
Yanran Li
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UC Riverside
EDUCATION:
2007 B.S. Chemistry, Nankai University
2007 B.E. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University
2012 Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Adviser: Dr. Yi Tang), UCLA
2012-2013 Postdoc (Adviser: Dr. Rustem Ismagilov), California Institute of technology
2013-2016 Postdoc (Adviser: Dr. Christima D. Smolke), Stanford University
EMAIL: yanranl@ucr.edu
OFFICE PHONE: (951)827-1480
OFFICE: Bourns Hall, A217
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UC Riverside
EDUCATION:
2007 B.S. Chemistry, Nankai University
2007 B.E. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University
2012 Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (Adviser: Dr. Yi Tang), UCLA
2012-2013 Postdoc (Adviser: Dr. Rustem Ismagilov), California Institute of technology
2013-2016 Postdoc (Adviser: Dr. Christima D. Smolke), Stanford University
EMAIL: yanranl@ucr.edu
OFFICE PHONE: (951)827-1480
OFFICE: Bourns Hall, A217

Shanhui Xu
PhD Student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UC Riverside
EMAIL: shanhui.xu@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Elucidating and Engineering Phytosteroid Biosynthesis in Yeast
EDUCATION: 2016, BE in Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
PhD Student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UC Riverside
EMAIL: shanhui.xu@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Elucidating and Engineering Phytosteroid Biosynthesis in Yeast
EDUCATION: 2016, BE in Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University

Tiffany Chiu
PhD Student, Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics, UC Riverside
EMAIL: tiffany.chiu@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Development of Novel Pest Control Strategy
EDUCATION: 2012, MS in Global Medicine; 2011, BS in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of Southern California
PhD Student, Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics, UC Riverside
EMAIL: tiffany.chiu@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Development of Novel Pest Control Strategy
EDUCATION: 2012, MS in Global Medicine; 2011, BS in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of Southern California

Anqi Zhou
PhD Student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UC Riverside
EMAIL: anqi.zhou@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Tool Development in Yeast for More Efficient Biosynthesis of Phytochemicals
EDUCATION: 2018, MS in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology; 2015, BS in Food Science and Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University
PhD Student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UC Riverside
EMAIL: anqi.zhou@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Tool Development in Yeast for More Efficient Biosynthesis of Phytochemicals
EDUCATION: 2018, MS in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology; 2015, BS in Food Science and Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University

Xiaoxuan Teng
PhD Student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UC Riverside
EMAIL: xiaoxuan.teng@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Reprogramming Plant Perception for Novel Plant Natural Products Discovery
EDUCATION: 2020, M.S. in Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York; 2016, B.S. in Environmental Science, Nankai University
PhD Student, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, UC Riverside
EMAIL: xiaoxuan.teng@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Reprogramming Plant Perception for Novel Plant Natural Products Discovery
EDUCATION: 2020, M.S. in Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York; 2016, B.S. in Environmental Science, Nankai University

Rongbin Hu
Associate Specialist
EMAIL: rongbin.hu@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Reprogramming Plant Perception for Novel Plant Natural Products Discovery
EDUCATION: 2012, Ph.D in Biology, Texas Tech University (Advisor: Dr. Hong Zhang); 2005, M.S in Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS; 2000,
B.S in Biotechnology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Associate Specialist
EMAIL: rongbin.hu@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Reprogramming Plant Perception for Novel Plant Natural Products Discovery
EDUCATION: 2012, Ph.D in Biology, Texas Tech University (Advisor: Dr. Hong Zhang); 2005, M.S in Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS; 2000,
B.S in Biotechnology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Kaibiao Wang
Postdoc
EMAIL: kaibiao.wang@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Using Microbial Bioproduction Platform to Elucidate Phytochemical Biosynthesis
EDUCATION: 2019, Ph.D in Biology, Nanjing University (Adviser: Professor Huiming); 2005, M.S in Biology, Northeast Agricultural University, China; 2012,
B.S in Biological Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, China.
Postdoc
EMAIL: kaibiao.wang@email.ucr.edu
PROJECT: Using Microbial Bioproduction Platform to Elucidate Phytochemical Biosynthesis
EDUCATION: 2019, Ph.D in Biology, Nanjing University (Adviser: Professor Huiming); 2005, M.S in Biology, Northeast Agricultural University, China; 2012,
B.S in Biological Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, China.
Isabel Duong | Undergraduate Researcher (2021.12-present) | Biology