Position: Professor, Dean Emeritus

School/Academic Group: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Email: zxdeng@sjtu.edu.cn

Education：

1978.02 - 1982.01 Huazhong Agricultural University，Bachelor

1984.02 - 1987.05 University of East Anglia，Ph.D.

Working Experience：

1987.05-1988.06：John Innes Research Centre, UK, Postdoc

1988.06-1991.12：Huazhong Agricultural University，lecturer

1991.12-1992.08：Huazhong Agricultural University，Associate Professor

1992.08-2000.07：Huazhong Agricultural University，Professor

2000.07-now：Shanghai Jiao Tong University，Professor

2010.6-now：School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Professor

Professional Memberships and/or Notable Appointments:

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,

The World Academy of Sciences, Fellow

American Academy of Microbial Sciences, Fellow

Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow

The International Committee on industrial microbial genetics (GIM-IC), Chairman

Research Interests:

Research fields include DNA replication regulation, restriction and modification systems, microbial metabolic pathways, metabolic engineering and biochemistry of secondary metabolites, genetic engineering of non natural antibiotic drug innovation, etc. Sulfur modification was found on the DNA backbone, and the biochemical mechanism and biological significance of DNA sulfur modification were systematically studied, creating a new branch of epigenetics in the world. More than 400 research papers have been published in academic journals.