Associate research professor

Research interests

1. Molecular biology and metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria

2013-Present, Associate Prof.,

Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

10/2018-04/2019, Visiting Scientist,

University of Freiburg, Germany

2011-2013, Assistant Prof.,

Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2005-2011, Ph.D,

Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

1999-2013, M.Eng,

School of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University

Publications(^#equal contribution,*corresponding author)

1. V. Reimann, M. Ziemann, H. Li,T. Zhu, J. Behler, X. Lu, W.R. Hess*, Specificities and functional coordination between the two Cas6 maturation endonucleases inAnabaenasp. PCC 7120 assign orphan CRISPR arrays to three groups, RNA Biol., 17 (2020) 1442-1453.

2. A. Brito, J. Vieira, C.P. Vieira,T. Zhu, P.N. Leao, V. Ramos, X. Lu, V.M. Vasconcelos, M. Gugger, P. Tamagnini*, Comparative genomics discloses the uniqueness and the biosynthetic potential of the marine cyanobacteriumHyella patelloides, Front. Microbiol., 11 (2020) 1527.

3. N. Keshari, M. Gugger,T. Zhu*, X. Lu*, Compatible solutes profiling and carbohydrate feedstock from diversified cyanobacteria, Algal. Res., 43 (2019) 101637.

4. T. Zhu, T. Scalvenzi, N. Sassoon, X. Lu*, M. Gugger, Terminal olefin profiles and phylogenetic analyses of olefin synthases of diverse cyanobacterial species, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 84 (2018) e00425-18.

5. T. Zhu^#, S. Hou^#, X. Lu*, W.R. Hess*, Draft genome sequences of nine cyanobacterial strains from diverse habitats, Genome Announc., 5 (2017) e01676-01616.

6. H. Mo, X. Xie,T. Zhu*, X. Lu*, Effects of global transcription factor NtcA on photosynthetic production of ethylene in recombinantSynechocystissp. PCC 6803, Biotechnol Biofuels, 10 (2017) 145.

7. W. Guan*,T. Zhu, Y. Wang, Z. Zhang, Z. Jin, C. Wang, F. Bai, Efficacy of head space solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for determination of the trace extracellular hydrocarbons of cyanobacteria, J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci, 1029-1030 (2016) 113-120.

8. H. Gao,T. Zhu, M. Xu, S. Wang, X. Xu, R. Kong*, pH-dependent gas vesicle formation inMicrocystis, FEBS Lett., 590 (2016) 3195-3201.

9. T. Zhu^#, X. Xie^#, Z. Li, X. Tan, X. Lu*, Enhancing photosynthetic production of ethylene in genetically engineeredSynechocystissp. PCC 6803, Green. Chem., 17 (2015) 421-434.

10. T. Zhu, X. Xu*, Efficacy of a dual fluorescence method in detecting the viability of overwintering cyanobacteria, Lett. Appl. Microbiol., 57 (2013) 174-180.

11. A. Liu^#,T. Zhu^#, X. Lu*, L. Song, Hydrocarbon profiles and phylogenetic analyses of diversified cyanobacterial species, Appl. Energ., 111 (2013) 383-393.

12. X. Tan,T. Zhu, S. Shen, C. Yin, H. Gao, X. Xu*, Role of Rbp1 in the acquired chill-light tolerance of cyanobacteria, J. Bacteriol., 193 (2011) 2675-2683.