Introduction to Marine and Environmental Technology - Algal Biology and Biotechnology

Topic:  Introduction to Marine and Environmental Technology - Algal Biology and Biotechnology

Speaker: LEE Yandao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland

Host: Prof. MAO Zhiyong

Time: 10:00AM- 11:30AM, 23rd JUNE, 2015

Venue: Room 1102, Medical Building

Research Focus
       Yantao Li is an Assistant Professor at Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, the University of Maryland, where he leads the Algal Biology and Biotechnology Lab. Li’s research aims to understand lipid synthesis, turnover, and lipid body biogenesis in microalgae, to rationally engineer algae for biofuels and high value products, and to biochemically convert algae feedstock into biofuels. Li got his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Nanjing University and the University of Hong Kong respectively.