Yifei Zhang

Professor, Full-time PI

Specializations: Biocatalysis, Enzyme Engineering, Synthetic biology, Nanobiotechnology, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Email: yifeizhang@buct.edu.cn

Office Location: Room 3-7 Computer Science Building, Beijing University of Chemical Technology

Group Website: www.zhangbiolab.cn

Biography

Dr. Yifei Zhang is a Professor in the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering at Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He earned his bachelor degree in 2010 and his Ph.D. degree in 2015 from Chemical Engineering Department of Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He then joined the laboratory of Prof. Henry Hess at Columbia University in the City of New York for his postdoc training. His research focused on the reaction-transport behaviors and complex dynamics of multienzyme systems. In October 2020, he moved to Beijing to started his independent research group. His current research interests include nanobiotechnology, biocatalysis, synthetic biology and adaptive biochemical systems. He was recognized as a finalist of the 2020 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists.