山东大学微生物专业学士，中国科学院微生物研究所生物化学与分子生物学博士，美国马里兰大学帕克分校和德州大学奥斯汀分校博士后，中国科学院过程工程研究所生化工程国家重点实验室研究员。现任上海交通大学特别研究员，博士生导师，入选中组部第五批青年千人。主要从事结构酶学研究，以X-射线蛋白晶体衍射为主要手段解析微生物天然产物合成酶的三维结构，结合有机化学、生物化学以及分子生物学等手段阐明其分子机制，并以此为基础对天然产物合成途径进行人工优化设计和改造。相关研究已发表于Nature Chemical Biology、ACS Chemical Biology和Structure等国际期刊。
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