Research Interest:  A versatile biotechnologist with research experience ranging from searching for novel microbial enzymes using classical and metagenomic approaches, genetic engineering to tailor them for specific applications, fermentation, downstream processing and their biotechnological application. Biotechnological applications range from developing “Green Chemistry technologies”/processes, developing antimicrobial systems, and systems/and or products for preventing, monitoring and therapy of oxidative stress related human diseases (cancer, cardiovascular, respiratory, atherosclerosis, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases).

Research Interest: Biological activity of blood platelets; inflammatory properties of platelets; interaction of blood platelets with the cells of the immune system; autoimmune diseases; activation and platelet reactivity in neurodegenerative diseases (multiple sclerosis); proteome, transcriptome and metabolome of platelets; molecular markers of platelets in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes

Research Interest:  Characterize,  evaluate  and  utilize  the  genetic  diversity of the G. max and G. soja for soybean breeding

Research Interest: Gentics; Tree Genetic Improvement; Plant Biotechlology

Research Interest:  Neurogenesis. Screening the leading chemical to stimulate the neurogenesis after CNS, diseases, including: Stroke, Multiple sclerosis, Alzheimers disease et al.  Brain tumor. To study the oncogenesis mechanisms of mellablastoma and glioblastoma.At the same time, to screen the inhibitor of Sonic hedgehog pathway to treat the brain tumor.

Research Interest: Food Processing, health food and cosmetics, Research of Chinese herbal medicine research, Agricultural biotechnology, Supercritical fluid, and Mycology 

Research Interest: Regulation of extracellular matrix genes and growth factors by potential anti-skin aging, anti-carcinogenic or wound repair agents in normal or cancer cells:Area of Expertise: Biochemistry and Cell/Molecular Biology; Biotechnology: Cell culture, Gene Regulation (protein, mRNA, promoter levels), Extracellular matrix (collagen, matrixmetalloproteinases, elastin, fibrillin), Growth factors/cytokines (tranaforming growth factor-b, interleukins), Oxidative Stress/Reactive Oxygen species, Antioxidants, Apoptosis, Toxicity, Angiogenesis/Metastasis.

Research Interest: Polymeric Biomaterials and Green Materials: -Synthesis and Characterization, Surface Modification, and Patterning (soft and dip-pen lithography) and Polymers processing, Synthesis of Polyurethanes/Polyesters and Bio-based resins. Nanomaterials and Energy Materials: Polymer-HA or Polymer-CNT Nanocomposites, Synthesis of Nanofibers and Nanoparticles for cancer drug delivery, Chemical modification of Nanodiamond particles and Metallization of CNTs, Polymeric and silica Nanorods as reinforcing fillers for dental restoration materials for flowable composites), Polymer/graphene composite materials and Polymer/polyoxometalate composites for energy applications. Tissue Engineering/ Drug Delivery: Polymeric 3D-Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Bone, Vascular, Neural and Dental, Salivary glands and multifunctional nanoparticles for lung cancer drug and growth factor delivery, Nasal/mucosal delivery of therapeutics), Electrospining and Force-spinning techniques for polymer and ceramic composite nanofabrication. Additive bio-manufacturing and We-laid Process for biomaterials/scaffolds of complex tissues and interfaces. Characterization of Materials: Microscopic and Spectroscopic characterization (SEM, AFM, FT-IR, XPS), mechanical properties characterization (Tensile, compression, dynamic mechanical (DMA) and nanoindentation), thermal properties (TGA, DSC, TMA) and Rheological characterization of polymeric biomaterials, nanomaterials and hybrid polymer/inorganic composites and in vitro Cell Studies for biocompatibility and toxicity. In Vitro Evaluation of nano-structured materials/ nanodiamond wear-debris from orthopedic joint implants: Nanoscaled wear-debris isolation from Hip and knee Simulator (AMTI) and its inflammatory effect evaluation.

Research Interest: With a combination of molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, nutrition metabolism,transgenic/knockout mice model, I aim to uncover the complex molecular programs that regulates physiological or pathological biological pathways, such as cell commitment, cell metabolism, embryonic development, brain development, nutrition regulation, and the pathological mechanisms of human metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and neurological disease..

Research Interest:  Green materials processing, surface coating, nanomaterials, energy materials and biomaterials

Research Interest: Pharmacology/Toxicology Isolation and Identification of Natural products, Drug Discovery and Development, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Diseases 

Research Interest:  Phosphate-based glass production and characterisation including Phosphate glass-fibre (PGF) production. He is also currently working on resorbable polymer composites, mainly for bone repair applications. His other interests include, calcium phosphate cements, microsphere technologies, drug delivery systems, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine applications

Research Interest: Studying the pathogenic process in betanodavirus and iridovirus infection in grouper GF-1 and larval grouper fish systems. His laboratory pioneered the use of grouper model to study betanodavirus in vivo on brain damaged, which as a model. 

Research Interest:  Drug Delivery, Pharmacokinetics, Controlled Release, Drug Targeting, Prodrug

Research Interest: Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), bioprocess engineering, biopolymer fermentation, biogas, environmental biotechnology, and environmental microbiology