Biocatalysis & Green Chemistry Lab

Associate Professor LI Zhi

PhD (Org. Chem.) University of Vienna, Austria, 1991

MEng (Chem. Eng.) Chinese Academy of Forestry, Nanjing, China, 1985

BSc (Chem.) Nanjing University, China, 1982

Blk E5, 4 Engineering Drive 4, #03-03, Singapore 117585

Tel: (65)6516-8416 Email: chelz (at) nus.edu.sg

Research Fellows:

Dr. Nicholas GOH Jun Jie (PhD, National University of Singapore)

Current research project: Enzymatic CO₂ utilisation, directed enzyme evolution

Contact: nicholasgoh (at) nus.edu.sg

 

 

Dr. Lihua GUO (PhD, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)

Current research project: Enzymatic CO₂ utilisation, directed enzyme evolution

Contact: guo.lh (at) nus.edu.sg

 

 

Dr. Xiaofang XIE (PhD, National University of Singapore)

Current research project: Photoenzymatic catalysis

Contact: xiaofang (at) u.nus.edu

 

 

 

PhD/Master Students:

Ms. Jieran YI (BE, National University of Singapore)

Current research project: Directed enzyme evolution

Contact: yi.jieran (at) u.nus.edu

 

 

 

Mr. Lin YI (BE, Xiamen University, China)

Current research project: Directed evolution of P450

Contact: e0917894 (at) u.nus.edu

 

 

 

Mr. Ziyang LIN (BSc, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, China)

Current research project: Biotransformation of 4-hydroxymandelate acid

Contact: e0963042 (at) u.nus.edu

 

 

Ms. Li LI (BE, Zhejiang University, China)

Current research project: Engineering of enzymes for green and efficient enantioselective synthesis of fine chemicals

Contact: e1374310 (at) u.nus.edu

 

 

Research Engineers/Assistants:

Mr LAI Thai Leong (BSc (Hons), Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Current research project: Enzymatic CO₂ utilisation, directed enzyme evolution

Contact: tl.lai (at) nus.edu.sg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting Professors:

Prof. Ma Xingyuan, 2011 (Professor, East China University of Science & Technology, China)

Prof. Jin Qingchao, 2016 (Professor, Ningbo Science & Technology University, China)

Professor Xiong Xingquan, 2017 (Professor, Huaqiao University, China)

Postdoc Research Fellows:

Dr. Wang Zunsheng (Singapore), Dr. Xu Yi (Shanghai Institute of Technology, China), Dr. Cheng Yongzheng (Zunyi Medical College, China), Dr. Wang Tianwen (East China University of Science & Technology, China), Dr. Yan Jinyong (Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology CAS, China), Dr. Zhang Dongxu (Jiangnan University, China), Dr. Ye Lidan (Zhejiang University, China), Dr. Huang Renliang (Tianjin University, China), Dr. Zhang Jiandong (Taiyuan University of Technology, China), Dr. Li Aitao (Reetz Group, Germany), Dr. Ye Lijuan (Astar, Singapore), Dr. Zhang Jieyu (Sichuan University), Dr. Wu Shuke (University of Basel, Switzerland), Dr. Zhou Yi (Switzerland), Dr. Mao Jiwei (China), Dr. Wang Yayue (China), Dr. Bi Yicheng (GenScript, China), Dr. Yuan Jifeng (Xiamen University, China), Dr. Yun Hui (China), Dr. Yeounjoo Ko (South Korea), Dr. Akbar Vahidi Khalfekandi (Singapore), Dr. Liu Ji (China), Dr. Zhu lu (China), Dr. Ruipu Xin (China), Dr. Xiaopei Xu (China), Dr. Chen Ming (China), Dr. Balaji Sundara Sekar (Singapore), Dr. Li Renjie, Dr. Wang Zilong, Dr. Yoon Eun Kyung, Dr. Benedict R. Lukito, Dr. Tian Kaiyuan, Dr. Kelly Dwyer, Dr. Joel Choo Ping Syong, Dr. Jung Do Yun, Dr. Li Xirui

PhD Students:

Dai Shiyao (PhD 2010, Novartis, China), Xue Liang (PhD 2011, BASF, China), Tang Wenglin (PhD 2011, Singapore), Zhang Wei (PhD 2011, A-Star, Singapore), Wang Wen (PhD 2012, Postdoc at MIT, USA), Pham Quang Son (PhD 2012, Abbott, Singapore), Jia Xin (PhD 2012, Junye Pharma, China), Ngo Nguyen Phuong Thao (PhD 2013, Australia), Zillillah (PhD 2014, Singapore), Gao Pengfei (PhD, 2015), Wu Shuke (PhD, 2015), Akbar Vahidi Khalfekandi (PhD, 2016), Zeng Shichao (PhD, 2016), Yang Yi (PhD, 2016), Priscilia Adrian Limadinata (PhD, 2016), Tian Kaiyuan (PhD, 2016), Benedict R. Lukito (PhD, 2019), Joel Choo Ping Syong (PhD, 2023), Jung Do Yun (PhD, 2023), Glen Kua Kai Bin (PhD, 2023), See Wei Li Willy (PhD, 2023)

Master Students, Research Engineers, Exchange PhD Students:

Pang Hongbo, William Wong, Tan Guowei, Mojtaba Binazadeh, Mou Jie, Felicia Lie, Sampson Anankanbil, Sneha Shanbhag, Tan Wei Teck, Anand R. Gaikaiwari, Soh E-Shen Nicholas