Dr. Daochen Zhu is currently working as a Professor at Biofuel Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China. He has earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Biochemistry from Kobe University, Japan (2008). During the tenure of his career, he also worked at Washington State University, USA, as a Visiting Scholar (2015–2016). He is a recipient of numerous awards and funding, which support his research at Jiangsu University, China. Dr. Zhu is a recognized guide for M.S. and PhD students. He is a reviewer and editorial board member of various peer-reviewed journals of international repute. His research group mainly focuses on microorganism resource and diversity, lignin biodegradation and chemicals product, and biodegradation of organic pollutants. Dr. Zhu has 80 peer-reviewed publications, 12 patents, and 2 book to his credit with international repute.

Reserch area:

1.    Exploitation of extremophiles and enzyme resources and their applications in environmental, biomedical and industrial fields;

2.    Construction and metabolic pathway optimization of lignin degrading microbial chassis cells;

3.    Bioconversion and processing of biobased chemicals, synthesis and metabolic regulation of natural products and their applications in industry;

4.    Preparation and function research of biobased materials, 3D printing of degradable materials;

5.    Bacterial chemotaxis and biosensors.