Zhu Kun
Professor
Institute of Microbiology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Biography
Dr. Kun Zhu received his BSc and MSc in China Agricultural University. He obtained his PhD in Illinois State University in 2004. After that he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee (2005-2010). In 2010 Dr Zhu joined the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Research Interest
Dr. Zhu has worked on fatty acid biosynthesis in bacteria for years. Current his work focuses on increasing fatty acid production through genetic engineering, and increasing metabolite secretion through membrane fatty acid adjustment.
Publications
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[3] Zhang Y-M, Frank MW, Zhu K, Mayasundari A, Rock CO. PqsD is responsible for the synthesis of DHQ, an extracellular metabolite produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283: 28788-28794, 2008
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[2] Singh A, Zhang Y-M, Zhu K, Subramanian C, Gatto C, Li Z, Jayaswal R, Wilkinson BJ. FabH selectivity for anteiso branched-chain fatty acid precursors in low temperature adaptation in Listeria monocytogenes. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 302(2): 188-192, 2009
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[1] Zhu K, Zhang Y-M, Rock CO. Transcriptional regulation of membrane lipid homeostasis in Escherichia coli. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284: 34880-34888, 2009
