Areas of Focus
- Yeast synthetic biology
- Fungal pathogenesis and resistance mechanisms
- Pet vaccines
Work Experience
- 2019-present - China Agricultural University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor
- 2017-2019 - Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Advanced Innovation Center, Postdoctoral Researcher, Collaborative Supervisor: Professor Jens Nielsen
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009-2016 PhD: Purdue University, Department of Biochemistry, Agricultural College, Supervisor: Professor Scott Briggs
- 2005-2009 Bachelor of Science: Peking University, School of Life Sciences, Supervisor: Professor Xiaofeng Zheng
Publications
- A simple and economical site-directed mutagenesis method for large plasmids by direct transformation of two overlap PCR, Zhibo Yang, Zan Chen, Yueping Zhang, 2022
- Protein engineering of invertase for enhancing yeast dough fermentation under high sucrose conditions, Yijin Zhao, Kaiwen Meng, Jinyu Fu, Shijie Xu, Guang Cai, Geng Meng, Jens Nielsen, Zihe Liu, Yueping Zhang, 2022