Professor | Xiaoqiang Ma | Asia Growth Partners

Name	Xiaoqiang Ma
Contact Information	xq_ma@sjtu.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

Name

Xiaoqiang Ma

Contact Information

xq_ma@sjtu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Faculty	Agriculture and Biotechnology
Academic Background & Achievements	2010 - 2015 PhD in Biochemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology 2006 - 2010 Bachelor in Biological Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University Published over 30 SCI papers, first author in 14 publications
Work Experience	2021 - Present Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Department of Food Science and Engineering, PI 2018 - 2021 Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Innovative Technology Development for Precision Agriculture, Postdoctoral Researcher 2015 - 2018 National University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Postdoctoral Researcher
Awards	Shanghai Overseas High-Level Talent Honor

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Faculty

Agriculture and Biotechnology

Academic Background & Achievements

2010 - 2015 PhD in Biochemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
2006 - 2010 Bachelor in Biological Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University
Published over 30 SCI papers, first author in 14 publications

Work Experience

2021 - Present Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, Department of Food Science and Engineering, PI
2018 - 2021 Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Innovative Technology Development for Precision Agriculture, Postdoctoral Researcher
2015 - 2018 National University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Postdoctoral Researcher

Awards

Shanghai Overseas High-Level Talent Honor

Areas of Focus	High-value utilization and functionalization of food biomass Engineering synthesis of high-value food agricultural compounds using food enzymes/microbes and communities Development and application of synthetic biology technologies in food
Publications	Optimization of the isopentenol utilization pathway for isoprenoid synthesis in Escherichia coli, Ma, X., Liang, H., Pan, Q., Prather, K. L., Sinskey, A. J., Stephanopoulos, G., & Zhou, K., 2022 C2 feedstock-based biomanufacturing of value-added chemicals, Ma, X., H. Liang., S. Panda., V. Fung., J. Zhou and K. Zhou, 2022 Establishment of strigolactone-producing bacterium-yeast consortium, Wu, S, X. Ma (Co-first author)., A. Zhou., A. Valenzuela., K. Zhou. and Y. Li, 2021 Upcycling chitin-containing waste into organonitrogen chemicals via an integrated process, Ma, X., Gözaydın. G., Yang. H., W. Ning., Han. Xi., Poon. NY., Liang. H., Yan. N and K. Zhou, 2020 A standard for near-scarless plasmid construction using reusable DNA parts, Ma, X., H. Liang., X. Cui., Y. Liu., H. Lu., W. Ning and K. Zhou, 2019 Constructing plasmid under GT DNA assembly standard, Ma, X., H. Liang, K. Zhou., 2019 Integrating a light-driven coenzyme regeneration system by expression of an alcohol dehydrogenase in phototrophic bacterium for synthesis of chiral alcohol, Ma, X., H. Liang., C. Ning., S. Deng and E. Su, 2017 High-level expression of Cephalosporin C deacetylase from Bacillus subtilis SIL 3 in Escherichia coli by a multilevel collaborative strategy, Ma, X., Y. Zhu., M. Sun., S. Yang., E. Su and D. Wei, 2016 Efficient enzymatic synthesis of ampicillin using mutant Penicillin G acylase with bio-based solvent glycerol, Deng, S., X. Ma (Co-first author)., M. Sun., D. Wei and E. Su, 2016 Efficient cascade synthesis of ampicillin from penicillin G potassium salt using wild and mutant penicillin G acylase from Alcaligenes faecalis, Deng, S., X. Ma (Co-first author)., E. Su and D. Wei, 2016 An effective method for extraction of glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid acylase from recombinant E. coli cells, Ma, X., E. Su., S. Deng and D. Wei, 2015 Efficient hydration of 2-amino-2, 3-dimethylbutyronitrile to 2-amino-2, 3-dimethylbutyramide in a biphasic system via an easily prepared whole-cell biocatalyst, Zhu, S., X. Ma (Co-first author)., E. Su and D. Wei, 2015 One-pot enzymatic production of deacetyl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid from cephalosporin C via immobilized cephalosporin C acylase and deacetylase, Ma, X., S. Deng., E. Su and D. Wei, 2015 High-level expression of glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid acylase from Pseudomonas diminuta NK703 in Escherichia coli by combined optimization strategies, Ma, X., E. Su., Y. Zhu., S. Deng and D. Wei*, 2013

Areas of Focus

High-value utilization and functionalization of food biomass
Engineering synthesis of high-value food agricultural compounds using food enzymes/microbes and communities
Development and application of synthetic biology technologies in food

Publications

Optimization of the isopentenol utilization pathway for isoprenoid synthesis in Escherichia coli, Ma, X., Liang, H., Pan, Q., Prather, K. L., Sinskey, A. J., Stephanopoulos, G., & Zhou, K., 2022
C2 feedstock-based biomanufacturing of value-added chemicals, Ma, X., H. Liang., S. Panda., V. Fung., J. Zhou and K. Zhou*, 2022
Establishment of strigolactone-producing bacterium-yeast consortium, Wu, S, X. Ma (Co-first author)., A. Zhou., A. Valenzuela., K. Zhou*. and Y. Li*, 2021
Upcycling chitin-containing waste into organonitrogen chemicals via an integrated process, Ma, X., Gözaydın. G., Yang. H., W. Ning., Han. Xi., Poon. NY., Liang. H., Yan. N* and K. Zhou*, 2020
A standard for near-scarless plasmid construction using reusable DNA parts, Ma, X., H. Liang., X. Cui., Y. Liu., H. Lu., W. Ning and K. Zhou*, 2019
Constructing plasmid under GT DNA assembly standard, Ma, X., H. Liang, K. Zhou., 2019
Integrating a light-driven coenzyme regeneration system by expression of an alcohol dehydrogenase in phototrophic bacterium for synthesis of chiral alcohol, Ma, X., H. Liang., C. Ning., S. Deng and E. Su*, 2017
High-level expression of Cephalosporin C deacetylase from Bacillus subtilis SIL 3 in Escherichia coli by a multilevel collaborative strategy, Ma, X., Y. Zhu., M. Sun., S. Yang., E. Su* and D. Wei*, 2016
Efficient enzymatic synthesis of ampicillin using mutant Penicillin G acylase with bio-based solvent glycerol, Deng, S., X. Ma (Co-first author)., M. Sun., D. Wei* and E. Su*, 2016
Efficient cascade synthesis of ampicillin from penicillin G potassium salt using wild and mutant penicillin G acylase from Alcaligenes faecalis, Deng, S., X. Ma (Co-first author)., E. Su* and D. Wei*, 2016
An effective method for extraction of glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid acylase from recombinant E. coli cells, Ma, X., E. Su., S. Deng* and D. Wei*, 2015
Efficient hydration of 2-amino-2, 3-dimethylbutyronitrile to 2-amino-2, 3-dimethylbutyramide in a biphasic system via an easily prepared whole-cell biocatalyst, Zhu, S., X. Ma (Co-first author)., E. Su* and D. Wei*, 2015
One-pot enzymatic production of deacetyl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid from cephalosporin C via immobilized cephalosporin C acylase and deacetylase, Ma, X., S. Deng., E. Su* and D. Wei*, 2015
High-level expression of glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid acylase from Pseudomonas diminuta NK703 in Escherichia coli by combined optimization strategies, Ma, X., E. Su*., Y. Zhu., S. Deng and D. Wei*, 2013

Biomass Functionalization High-Value Food Enzymes Microbes Engineering Synthetic Biology Technology Application

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