Tianjin University Tianjin, China
Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering 09/2005 – 01/2012
Nankai University Tianjin, China
B.S. in Biotechnology 09/2001- 07/2005
Center for Advanced Bioenergy & Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) Urbana, IL
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Supervisor: Dr. Christopher V Rao) 12/2017 - Present
· Utilized system analysis of non-model yeast Lipomyces starkeyi on glucose, xylose, and cellobiose carbon sources
using transcriptomics and metabolomics
· Enhanced lipid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through metabolic engineering
Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Urbana, IL
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Supervisor: Dr. Yong-Su Jin) 08/2014 – 12/2017
· Improved tolerance against fermentation inhibitors present in cellulosic hydrolysates
· Reconfigured central metabolism for enhanced production of advanced biofuels and chemicals
· Assessed functional sugar production by microorganisms such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli
· Designed probiotic yeast strain Saccharomyces boulardii with metabolic engineering techniques
Division of Biological Sciences (University of California, San Diego) San Diego, CA
Postdoctoral Research Scholar (Supervisor: Dr. Suresh Subramani) 05/2012 – 08/2014
· Investigated signaling events in selective autophagy such as pexophagy and mitophagy
· Analyzed gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the inhibition of various selective autophagy pathways
· Evaluated evolutionary trends and functional anatomy of the human expanded autophagy network
Department of Biochemical Engineering (Tianjin University) Tianjin, China
Graduate Student (Supervisor: Dr. Pingsheng Ma) 09/2005 – 01/2012
· Investigated molecular dissection of the yeast Sfi1p, a component of the spindle pole body (SPB)
· Produced bioethanol from corn mash by engineered yeast (1st generation biofuel)
· Tested xylose utilization to produce bioethanol by engineered yeast (2nd generation biofuel)
College of Life Sciences (Nankai University) Tianjin, China
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Supervisor: Dr. Minggang Li) 09/2001 – 07/2005
· Analyzed secretory expression of GLP-1 containing an anti-diabetes role in the yeast Pichia pastoris.
· Studied the effect of anti-aging materials from Chinese herbs using Drosophila as a model.
· Organisms: Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and non-model yeast), bacterial synthetic systems and mammalian cell (Hela cell) culture
· Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology Techniques: PCR, qRT-PCR, DNA/RNA extraction, RNA-seq, Next-Generation Sequencing, DNA assembly, cloning, site directed mutagenesis, microbe transformation, and enzymatic characterization
· Genome Editing: Gene knock-out, gene knock-in, knock down, site-specific mutation, State-of-the-art CRISPR-Cas9 techniques, synthetic biology
· Analytical Techniques: Microbial culture and fermentation, lab-scale bioreactors, HPLC, GCMS, NMR, Flow cytometry
· Technical – Software: Microsoft office, Endnote, Origin, Prism, Illustrator, Photoshop, Vector NTI
· Language Proficiency: Chinese (Fluent), English (Fluent)
· Yong-Su Jin, Jing-Jing Liu, Sora Yu, Eun Ju Yun, Suryang Kwak, Kyoung Heon Kim. "Engineered microorganisms for
production of 2-fucosyllactose and L-fucose". UIUC2017-229-01(PRO). Filed on 05/15/2018.
· Yong-Su Jin, Guo-Chang Zhang, Jing-Jing Liu. "Enzyme-free bioconversion of sucrose and fructose into allulose by
engineered microorganism". UIUC2017-073-01(PRO). Filed on 10/19/2017.
· Yong-Su Jin, Jing-Jing Liu, Jamie Cate, Kulika Chomvong, Guo-Chang Zhang. "Engineered microorganisms for conversion
of oligosaccharides into functional sweeteners". UIUC2016-009-01(PRO). Filed on 09/27/2016.
2018 CABBI Annual Retreat Urbana, IL
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 07/2018
· "System analysis of Lipomyces starkeyi uncovered new gene targets for metabolic engineering"
IGB Fellow Symposium Urbana, IL
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 05/2018
· "Engineering the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides for the production of lipids and lipid-based chemicals"
2018 Genomic Sciences Program Annual Principal Investigator Meeting Tysons, VA
01/2018
· "Engineering the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides for the production of lipids and lipid-based chemicals"
San Diego Center for Systems Biology (SDCSB) Retreat Lake Arrowhead, CA
University of California, San Diego 01/2013
· "Evolutionary trends and functional anatomy of the human autophagy network"
San Diego Center for System Biology (SDCSB) Seed Grant San-Diego, CA
University of California, San Diego 09/2013 – 08/2014
· $25,000 grant awarded
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL 2014-2018
Mentored and trained two junior PhD students and three visiting scholars and helped with their research
Tianjin University Tianjin, China 2007-2011
Led a team of one undergrad student, three master students and one junior PhD student to perform 1st and 2nd generation
biofuel production research
Tianjin University Tianjin, China
Innovation Foundation of Tianjin University 2011
Most Excellent Student of the School of Chemical Engineering at Tianjin University 2006
Nankai University Tianjin, China
The Second-class scholarship of Nankai University 2004
The Second-class scholarship of Nankai University 2003
Most Excellent Student of Nankai University 2002
The Second-class scholarship of Nankai University 2001