi Li, 2017
Cascade Biocatalysis for Sustainable Asymmetric Synthesis: from Biobased ʟ-Phenylalanine to High-value Chiral Chemicals., Yi Zhou, Shuke Wu, Zhi Li, 2016
Spacing requirements for Class I transcription activation in bacteria are set by promoter elements., Yi Zhou, Annie Kolb, Stephen J. W. Busby, Yi-Ping Wang, 2014
从非变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶中快速高效回收DNA片段, 周颐, 王忆平, 2013

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