2007.08-2011.07 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University
2011.09-2018.09 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
2018.10-2024.12 Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany
2025.03-Present Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University
Research Interest
Her research focuses on building artificial biological systems for efficient CO₂ fixation and conversion. Specifically, she aims to build artificial photosynthesis from the bottom up using an interdisciplinary approach that integrates synthetic biology, biochemistry, and electrochemistry. Her main research interests include:
1. Designing and constructing new-to-nature CO₂ fixation pathways;
2. Developing energy conversion modules to power biological systems sustainably;
3. Integrating biological systems with electrochemical processes.
2023 Innovators Under 35 China (TR35 China), MIT Technology Review
2024 Microbes 4 Climate Explorer Award, Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Marburg, Germany
Selected Publications
(* denotes first authorship # denotes corresponding authorship)
1. Luo S*#, Diehl C, He H, Bae YJ, Klose M, Claus P, Cortina NS, Fernandez CA, Schulz-Mirbach H, McLean R, Rojas AAR, Schindler D, Paczia N, Erb TJ# (2023) Construction and modular implementation of the THETA cycle for synthetic CO2 fixation. Nature Catalysis 6(12), 1228–1240. (Featured in Nature Catalysis (News & Views): doi.org/10.1038/s41929-023-01084-2)
2. Luo S*#, Adam D, Giaveri S, Barthel S, Cestellos-Blanco S, Hege D, Paczia N, Castañeda-Losada L, Klose M, Arndt F, Heider J, Erb TJ# (2023) ATP production from electricity with a new-to-nature electrobiological module. Joule 7(8):1745–1758. (Featured on Cover. Featured in Science (News): doi.org/10.1126/science.adk4452)
3. Luo S*, Lin P*, Nieh LY, Liao GB, Tang PW, Chen C, Liao JC# (2022) A cell-free self-replenishing CO2-fixing system. Nature Catalysis 5(2):154–162.
4. Burgener S*, Luo S, McLean R, Miller TE, Erb TJ# (2020) A roadmap towards integrated catalytic systems of the future. Nature Catalysis 3(3):186–192.
5. Liao JC*#, Mi L, Pontrelli S, Luo S (2016) Fuelling the future: Microbial engineering for the production of sustainable biofuels. Nature Reviews Microbiology 14(5):288–304.
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