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Tao Weixin
Medical School
Wuhan University
Hubei
Language: Chinese, English
Genomics
Biosynthesis
Microbial
Natural Products
Synthetic Biology
Gene Clusters
Resource Mining
Technology Platforms
Molecular Biology
Innovative Production
Areas of Focus
- Genomics-guided biosynthesis of microbial natural products and resource mining
- Construction of microbial natural product biosynthetic gene cluster cloning, editing, and heterologous expression technology platforms
- Molecular-level resolution of key issues in microbial natural product biosynthesis using synthetic biology techniques
Work Experience
- 2023-Present: Associate Professor, Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 2014-2023: Lecturer, Wuhan University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 2011-2013: Postdoctoral Fellow, Wuhan University
- 2006-2008: Researcher, National Engineering Research Center of Marine Biotechnology, Guangdong
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008-2011: PhD, Dong-A University (Korea)
- 2003-2006: Master's, Huazhong Agricultural University
Publications
- In vitro packaging mediated one-step targeted cloning of natural product pathway, Tao WX, Chen L, Zhao CH, Wu J, Yan DZ, Deng ZX, Sun YH, 2019
- Divergent biosynthesis of C-nucleoside minimycin and indigoidine in bacteria, Kong LY, Xu GD, Liu XQ, Wang JW, Tang ZL, Cai YS, Shen K, Tao WX, Zheng Y, Deng ZX, Price NPJ, Chen WQ, 2019
Awards
- 2016: Second Prize, Excellent Academic Papers in Natural Science of Hubei Province
- 2014: First Prize, Excellent Academic Papers in Natural Science of Hubei Province
