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Zixin Deng
Medical School
Wuhan University
Hubei
Language: Chinese, English
Microbial Metabolism
Molecular Biology
Actinomycetes
Antibiotic Biosynthesis
Dna Replication
Metabolic Pathways
Biochemical Engineering
Secondary Metabolites
Genetic Engineering
Antibiotic Innovation
Areas of Focus
- Molecular biology of microbial metabolism
- Genetics of actinomycetes and antibiotic biosynthesis
- DNA replication regulation, restriction and modification systems
- Metabolic pathways and biochemical engineering of secondary metabolites
- Genetic engineering for novel antibiotic drug innovation
Work Experience
- President of the Chinese Society of Microbiology
- Vice President of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Biotechnology
- Chairman of the Global Industrial Microbiology Society (GIM)
Academic Background & Achievements
- Director of the State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism
- Editorial board member of several international journals including ACS Chemical Biology and Cell Chemical Biology
Awards
- National Natural Science Second Prize
- Shanghai Science and Technology Progress First Prize
- Ministry of Agriculture Science and Technology Progress First Prize
- Ministry of Education Natural Science First Prize
- King Baudouin Award from Sweden
- Gold Medal of the Russian National Academy of Engineering
