2004-2008 山东大学，生物技术专业，理学学士 2008-2011 河南农业大学，微生物学专业，理学硕士 2011-2015 中科院天津工业生物技术研究所，生物化学与分子生物学，理学博士

015-2018 美国明尼苏达大学，BioTechnology Institute，博士后 2019至今 江南大学粮食发酵工艺与技术国家工程实验室，副研究员

1. 微生物化学品工厂的途径创建及应用，国家重点研发计划项目子课题 2. 体内连续定向进化对α-淀粉酶耐酸性改造的研究，江苏省自然科学青年基金 3. 生物酶法与理化加工协同改良植物蛋白，天津市合成生物技术创新提升项目 4. 产酸性α-淀粉酶菌株高通量筛选与耐酸改造，企业合作项目 5. 多位点基因组编辑改善酿酒酵母多重胁迫耐性及机理研究，国家自然科学基金

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Schmidt-Dannert C, Quin MB, Zhang G, Wallin K. Self-assembling protein scaffolds and methods. PCT/US2018/043491