Areas of Focus
- Molecular biology of bacterial environmental adaptation
- Applied biology of bacteria
Work Experience
- 2001/12: Master/PhD Student, Research on Bacillus subtilis sporulation and its regulation
- 2002/01-2004/12: Postdoctoral Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA; Research on Shewanella physiology, molecular biology, genomics, ecology, and research technology development
- 2005/01-2008/04: Research Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Microbial Ecology Center & University of Oklahoma Institute for Environmental Genomics; Research on Shewanella physiology, molecular biology, genomics, ecology, and chip technology development
- 2008/05 - Present: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Zhejiang University
Academic Background & Achievements
- PhD: Microbiology, Purdue University, USA
- Master: Microbiology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Bachelor: Biology, Peking University
Publications
- Heme homeostasis and its regulation by hemoproteins in bacteria, Li YX, Han SR, Gao HC, 2024
- Multifaceted regulation of siderophore synthesis by multiple regulatory systems in Shewanella oneidensis, Xie PL, Xu YY, Tang JX, Wu SH, Gao HC, 2024
- Enhancing extracellular electron transfer of a 3D-printed Shewanella bioanode with riboflavin-modified carbon black bioink, Yang JW, Xu PC, Li HM, Gao HC, Cheng SA, Shen CF, 2024
Awards
- Distinguished Professor at Zhejiang University
- National 'Ten Thousand Talents' Technology Innovation Leader
- Visiting Professor, Rice University, USA