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Jifeng Yuan
Life Science
Xiamen University
Fujian
Language: English, Chinese
Synthetic Biology
Metabolic Engineering
Biosensors
Probiotics
Genome Editing
Natural Products
Bio-Manufacturing
Cell Factory
Pathogen Detection
Disease Treatment
Areas of Focus
- Synthetic Biology
- Metabolic Engineering
- Biosensors
- Probiotics
- Genome Editing
- Natural Products
- Bio-manufacturing
Work Experience
- 2012-2016 - National University of Singapore - Research Scientist
- 2016-2017 - Agency for Science, Technology and Research - Senior Research Fellow
- 2017-2018 - National University of Singapore - Research Fellow
- 2018-Present - Xiamen University - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007 - Bachelor's Degree in Bioengineering: Xi'an Jiaotong University
- 2012 - Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering: Nanyang Technological University
Publications
- Microbial synthesis of branched-chain diols from amino acid metabolism, Peiling Wu, Haofeng Chen, Yueyang Chen, Yang Zhang, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Genetically encoded biosensors for constrained biological functions in probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle, Shan Jiang, Haofeng Chen, Shiyao Chen, Na Chen, Haofeng Yang, Yiyang Duan, Shiqi Ao, Ruoxi Wang, Xin Wang, Yalin Zhang, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Design and characterization of allantoin-inducible expression systems in budding yeast, Junyi Wang, Jaixue Ma, Xueyi Luo, Shuo Wang, Xinning Cai, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Synthetic biology approaches to improve tolerance of inhibitors in lignocellulosic hydrolysates, Linyue Tian, Tianqi Qi, Fenghui Zhang, Vinh G Tran, Jifeng Yuan, Yuanpeng Wang, Ning He, Mingfeng Cao, 2024
- Recent advances in developing aldehyde-accumulating microbes and future perspective of biosynthetic applications, Yueyang Chen, Jian Fan, Qiwen Mo, Yongming Choe, Haofeng Chen, Yang Zhang, Zheyong Xue, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Engineering Saccharomyces boulardii for probiotic supplementation of L-ergothioneine, Chaoqun Tang, Lu Zhang, Junyi Wang, Congjia Zou, Yalin Zhang, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Current status and advances in the green synthesis of muconic acid, Haoyi Yang, Xiaoyu Lin, Xianen Zhong, Mingfeng Cao, Jifeng Yuan, Zhipeng Li, Xueping Ling, Ning He, 2024
- Fermentation utilizing engineered microbes: revolutionizing the production of commercial products from plant-derived bioactive compounds, Anqi Chen, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Designing and engineering synthetic microbiota to utilize plant lignin-based biomass for the synthesis of bioactive compounds, Bixia Fu, Cheng Cheng, Jianqian Fan, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Design of thermo-responsive genetic controls with minimal heat-shock response, Haofeng Chen, Shan Jiang, Kaixuan Xu, Ziyu Ding, Jiangkai Wang, Mingfeng Cao, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Biosynthesis of diverse Ephedra-type alkaloids via a newly identified enzymatic cascade, Peiling Wu, Ding Luo, Yuezhou Wang, Xiaoxu Shang, Binju Wang, Xianming Deng, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Cell-free expression system: from basic research to engineering application, Wenhao Xia, Yongbin Chen, Fengxing Yu, Xiaoyu Wei, Zhen Chen, Jifeng Yuan, Mingfeng Cao, Ning He, 2024
- Multidimensional engineering of Rhodobacter sphaeroides for enhanced photo-fermentative hydrogen production, Yang Zhang, Xinyu Wang, Jifeng Yuan, Liejin Guo, 2024
- Engineering the yeast population to sense and record transient light stimuli, Cong Fan, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Switching the yeast metabolism via modulation of sugar phosphorylation, Jifeng Yuan, Cong Fan, Haofeng Chen, Shujin Lin, Danli Zhang, Jingya Song, Junyi Wang, Xiao Han, 2024
- Copper-induced in vivo gene amplification in budding yeast, Junyi Wang, Jingya Song, Cong Fan, Jiahao Duan, Kaiyuan He, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Cascaded amplifying circuit enables sensitive detection of fungal pathogens, Cong Fan, Nike He, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Microbial upcycling of depolymerized lignin into value-added chemicals, Yang Zhang, Cheng Cheng, Bixia Fu, Teng Long, Ning He, Jianqiang Fan, Zheyong Xue, Anqi Chen, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Multidimensional optimization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for carotenoid overproduction, Jian Fan, Yang Zhang, Wenhao Li, Zhizhen Li, Danli Zhang, Qiwen Mo, Mingfeng Cao, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Minimal Aromatic Aldehyde Reduction (MARE) yeast platform for engineering vanillin production, Qiwen Mo, Jifeng Yuan, 2024
- Reshaping the yeast galactose regulon via GPCR signaling cascade, Cong Fan, Jifeng Yuan, 2023
- Emerging non-model eukaryotes for biofuel production, Lin Hu, Huihui Qiu, Liuheng Huang, Fenghui Zhang, Vinh G Tran, Jifeng Yuan, Ning He, Mingfeng Cao, 2023
- Multidimensional optimization for accelerating light-powered biocatalysis in Rhodopseudomonas palustris, Yang Zhang, Wenchang Meng, Yuting He, Yuhui Chen, Mingyu Shao, Jifeng Yuan, 2023
- A layered-genetic design enables the yeast galactose regulon to respond to cyanamide, Jingya Song, Jian Fan, Cong Fan, Nike He, Xixi Ye, Mingfeng Cao, Jifeng Yuan, 2023
- Copper-inducible expression system for metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli, Lingrui Liu, Lu Zhang, Junyi Wang, Mingfeng Cao, Jifeng Yuan, 2023
- Natural products of pentacyclic triterpenoids: from the discovery to heterologous biosynthesis, Yanlin Li, Jing Wang, Linyong Li, Wenhui Song, Min Li, Xin Hua, Yu Wang, Jifeng Yuan, Zheyong Xue, 2023
- Multi-level engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for synthesis and accumulation of retinal, Qiwen Mo, Wei Song, Zheyong Xue, Jifeng Yuan, 2022
- Development of shuttle vectors for rapid prototyping of engineered Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002, Jifeng Yuan, Jie Cheng, Cong Fan, Peiling Wu, Yang Zhang, Mingfeng Cao, Tuo Shi, 2022
- High-titre production of aromatic amines in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli, Taiwei Yang, Peiling Wu, Yang Zhang, Mingfeng Cao, Jifeng Yuan, 2022
- Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae-based biosensors for copper detection, Cong Fan, Danli Zhang, Qiwen Mo, Jifeng Yuan, 2022
- Photo-fermentative hydrogen production performance of a newly isolated Rubrivivax gelatinosus YP03 strain with acid tolerance, Yang Zhang, Jie Cheng, Yuting He, Jifeng Yuan, 2022
- Characterization of three Paris polyphylla glycosyltransferases from different UGT families for steroid functionalization, Wei Song, Chunchun Zhang, Jiali Wu, Jianzhao Qi, Xin Hua, Liping Kang, Qiang Yuan, Jifeng Yuan, Zheyong Xue, 2022
- A Four-Step Enzymatic Cascade for Efficient Production of L-Phenylglycine from Biobased L-Phenylalanine, Yuling Zhu, Jifeng Yuan, 2022
- Engineering a Synthetic Pathway for Tyrosol Synthesis in Escherichia coli, Yumeng Lai, Haofeng Chen, Lingrui Liu, Bixia Fu, Peiling Wu, Wanrong Li, Junyan Hu, Jifeng Yuan, 2022
- Microbial synthesis of 4-hydroxybenzoate from renewable feedstocks, Yueyang Chen, Yufen Chen, Lijun Liu, Yang Zhang, Jifeng Yuan, 2021
- One-Pot Bioconversion of Lignin-Derived Substrates into Gallic Acid, Bixia Fu, Gezhi Xiao, Yang Zhang, Jifeng Yuan, 2021
- Renewable Vanillylamine Synthesis from Lignin-Derived Substrates, Bixia Fu, Gezhi Xiao, Yuling Zhu, Yueyang Chen, Yumeng Lai, Jifeng Yuan, 2021
- High-yielding terpene-based biofuel production in Rhodobacter capsulatus, Yang Zhang, Xiaohui Song, Yumeng Lai, Qiwen Mo, Jifeng Yuan, 2021
- Bioconversion of Lignin-Derived Feedstocks to Muconic Acid by Whole-Cell Biocatalysis, Yufen Chen, Bixia Fu, Gezhi Xiao, Liang-Yu Ko, Tzu-Yu Kao, Cong Fan, Jifeng Yuan, 2021
- CRISPR/Cas12a-mediated genome engineering in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus, Yang Zhang, Jifeng Yuan, 2021
- Utilization of a styrene-derived pathway for 2-phenylethanol production in budding yeast, Qiwen Mo, Huiyu Chen, Cong Fan, Danli Zhang, Lingrui Liu, Bixia Fu, Jifeng Yuan, 2021
- New Set of Yeast Vectors for Shuttle Expression in Escherichia coli, Jifeng Yuan, Qiwen Mo, Cong Fan, 2021
- Engineering an Optogenetic CRISPRi Platform for Improved Chemical Production, Peiling Wu, Yufen Chen, Mingyu Liu, Gezhi Xiao, Jifeng Yuan, 2021
- One-Pot Synthesis of Aromatic Amines via Whole-Cell Biocatalysis, Yuling Zhu, Taiwei Yang, Yueyang Chen, Cong Fan, Jifeng Yuan, 2020
- High-yielding protocatechuic acid synthesis from L-tyrosine in Escherichia coli, Yufen Chen, Peiling Wu, Liang-Yu Ko, Tzu-Yu Kao, Lijun Liu, Yang Zhang, Jifeng Yuan, 2020
- Engineering Escherichia coli for High-Yielding Hydroxytyrosol Synthesis from Biobased l-Tyrosine, Baiyun Zeng, Yumeng Lai, Lijun Liu, Jie Cheng, Yang Zhang, Jifeng Yuan, 2020
- Efficient Synthesis of Phenylacetate and 2-Phenylethanol via One-Pot Cascade Biocatalysis, Zuoxi Mao, Lijun Liu, Yang Zhang, Jifeng Yuan, 2020
- One‐Pot Cascade Biotransformation for Efficient Synthesis of Benzyl Alcohol and Its Analogs, Lijun Liu, Yuling Zhu, Yufen Chen, Huiyu Chen, Cong Fan, Qiwen Mo, Jifeng Yuan, 2020
- Enhanced bio-hydrogen production from cornstalk hydrolysate pretreated by alkaline-enzymolysis with orthogonal design method, Yang Zhang, Jifeng Yuan, Liejing Guo, 2020
- De novo synthesis of (S)- and (R)-phenylethanediol in yeast via artificial enzyme cascades, Jifeng Yuan, Benedict Ryan Lukito, Zhi Li, 2019
- Metabolically engineered budding yeast for enhanced production of isoamyl alcohol, Jifeng Yuan, Xue Chen, Pranjul Mishra, Chi-Bun Ching, 2017
- Mitochondrial acetyl-CoA utilization pathway for terpenoid productions, Jifeng Yuan, Chi-Bun Ching, 2016
- Metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae for branched-chain ester productions, Jifeng Yuan, Pranjul Mishra, Chi-Bun Ching, 2017
- Programming saposin-mediated compensatory metabolic sinks for enhancing ubiquinone productions, Wen Xu, Jifeng Yuan, Shuiyun Yang, Chi-Bun Ching, Jiankang Liu, 2016
- Engineering the leucine biosynthetic pathway for isoamyl alcohol production in budding yeast, Jifeng Yuan, Pranjul Mishra, Chi-Bun Ching, 2016
- Dynamic control of ERG9 expression for improved amorpha-4,11-diene production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Jifeng Yuan, Chi-Bun Ching, 2015
- Combinatorial assembly of large biochemical pathways into yeast chromosomes for improved production of value-added compounds, Jifeng Yuan, Chi-Bun Ching, 2015
- Combinatorial engineering of mevalonate pathway for improved amorpha-4,11-diene production in budding yeast, Jifeng Yuan, Chi-Bun Ching, 2014
- Cytotoxicity evaluation of oxidized single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide on human hepatoma HepG2 cells: An iTRAQ-coupled 2D LC-MS/MS proteome analysis, Jifeng Yuan, Hongcai Gao, Jianjun Sui, Hongwei Duan, Wei Ning Chen, Chi-Bun Ching, 2012
- Comparative protein profile of human HepG2 cells treated with graphene and single-walled carbon nanotubes: An iTRAQ-coupled 2D LC-MS/MS proteome analysis, Jifeng Yuan, Hongcai Gao, Chi-Bun Ching, 2011
- Cytotoxicity of single-walled carbon nanotubes on human hepatoma HepG2 cells: an iTRAQ-coupled 2D LC-MS/MS proteome analysis, Jifeng Yuan, Hongcai Gao, Jianjun Sui, Wei Ning Chen, Chi-Bun Ching, 2011
Awards
- 2022 - Tian Zhaowu Interdisciplinary Award First Prize
- Associate Editor - Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
- Associate Editor - Microbial Cell Factories
- Associate Editor - BioDesign Research
- Review Editor - Frontiers in Microbiology
- Review Editor - Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
- Editorial Board Member - Microbial Biotechnology, BMC, Discover series journals
- Committee Member - Chinese Society of Bioengineering Youth Committee
