Peng Cai
Education Experience
2007-2011 Nanjing Forestry University Bachelor
2011-2014 Nanjing Forestry University Master
2014-2017 Shanghai Jiaotong University Doctoral candidate
2017-2018 Zhejiang University Research assistant
2018-2022 DICP CAS and Dalian University of Technology Joint Doctor
Research Interest
Efficient bioconversion of methanol and development of yeast synthesis biology methods
Featured Publications
1. Cai P., Wu X.Y., Deng J., Gao L.H., Shen Y.W., Yao L., Zhou Y.J.*, Methanol biotransformation toward high-level production of fatty acid derivatives by engineering the industrial yeast Pichia pastoris, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2022, 119(29), e2201711119.
2. Cai P., Li Y.X., Zhai X.X., Yao L., Ma X.J., Jia L.Y., Zhou Y.J.*, Microbial synthesis of long‑chain α‑alkenes from methanol by engineering Pichia pastoris, Bioresour. Bioprocess., 2022, 9, 58. (Featured article)
3. Zhang K., Duan X.P., Cai P.，Gao L.H., Wu X.Y., Yao L., Zhou Y.J.*, Fusing an exonuclease with Cas9 enhances homologous recombination in Pichia pastoris, Microb. Cell Fact., 2022, 21, 182.
4. Cai P.#, Duan X.P.#, Wu X.Y., Gao L.H., Ye M., Zhou Y.J.*, Recombination machinery engineering facilitates metabolic engineering of the industrial yeast Pichia Pastoris, Nucleic Acids Res., 2021, 49(13), 7791-7805.
5. Cai P., Gao J.Q., Zhou Y.J.*, CRISPR-mediated genome editing in non-conventional yeasts for biotechnological applications, Microb. Cell Fact., 2019, 18, 63.
Current position
DICP CAS (Postdoctor)
