About Me
Always eager to explore more about what's under the sky and beyond.
I am an assistant professor at Yongyu Zhang's lab at the Research Center for Marine Biology and Carbon Sequestration, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
My research interests lie in marine microbial ecology with particular emphasis on interactions between algae, bacteria, and viruses and their influence on marine nutrient cycling. I use multi-omics approaches such as metagenomics, and metatranscriptomics coupled with flow cytometry, isotope labeling and wet lab analysis to elucidate microbial processes in natural systems.
Aside from academics, I enjoy cooking, writing stories/poems, swimming, cricket, and other fitness activities.
Research Projects
Investigating large-scale kelp disease event
April 2022
This project aims to investigate the recent kelp disease outbreak in Weihai, Shandong, China.
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Role of algae-bacteria interactions in bacterial nitrogen fixation
May 2022
We had exciting findings from our Sci. adv. publication. We will continue to investigate how interactions between algae and bacteria can support heterotrophic bacterial nitrogen fixation.
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Marine Synechococcus and heterotrophic bacterial tends to be friends for survival in nutrient-depleted environments
August 2022
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Contact
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Research Center for Marine Biology and Carbon Sequestration
Room no. 517, Biology Building
Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Laoshan, Qingdao-China, 266100