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Name	Jun Ni
Contact Information	tearroad@sjtu.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Jun Ni

Contact Information

tearroad@sjtu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2008 Bachelor in Biotechnology: Nanjing Agricultural University 2015 PhD in Microbiology: Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2018 Postdoctoral Fellow in Life Science and Technology: Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2019 Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT Media Lab
Work Experience	2020 - Present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Life Science and Technology, Associate Professor
Awards	2019: MIT Technology Review 'Innovators Under 35' 2016: Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Talent Sailing Plan 2016: G-ideas College Student Gene Application Competition, Excellent Mentor 2014: DuPont Biotechnology Innovation Challenge, Grand Prize

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2008 Bachelor in Biotechnology: Nanjing Agricultural University
2015 PhD in Microbiology: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2018 Postdoctoral Fellow in Life Science and Technology: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2019 Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT Media Lab

Work Experience

2020 - Present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Life Science and Technology, Associate Professor

Awards

2019: MIT Technology Review 'Innovators Under 35'
2016: Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Talent Sailing Plan
2016: G-ideas College Student Gene Application Competition, Excellent Mentor
2014: DuPont Biotechnology Innovation Challenge, Grand Prize

Areas of Focus	Photodriven synthesis of natural products Development of novel catalytic systems for high-value lignin to natural products Development of functional photomicrobial products Applications of natural products in medicine, health, and food industries
Publications	A coenzyme-free biocatalyst for the value-added utilization of lignin-derived aromatics, Jun Ni, Yutong Wu, Fei Tao, Yuan Peng, Ping Xu, 2018 Remodeling of the photosynthetic chain promotes direct CO2 conversion to valuable aromatics, Jun Ni, Hongyu Liu, Fei Tao, Yutong Wu, Ping Xu, 2018 Temperature-directed biocatalysis for the sustainable production of aromatic aldehydes or alcohols, Jun Ni, Yanyan Gao, Fei Tao, Hongyu Liu, Ping Xu, 2018 A photoautotrophic platform for the sustainable production of valuable plant natural products from CO2, Jun Ni, Fei Tao, Yu Wang, Feng Yao, Ping Xu, 2016 Mimicking a natural pathway for de novo biosynthesis: natural vanillin production from accessible carbon sources, Jun Ni, Fei Tao, Huaiqing Du, Ping Xu, 2015 Engineering cyanobacteria for photosynthetic production of C3 platform chemicals and terpenoids from CO2, Jun Ni, Fei Tao, Ping Xu, Chen Yang, 2018

Areas of Focus

Photodriven synthesis of natural products
Development of novel catalytic systems for high-value lignin to natural products
Development of functional photomicrobial products
Applications of natural products in medicine, health, and food industries

Publications

A coenzyme-free biocatalyst for the value-added utilization of lignin-derived aromatics, Jun Ni, Yutong Wu, Fei Tao, Yuan Peng, Ping Xu, 2018
Remodeling of the photosynthetic chain promotes direct CO2 conversion to valuable aromatics, Jun Ni, Hongyu Liu, Fei Tao, Yutong Wu, Ping Xu, 2018
Temperature-directed biocatalysis for the sustainable production of aromatic aldehydes or alcohols, Jun Ni, Yanyan Gao, Fei Tao, Hongyu Liu, Ping Xu, 2018
A photoautotrophic platform for the sustainable production of valuable plant natural products from CO2, Jun Ni, Fei Tao, Yu Wang, Feng Yao, Ping Xu, 2016
Mimicking a natural pathway for de novo biosynthesis: natural vanillin production from accessible carbon sources, Jun Ni, Fei Tao, Huaiqing Du, Ping Xu, 2015
Engineering cyanobacteria for photosynthetic production of C3 platform chemicals and terpenoids from CO2, Jun Ni, Fei Tao, Ping Xu, Chen Yang, 2018

Photodriven Synthesis Natural Products Catalytic Systems Lignin Valorization Photomicrobial Products Medicine Health Food Industry Synthetic Biology Photosynthetic Chassis

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