Jian Yong Wu
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
China
Biography
Dr J.Y. Wu is an Associate Professor in biosciences and biochemical engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his BSc degree from Hebei University of Science and Technology (China), MSc from Tianjin University (China), and PhD in from Queen’s University (Canada), mostly in Biochemical Engineering. His research interests include (1) molecular properties and biological functions of plant, and microbial natural products, and carbohydrate polymers, (2) secondary metabolite production and plant defense responses in plant tissue cultures, (3) physical and biological effects of power ultrasound and applications in biotechnology and natural product processing. He has published more than 100 papers on refereed journals in plant sciences, applied microbiology and biotechnology, food and natural products chemistry, and polymer sciences, and also acted frequently as referees for these journals. He is an editorial board member for the journal Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry.
Research Interest
His research interests include -Field crop research, Biotechnology and bioprocesses of medicinal fungi and plant tissue cultures. -Functional food and medicinal chemistry (focus: structure, properties and bioactivities of polysaccharides from medicinal mushrooms). -Ultrasound-assisted extraction and processing of natural products and Chinese herbs.
