1990年9月-1994年7月，南京师范大学，生物学专业，理学学士学位。 1998年9月-2001年7月，南京师范大学，微生物学专业，理学硕士学位。 2004年9月-2007年7月，中国科学院微生物研究所，微生物学专业，理学博士学位。

2001年7月至今，江苏大学，食品与生物工程学院，教师（本科生学业导师、硕士生导师、博士生导师）。 2011年8月-2012年8月，夏威夷大学马诺阿分校（University of Hawai'i at Mānoa，UHM），工学院，博士后。 2013年2月-2014年2月，香港科技大学（The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology，HKUST），理学院，访问学者。

研项目： 国家自然科学基金（面上项目）：海盐田中纳米嗜盐古菌多样性分布与可培养研究（31770005），2018.1-2021.12。 国家科技基础资源调查专项课题：湖泊微生物物种分离与物种资源库建设（2017FY10030204），2017.2-2022.1。 大洋“十三五”项目“深海生物资源计划”课题：结壳合同区微生物资源勘探及应用潜力评价（DY135-B2-10），2018.6-2020.12。 完成项目： 国家自然科学基金（面上项目）：海洋与内陆盐环境嗜盐古菌比较分类学研究（31370054），2014.1-2017.12。 国家自然科学基金（面上项目）：海洋嗜盐古菌生物地理学研究（30970006），2010.1-2012.12。 国际海域资源调查与开发“十二五”课题：“古菌多样性与资源潜力评价”（DY125-15-R-03），2013.1-2015.9。 国家科技基础条件平台建设项目课题：“江苏省特殊生境微生物菌种资源标准化整理、整合与共享”（2005DKA2120611），2007.12-2008.12。 江苏省“六大人才高峰”第十一批高层次人才培养资助项目：速酿鱼露嗜盐古菌资源、安全性与发酵工艺（SWYY-021），2014.10 -2017.10。

论文： 2020年 Hou, J.#, Han, D.#, Zhou, Y., Li, Y., Cui, H.-L.* (2020). Identification and characterization of the gene encoding an extracellular protease from haloarchaeon Halococcus salifodinae. Microbiological Research (online). Hou, J., Yang, X.-Y., Xu, Q., Cui, H.-L.* (2020). Characterization of a novel Cu-containing dissimilatory nitrite reductase from the haloarchaeon Halorussus sp. YCN54. Extremophiles (online). Han, D., Cui, H.-L.* (2020). Salinibaculum litoreum gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (online). Ding, Y., Han, D., Cui, H.-L.* (2020). Halorussus halophilus sp. nov., a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from a marine solar saltern. Current Microbiology (online). Han, D., Cui, H.-L.* (2020). Halostella pelagica sp. nov. and Halostella litorea sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (online). Zhao, Y.-J., Tao, C.-Q., Zeng, C.-L., Zhu, L.*, Cui, H.-L.* (2020). Salinigranum halophilum sp. nov., isolated from marine solar salterns. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (online). Tao, C.-Q., Ding, Y., Zhao, Y.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2020). Natronorubrum halophilum sp. nov. isolated from two inland salt lakes. Journal of Microbiology 58 (2): 105-112. 2019年 Han, D., Hong L.-G., Xu, Q., Cui, H.-L.* (2019). Halostella limicola sp. nov., isolated from saline soil sampled at the Tarim Basin. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 69 (10): 3299-3304. Xu, Q., Cui, H.-L.*, Meng, F.* (2019). Haloprofundus halophilus sp. nov., isolated from the saline soil of Tarim Basin. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 112 (4): 553-559. Han, D., Zhu, L., Cui, H.-L.* (2019). Halorussus litoreus sp. nov., isolated from the salted brown alga Laminaria. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 69 (3): 767-772. 2018年 Hou, J., Zhao, Y.-J., Zhu, L., Cui, H.-L.* (2018). Salinirubellus salinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 68 (6): 1874–1878. Hou, J., Cui, H.-L.* (2018). In vitro antioxidant, antihemolytic and anticancer activity of the carotenoids from halophilic archaea. Current Microbiology 75 (3): 266-271. Li, Y., Zhou, Y., Lü, Z.-Z., Cui, H.-L.* (2018). Halobium salinum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Current Microbiology 75 (1): 6-10. 2017年 Zhou, Y., Li, Y., Lü, Z.-Z., Cui, H.-L.* (2017). Halomarina rubra sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Archives of Microbiology199 (10): 1431–1435. Lü, Z.-Z., Li, Y., Zhou, Y., Cui, H.-L.*, Li, Z.-R.* (2017). Halobacterium litoreum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67 (10):4095–4099. Cui, H.-L.*, Lü, Z.-Z., Li, Y., Zhou, Y. (2017). Salinirussus salinus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67 (9):3622–3626. 2016年 Xu, J.-Q., Xu, W.-M., Li, Y., Zhou, Y., Lü, Z.-Z., Hou, J., Zhu, L., Cui, H.-L.* (2016). Halorussus salinus sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Archives of Microbiology 198 (10):957–961. Wang, Z., Xu, J.-Q., Xu, W.-M., Li, Y., Zhou, Y., Lü, Z.-Z., Hou, J., Zhu, L., Cui, H.-L.* (2016). Salinigranum salinum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66 (8):3017–3021. Xu, W.-M., Xu, J.-Q., Zhou, Y., Li, Y., Lü, Z.-Z., Hou, J., Zhu, L., Cui, H.-L.* (2016). Halomarina salina sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 109 (8):1121–1126. Xu, J.-Q., Li, Y., Lü, Z.-Z., Zhou, Y., Hou, J., Cui, H.-L.* (2016). Halolamina litorea sp. nov., a haloarchaeon isolated from a marine solar saltern. Microbiology China 43 (5): 899-906. 崔恒林* (2016). 嗜盐古菌分类学研究进展. 微生物学通报 43 (5): 1113-1122. 2015年 Yuan, P.-P., Ye, W.-T., Pan, J.-X., Han, D., Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2015). Halorussus amylolyticus sp. nov., isolated from an inland salt lake. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 65 (10): 3734-3738. Yin, S., Wang, Z., Xu, J.-Q., Xu, W.-M., Yuan, P.-P., Cui, H.-L.* (2015). Halorubrum rutilum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Archives of Microbiology 197 (10): 1159-1164. Yuan, P.-P., Sun, X.-J., Liang, X., Chen, X.-J., Han, D., Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2015). Haloarchaeobius amylolyticus sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Archives of Microbiology 197 (7): 949-953. Yuan, P.-P., Yin, S., Han, D., Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2015). Halorientalis brevis sp. nov., isolated from an inland salt lake of China. Current Microbiology 71 (3): 382-386. Yuan, P.-P., Xu, J.-Q., Xu, W.-M., Wang, Z., Yin, S., Han, D., Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2015). Halosimplex litoreum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 108 (2): 483-489. Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2015). Halomicroarcula salina sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 65 (5): 1628-1633. Yuan, P.-P., Zhang, W.-J., Han, D., Cui, H.-L.* (2015) Haloarchaeobius salinus sp. nov., isolated from an inland salt lake of China. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 65 (3): 910-914. Han, D., Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.*, Li, Z.-R.* (2015). Halovenus rubra sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria. Current Microbiology 70 (1): 91-95. Xu, W.-D., Zhang, W.-J., Han, D., Cui, H.-L.*, Yang, K.* (2015). Halorussus ruber sp. nov., isolated from an inland salt lake of China. Archives of Microbiology 197 (1): 91-95. Han, D., Cui, H.-L.* (2015). Halorubrum laminariae sp. nov., isolated from the brine of salted brown alga Laminaria. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 107 (1): 217-223. 2014年 Han, D., Cui, H.-L.* (2014). Halobacterium rubrum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Archives of Microbiology 196 (12): 847-851. Han, D., Cui, H.-L.*, Li, Z.-R.* (2014). Halopenitus salinus sp. nov., isolated from the brine of salted brown alga Laminaria. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 106 (4): 743-749. Cui, H.-L.*, Zhang, W.-J. (2014). Salinigranum rubrum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Halobacteriaceae isolated from a marine solar saltern. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 64 (6): 2029-2033. Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2014). Halorubrum salinum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Archives of Microbiology 196 (6): 395-400. Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2014). Haloarchaeobius litoreus sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 105 (6): 1085-1090. Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2014). Halomicroarcula limicola sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halomicroarcula. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 64 (5): 1747-1751. Qiu, X.-X., Zhao, M.-L., Cui, H.-L.* (2014). Natronoarchaeum rubrum sp. nov., isolated from a Chinese marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Natronoarchaeum. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 64 (3): 952-956. Han, D., Cui, H.-L.* (2014). Haloplanus litoreus sp. nov. and Haloplanus ruber sp. nov., from a marine solar saltern and an aquaculture farm, respectively. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 105 (4): 679-685. Zhao, M.-L., Qiu, X.-X., Zhang, W.-J., Han, D., Cui, H.-L.*, Li, Z.-R.* (2014). Halobellus litoreus sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a Chinese marine solar saltern. Current Microbiology 68 (2): 156-160. Han, D., Cui, H.-L.* (2014). Halosimplex pelagicum sp. nov. and Halosimplex rubrum sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria, and emended description of the genus Halosimplex. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 64 (1): 169-173. Cui, H.-L.*, Qiu, X.-X. (2014). Erratum to: Salinarubrum litoreum gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new member of the family Halobacteriaceae isolated from Chinese marine solar salterns. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 105 (3): 621. Cui, H.-L.*, Qiu, X.-X. (2014). Salinarubrum litoreum gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new member of the family Halobacteriaceae isolated from Chinese marine solar salterns. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 105 (1): 135-141. 2013年 Qiu, X.-X., Zhao, M.-L., Han, D., Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2013). Haloplanus salinus sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a Chinese marine solar saltern. Archives of Microbiology 195 (12): 799-803. Qiu, X.-X., Mou, Y.-Z., Zhao, M.-L., Zhang, W.-J., Han, D., Ren, M., Cui, H.-L.* (2013). Halobellus inordinatus sp. nov., from a marine solar saltern and an inland salt lake of China. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 63 (11): 3975-3980. Qiu, X.-X., Zhao, M.-L., Han, D., Zhang, W.-J., Cui, H.-L.* (2013). Halorubrum rubrum sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a Chinese salt lake. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 104 (5): 885-891. Qiu, X.-X., Zhao, M.-L., Han, D., Zhang, W.-J., Dyall-Smith, M. L., Cui, H.-L.* (2013). Taxonomic study of the genera Halogeometricum and Halosarcina: transfer of Halosarcina limi and Halosarcina pallida to the genus Halogeometricum as Halogeometricum limi comb. nov. and Halogeometricum pallidum comb. nov., respectively. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 63 (10): 3915-3919. Zhang, W.-J., Han, D., Qiu, X.-X., Zhao, M.-L., Mou, Y.-Z., Cui, H.-L.*, Li, Z.-R.* (2013). Halobellus rarus sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from an inland salt lake of China. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 104 (3):377-384. Cui, H.-L., Yang, K., Pagaling, E., Yan, T.* (2013). Spatial and temporal variations of Enterococci abundance and its relationship with microbial community in Hawai'i beach sand and water. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 79 (12): 3601-3609. 2012年 Mou, Y.-Z., Qiu, X.-X., Zhao, M.-L., Cui, H.-L.*, Oh, D., Dyall-Smith, M. L.* (2012). Halohasta litorea gen. nov. sp. nov., and Halohasta litchfieldiae sp. nov., isolated from the Daliang aquaculture farm, China and from Deep Lake, Antarctica, respectively. Extremophiles 16 (6): 895-901. Cui, H.-L., Yang, X., Zhou, Y.-G., Liu, H.-C., Zhou, P.-J., Dyall-Smith, M. L.* (2012). Halobellus limi sp. nov. and Halobellus salinus sp. nov., isolated from two marine solar salterns. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 62 (6): 1307-1313. Yang, X., Cui, H.-L.* (2012). Halomicrobium zhouii sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 62 (6): 1235-1240. Cui, H.-L.*, Mou, Y.-Z, Yang, X., Zhou, Y.-G., Liu, H.-C., Zhou, P.-J. (2012). Halorubellus salinus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Halorubellus litoreus sp. nov., novel halophilic archaea isolated from a marine solar saltern. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 35 (1): 30-34. 2011年 Cui, H.-L.*, Yang, X., Mou, Y.-Z. (2011). Salinarchaeum laminariae gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new member of the family Halobacteriaceae isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria. Extremophiles 15 (6): 625-631. Cui, H.-L.*, Yang, X., Gao, X., Xu, X.-W. (2011). Halobellus clavatus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Halorientalis regularis gen. nov., sp. nov., two new members of the family Halobacteriaceae. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 61 (11): 2682-2689. Cui, H.-L.*, Gao, X., Yang, X., Xu, X.-W. (2011). Halolamina pelagica gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Halobacteriaceae. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 61 (7): 1617-1621. Cui, H.-L.*, Gao, X., Yang, X., Xu, X.-W. (2011). Haloplanus aerogenes sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 61 (4): 965-968. Cui, H.-L.*, Yang, X., Gao, X., Xu, X.-W. (2011). Halogranum gelatinilyticum sp. nov. and Halogranum amylolyticum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halogranum. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 61 (4): 911-915. 2010年 Cui, H.-L.*, Gao, X., Yang, X., Xu, X.-W. (2010). Halorussus rarus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Halobacteriaceae isolated from a marine solar saltern. Extremophiles 14 (6): 493-499. Cui, H.-L.*, Yang, X., Gao, X., Li, X.-Y., Xu, X.-W., Zhou, Y.-G., Liu, H.-C., Zhou, P.-J. (2010). Halogeometricum rufum sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halogeometricum. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60 (11): 2613-2617. Cui, H.-L.*, Gao, X., Li, X.-Y., Xu, X.-W., Zhou, Y.-G., Liu, H.-C., Zhou, P.-J. (2010). Halosarcina limi sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Halosarcina. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60 (10): 2462-2466. Cui, H.-L.*, Li, X.-Y., Gao, X., Xu, X.-W., Zhou, Y.-G., Liu, H.-C., Oren, A., Zhou, P.-J. (2010). Halopelagius inordinatus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Halobacteriaceae isolated from a marine solar saltern. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60 (9): 2089-2093. Cui, H.-L.*, Gao, X., Li, X.-Y., Xu, X.-W., Zhou, Y.-G., Liu, H.-C., Zhou, P.-J. (2010). Haloplanus vescus sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Haloplanus. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60 (8): 1824-1827. Cui, H.-L.*, Gao, X., Sun, F.-F., Dong, Y., Xu, X.-W., Zhou, Y.-G., Liu, H.-C., Oren, A., Zhou, P.-J. (2010). Halogranum rubrum gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a marine solar saltern. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60 (6): 1366-1371. Cui, H.-L.*, Sun, F.-F., Gao, X., Dong, Y., Xu, X.-W., Zhou, Y.-G., Liu, H.-C., Oren, A., Zhou, P.-J. (2010). Haladaptatus litoreus sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Haladaptatus. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60 (5): 1085-1089. 2009年 Cui, H.-L., Zhou, P.-J., Oren, A., Liu, S.-J. * (2009). Intraspecific polymorphism of 16S rRNA genes in two halophilic archaeal genera, Haloarcula and Halomicrobium. Extremophiles 13(1): 31-37. 著作： 应邀为新版《伯杰氏手册》（Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria）（John Wiley & Sons, Inc.）撰写13个嗜盐古菌属级分类单元：gbm01335 Halobellus、gbm01337 Halogranum、gbm01339 Halolamina、gbm01344 Halopelagius、gbm01350 Halorubellus、gbm01351 Halorussus、gbm01352 Halorientalis、gbm01354 Halosimplex、gbm01362 Salinarchaeum、gbm01363 Salinigranum、gbm01364 Salinirubrum、gbm01529 Salinirussus、gbm01837 Salinirubellus