Scholars

Professor

Positions:

Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Division of Research
Professor, Plant Pathology and Microbiology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

overview

Our lab aims to employ design-based engineering to address the challenges in energy, environment, and health. The design-based engineering strategies focused on chemical, computational, and systems biology analyses to understand the fundamental mechanisms and to guide the design of enzymes, processes, microorganisms, and plant for various applications. While the principle can be broadly applied, our research primarily focused on increasing biorefinery waste utilization, enhancing photosynthetic terpene production, and improving enzymes based on structure dynamics.

education and training

Ph.D. in Plants, Insects, and Soils with Focus on Functional Genomics, University of Tennessee at Knoxville - (Knoxville, Tennessee, United States) 2007

selected publications

Academic Articles96

Long, B., Fischer, B., Zeng, Y., Amerigian, Z., Li, Q., Bryant, H., ... Yuan, J. S. (2022). Machine learning-informed and synthetic biology-enabled semi-continuous algal cultivation to unleash renewable fuel productivity.. 13(1), 541.

SDG 7 SDG 13
Li, M., Long, B., Dai, S. Y., Golden, J. W., Wang, X., & Yuan, J. S. (2022). Altered Carbon Partitioning Enhances CO2 to Terpene Conversion in Cyanobacteria.. 2022, 9897425-12.

SDG 7 SDG 12
Wang, B. o., Xu, Y., Wang, X., Yuan, J. S., Johnson, C. H., Young, J. D., & Yu, J. (2021). A guanidine-degrading enzyme controls genomic stability of ethylene-producing cyanobacteria. Nature Communications. 12(1), 5150.
Hu, C., Zhao, M., Li, Q., Liu, Z., Hao, N., Meng, X., ... Yuan, J. S. (2021). Cover Feature: Phototunable Lignin Plastics to Enable Recyclability (ChemSusChem 19/2021). ChemSusChem. 14(19), 3980-3980.
Hu, C., Zhao, M., Li, Q., Liu, Z., Hao, N., Meng, X., ... Yuan, J. (2021). Phototunable Lignin Plastics to Enable Recyclability.. ChemSusChem. 14(19), 4260-4269.

Chapters5

Liu, Z., & Yuan, J. S. (2018). Chapter 12. Systems Biology Analyses of Lignin Conversion. RSC Energy and Environment Series. Energy and Environment Series. 314-332. Royal Society of Chemistry.
Holopainen, J. K., Himanen, S. J., Yuan, J. S., Chen, F., & Stewart, C. N. (2013). Ecological Functions of Terpenoids in Changing Climates. Natural Products. 2913-2940. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
Syrenne, R. D., Shi, W., Stewart, C. N., & Yuan, J. S. (2012). Omics Platforms: Importance of Twenty-First Century Genome-Enabled Technologies in Seed Developmental Research for Improved Seed Quality and Crop Yield. Seed Development: OMICS Technologies toward Improvement of Seed Quality and Crop Yield. 43-57. Springer Netherlands.

SDG 2
Stewart, C. N., Peng, Y., Abercrombie, L. G., Halfhill, M. D., Rao, M. R., Ranjan, P., ... Yuan, J. S. (2010). Genomics of Glyphosate Resistance. Glyphosate Resistance in Crops and Weeds. 149-164. John Wiley & Sons, Inc..
Hu, J., Tranel, P. J., Stewart, C. N., & Yuan, J. S. (2009). Molecular and Genomic Mechanisms of Non-Target-Site Herbicide Resistance. Weedy and Invasive Plant Genomics. 149-161. Wiley-Blackwell.