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Name	Zai Gao Tan
Contact Information	ZTAN0918@sjtu.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Zai Gao Tan

Contact Information

ZTAN0918@sjtu.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2008 Bachelor in Bioengineering, Shandong Agricultural University 2011 Master in Microbiology, Microbiology Technology National Key Laboratory, Shandong University 2014 PhD in Microbiology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Work Experience	2014-2016 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University 2016-2019 Postdoctoral Researcher, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Biosciences, Rice University 2019-present Group Leader and PhD Supervisor, Microbial Metabolism National Key Laboratory, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2008 Bachelor in Bioengineering, Shandong Agricultural University
2011 Master in Microbiology, Microbiology Technology National Key Laboratory, Shandong University
2014 PhD in Microbiology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Work Experience

2014-2016 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University
2016-2019 Postdoctoral Researcher, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Biosciences, Rice University
2019-present Group Leader and PhD Supervisor, Microbial Metabolism National Key Laboratory, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Areas of Focus	Artificial synthesis pathways Microbial cell factory tolerance enhancement
Publications	A non-carboxylative route for the efficient synthesis of central metabolite malonyl-CoA and its derived products, Zai Gao Tan, 2023 Integration of (S)-2,3-oxidosqualene enables E. coli to become Iron Man E. coli with improved overall tolerance, Zai Gao Tan, 2023 Designing artificial pathways for improving chemical production, Zai Gao Tan, 2023 A polyketoacyl-CoA thiolase-dependent pathway for the synthesis of polyketide backbones, Zai Gao Tan, 2023 The isoprenoid alcohol pathway, a synthetic route for isoprenoid biosynthesis, Zai Gao Tan, 2023 Engineering of E. coli inherent fatty acid biosynthesis capacity to increase octanoic acid production, Zai Gao Tan, 2023 Synthetic Pathway for the Production of Olivetolic Acid in Escherichia coli, Zai Gao Tan, 2023 Engineering Escherichia coli Membrane Phospholipid Head Distribution Improves Tolerance and Production of Biorenewables, Zai Gao Tan, 2023 Improving Escherichia coli membrane integrity and fatty acid production by expression tuning of FadL and OmpF, Zai Gao Tan, 2023 Membrane Engineering via Trans Unsaturated Fatty Acids Production Improves Escherichia coli Robustness and Production of Biorenewables, Zai Gao Tan, 2023

Areas of Focus

Artificial synthesis pathways
Microbial cell factory tolerance enhancement

Publications

A non-carboxylative route for the efficient synthesis of central metabolite malonyl-CoA and its derived products, Zai Gao Tan, 2023
Integration of (S)-2,3-oxidosqualene enables E. coli to become Iron Man E. coli with improved overall tolerance, Zai Gao Tan, 2023
Designing artificial pathways for improving chemical production, Zai Gao Tan, 2023
A polyketoacyl-CoA thiolase-dependent pathway for the synthesis of polyketide backbones, Zai Gao Tan, 2023
The isoprenoid alcohol pathway, a synthetic route for isoprenoid biosynthesis, Zai Gao Tan, 2023
Engineering of E. coli inherent fatty acid biosynthesis capacity to increase octanoic acid production, Zai Gao Tan, 2023
Synthetic Pathway for the Production of Olivetolic Acid in Escherichia coli, Zai Gao Tan, 2023
Engineering Escherichia coli Membrane Phospholipid Head Distribution Improves Tolerance and Production of Biorenewables, Zai Gao Tan, 2023
Improving Escherichia coli membrane integrity and fatty acid production by expression tuning of FadL and OmpF, Zai Gao Tan, 2023
Membrane Engineering via Trans Unsaturated Fatty Acids Production Improves Escherichia coli Robustness and Production of Biorenewables, Zai Gao Tan, 2023

Synthetic Biology Metabolic Engineering Microbial Chassis Cells Stress Tolerance Secondary Metabolites Biocatalysis Polyketides Terpenes Flavonoids Isoprenoids

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