Alei Geng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate faculty for M.S. students
Education
Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, P. R. China, 2011
B. S., Bioengineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, P. R. China, 2005
Main Research Interests
Biological environmental protection and renewable resources utilization, including:
1 Genetically engineering bacteria for microbial conversion of lignocellulose into biofuels and biochemicals.
2 Exploration and application of efficient thermostable lignocellulases.
3 Mechanism study on efficient biomass decomposition by termite.
Grants
1 National Natural Science Foundation of China (31201752)
2 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Material (JSBEM201807)
3 Special Financial Grant from the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (2018T110447)
4 Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (2017M611709)
(Co)First author research paper
1. Alei Geng, Jian Wu, Rongrong Xie, Hongcheng Wang, Yanfang Wu, Xia Li, Fuxiang Chang, Jianzhong Sun. (2019) Highly thermostable GH51 α-arabinofuranosidasefrom Hungateiclostridium clariflavum DSM 19732. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 103:3783–3793
2. Alei Geng(#), Yanbing Cheng(#), Yongli Wang, Daochen Zhu, Yilin Le, Jian Wu, Rongrong Xie, Joshua S. Yuan, Jianzhong Sun. (2018) Transcriptome analysis of the digestive system of a wood-feeding termite (Coptotermes formosanus) revealed a unique mechanism for effective biomass degradation. Biotechnology for Biofuels. DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1015-1.
3. Alei Geng, Jian Wu, Rongrong Xie, Xia Li, Fuxiang Chang and Jianzhong Sun. (2018) Characterization of a laccase from a wood-feeding termite, Coptotermes formosanus. Insect Science. DOI 10.1111/1744-7917.12415. 25, 251–258.
4. Alei Geng, Hongcheng Wang, Jian Wu, Rongrong Xie, Jianzhong Sun. (2017) Characterization of a β-xylosidase from Clostridium clariflavum and its application in xylan hydrolysis. BioResources. 12(4):9253-9262.
5. Alei Geng, Jian Wu, Rongrong Xie, Xia Li, Fuxiang Chang, Jianzhong Sun. (2015) Construction of a Bacterial Cellulase Cocktail for Saccharification of Regenerated Cellulose and Pretreated Corn Stover. BioResources. 10(4):7681-7692.
6. Haifang Qiu(#), Alei Geng(#), Daochen Zhu, Yilin Le, Jian Wu, Nienwen Chow, J H David Wu, Jianzhong Sun.(2015) Purification and characterization of a hemocyanin (Hemo1) with potential lignin-modification activities from the wood-feeding termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 175(2): 687-697.
7. Xing Yan(#), Alei Geng(#), Jun Zhang, Yongjun Wei, Lei Zhang, Changli Qian, Qianfu Wang, Shengyue Wang, Zhihua Zhou. (2013) Discovery of (hemi-) cellulase genes in a metagenomic library from a biogas digester using 454 pyrosequencing. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 97(18): 8173-8182.
8. Alei Geng(#), Gen Zou(#), Xing Yan(#), Qianfu Wang, Jun Zhang, Zhihua Zhou. (2012) Expression and characterization of a novel metagenome-derived cellulase Exo2b and its application to improve cellulase activity in Trichoderma reesei. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 96(4): 951-962.
9. Alei Geng, Yanling He, Changli Qian, Xing Yan, Zhihua Zhou. (2010) Effect of key factors on hydrogen production from cellulose in a co-culture of Clostridium thermocellum and C. thermopalmarium. Bioresource Technology. 101(11): 4029-4033.
Contact:
E-mail: galxj@mail.ujs.edu.cn
Tel: (86) 0511-88796122
