Zhiyong Li Ph.D, Professor of Marine Microbiology Dean of Marine Biotechnology Laboratory State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China Prof. Li obtained his Ph.D degree from South China University of Technology (SCUT) in 1998, and conducted his postdoctoral research at the State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) from July 1998 to July 2000. Dr. Li joined Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) as an associated professor of biological engineering in July 2000, and was promoted to professor in December 2005. From December 2007 to December 2008, Prof. Li visited Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, San Diego, USA as a visiting professor. Prof. Li is the founder and head of Marine Biotechnology Laboratory at SJTU and a PI at the State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, China. Prof. Li was awarded the New Century Excellent Talents in University by Chinese Ministry of Education in 2006, the Excellent University Young Teacher, Shanghai, China in 2008, and the Rising Star of Science & Technology, Shanghai, China in 2004. Prof. Li is a member of the Fellowship Council of the Branch of Marine Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Society of China, vice director of the Branch of Marine Microbiology, Microbiology Society of Shanghai, and fellow of the Branch of Marine Microbiology, Microbiology Society of China. Prof. Li is on the editorial board of Scientific Reports, Nature publishers, and Chinese Marine Drugs Journal. Research Interests Prof. Li’s major research interest is marine microbial symbionts in sponges and corals. The marine biosphere is well-endowed with symbioses. As one of the oldest multicellular animals, i.e. more than 600 million years old, marine sponges (phylum Porifera) probably represent one of the most complex symbioses on the earth. Corals (more than 500 million years old) are called as the rainforests of the oceans, which also harbor abundant and diverse microbial symbionts. Marine microbial symbionts are suggested to play an important role in the host’s chemical defense, nutrients and energy transfer as well as the marine C/N/P cycle, and are important resources for marine natural products and functional genes. The present research includes:
1. Marine natural products and enzymes from marine microbial symbionts, biosynthesis and fermentation.
2. Community structure and functions of marine microbial symbionts, the association of sponge holobiont/coral holobiont.
3. Omics of marine microbial symbionts.
4. Response and adaption of sponge holobiont and coral holobiont to environment and climate changes. Selected Research Projects:
1. The degeneration mechanisms and restoration potentials of coral reefs in the South China Sea. National Major Scientific Research Program of China, Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R.China.2013-2017 2.The metabolic potentials and ecological roles of sponge microbial symbionts revealed by deep-sequencing and comparative metagenome. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R.China. Jan.2012-Dec.2015
3.The molecular evidence for the ecological roles of archaea and bacteria symbionts of sponge play in the nitrogen cycling. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R.China. Jan.2011-Dec.2013
4.The mass production of natural products derived from sponge associated microorganisms by fermentation. High-Tech Research and Development Program (863), Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R.China. Jul.2011-Dec.2013
5.The development and application of marine symbiotic microorganism. High-Tech Research and Development Program (863), Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R.China. Nov.2007-Nov.2010
6.Detection of microbial community of sponge-associated bacteria by molecular methods. High-Tech Research and Development Program (863), Ministry of Science and Technology,P.R.China. (I) Nov.2002-Nov.2004; (II) Nov.2004-Nov.2005
7.The screening of functional genes from the metagenomic library of sponge-associated microorganisms. Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET), China. Sep.2007-Sep.2009 |
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