Huimin YU

 

Huimin YU

 

Tsinghua University

Department of Chemical Engineering

 

 

Education

2001, Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering, Tsinghua University , Beijing , P. R. China

1996, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University , Beijing , P. R. China

 

Academic Experience

Dec 2012, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, P.R. China

Nov 2006-Sept 2005, Visiting scholar in Department of Chemical Engineering,, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Dec 2003, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, P.R. China

Sept 2001, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, P.R. China

 

Research interests

Industrial biocatalysis and Bio-nanotechnology, particularly interested in:

Finding and engineering biocatalysts (enzymes and cells) by frontier biotechnologies and applied bioinformatics

Intensifying bioprocess via bio-chemical integrated approaches

 

Developing M13 bacteriophage -mediated bio-nanotechnologies and potential applications

 

Selected Award(s)

 

2010, Outstanding Young Contributor in Science and Technology, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association

2008, New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education

2007, Beijing Nova (A), Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission

2005, Hua-xin Prominent Scholar Award, Tsinghua University

2003, National Top 100 Ph.D. Theses Awards

 

Selected Publication

Li X, Yang H, Zhang DL, Li X, Yu HM and Shen ZY. Overexpression of specific proton motive force-dependent transporters facilitate the export of surfactin in Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2015, 42: 93-103.

Chen J, Yu HM, Liu CC, Liu J, Shen ZY. Improving stability of nitrile hydratase by bridging the salt-bridges in specific thermal-sensitive regions. Journal of Biotechnology. 2012, 164: 354–362.

Ma YC, Yu HM, Pan WY, Liu CC, Shen ZY. Identification of nitrile hydratase-producing Rhodococcus ruber TH and characterization of the amiE-inactivation mutant. Bioresource technology. 2010, 101: 285-291.

 

Contact

Tsinghua University, Department of Chemical Engineering

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