Mengyao Zhang
PhD candidate
Education Experience
2015-2019 Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University Bachelor
2019-2022 Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University Master
2022-2024 DICP CAS Research Assistant
2024-Now DICP CAS PhD candidate
Research Interest
Metabolic Engineering of Pichia pastoris and Biosynthesis of Natural Products
Tel: 0411-88133490
Featured Publications
1. Zhang M.Y., Bai F., Shen Y.W., Cai P.*, Zhou Y.J.*, Expanding the versatility of the protein master Pichia pastoris towards efficient biosynthesis of diterpenoid sclareol, Trends Biotechnol., 2026, doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2026.04.026.
2. Wang H.Y.#, Zhang M.Y.#, Zhang C.Y., He S.W., Liao W.B., Zhu R.P., Zhou Y.J.*, Lu H.Z.*, Resource-aware cell factory design through multi-scale metabolic models with expression and proteome constraints, Fundam. Res., 2026, doi.org/10.1016/j.fmre.2026.07.008.
3. Ni X., Wang H.Y., Zhang M.Y., Gao N., Gao J.Q.*, Yang F.*, Zhou Y.J.*, Creating a glycolysis-minimized central metabolism for efficient biosynthesis and cell growth in yeast, Trends Biotechnol., 2026, doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2026.07.020.
4. Chen S.S., Zhang M.Y., Wu X.Y., Bai F., Gao L.H., Shen Y.W., Dou S.H.*, Cai P.*, Zhou Y.J., Promoter engineering for enhanced 3-hydroxypropionic acid production in Pichia pastoris, Synth. Syst. Biotechnol. 2025, 10, 916-924.
5. Zhang M.Y., Cai P., Zhou Y.J.*, Synthetic biology drives the sustainable production of terpenoid fragrances and flavor, Synth. Biol. J., 2024, DOI: 10.12211/2096-8280.2024-057.(in Chinese)
6. Zhang M.Y. #, Gao Q. D. #, Liu Y. J., Fang Z. M., Gong Z. W., Zhao Z. K., Yang X. B.*, Metabolic engineering of Rhodotorula toruloides for resveratrol production, Microb Cell Fact., 2022, 21(1), 270.
7. Liu S.S.#, Zhang M.Y.#, Ren Y.Y., Jin G.J., Tao Y.S., Lyu L.T, Zhao Z.K., Yang X.B.*, Engineering Rhodosporidium toruloides for limonene production, Biotechnol. Biofuels., 2021, 14, 243.
