Metabolic Engineering Summit 2026

Ballroom A+B (UTC+8)

13:30-15:35 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 1: Next-Generation Feedstock for Metabolic Engineering

Session Chair：

Esteban Marcellin , The University of Queensland 丨 Bingzhi Li , Tianjin University

Chair：

Esteban Marcellin , The University of Queensland 丨 Zongbao Zhao , Dalian University of Technology

NO.	Beijing Time (UTC+8)	Type	Presentation Topic	Speaker	Affiliation / Organization
1	13:30-13:45	Keynote	Engineering microbes for a multidimensional circular economy – plastic monomers to OH-fatty acids as an example	LArs M. Blank	RWTH Aachen University
2	13:45-14:00	Keynote	Engineering Red Yeast-Based Cell Factories	Zongbao Zhao	Dalian University of Technology
3	14:00-14:15	Keynote	Synthetic biology and process engineering facilitate the highly efficient production of rhamnolipid	Min Jiang	Nanjing Tech University
4	14:15-14:25	Invited	The BRIGHT Biofoundry: Translating Biological Data into Biosolutions — from Pest Control to Human Nutrition and further	Jochen Förster	Technical University of Denmark
5	14:25-14:35	Invited	An RNA-Tethering Platform for Target-Specific Translation Enhancement	Ji-Sook Hahn	Seoul National University
6	14:35-14:45	Invited	Customizing Micro-Grain for Nutrient Production Through Low-Carbon Microbial Manufacturing	Guokun Wang	Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, CAS
7	14:45-14:55	Invited	Synthetic Biology-Enabled Lignin Valorization via Artificial Funneling Pathways and Metabolic Engineering	Zhihua Liu	Tianjin University
8	14:55-15:02	Oral	A Cross-Feeding Yarrowia lipolytica-Pseudomonas putida Consortium for Efficient Valorization of Lignocellulosic Oligosaccharides	Jorge Barriuso	Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
9	15:02-15:09	Oral	Biological Upcycling of Methane into Multicarbon Chemicals by Metabolically Engineered Methanotrophs	Shuqi Guo	Xi'an Jiaotong University
10	15:09-15:16	Oral	Bioproduction Valuable Acetyl-CoA Derivatives with Rhodotorula toruloides	Xiaobing Yang	Northwest A&F University
11	15:16-15:35	Discussion	Q & A

15:35-15:55 (UTC+8) | Coffee Break

15:55-17:50 (UTC+8) | Parallel Session 1: Next-Generation Feedstock for Metabolic Engineering

Session Chair：

Esteban Marcellin , The University of Queensland 丨 Yong-Su Jin , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 丨 Bingzhi Li , Tianjin University

Chair：

LArs M. Blank , RWTH Aachen University 丨 Ji-Sook Hahn , Seoul National University

NO.	Beijing Time (UTC+8)	Type	Presentation Topic	Speaker	Affiliation / Organization
1	15:55-16:10	Keynote	Engineering Microbial Cell Factories for Precision Biomanufacturing of Chondroitin Sulfate	Liming Liu	Jiangnan University
2	16:10-16:25	Keynote	Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals via DLC Sugar Platform	Mingjie Jin	Nanjing University of Science and Technology
3	16:25-16:35	Invited	Synthetic Domestication of Environmental Bacteria for Efficient Biorefineries	Hyungyu Lim	Inha University
4	16:35-16:45	Invited	Advanced Methanotrophic Cell Factory for Methane-to-Multi-Carbon Bioconversion	Qiang Fei	Xi'an Jiaotong University
5	16:45-16:55	Invited	Acetoin Bioproduction from H₂ and CO₂ with Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus	Bastian Molitor	Leipzig University
6	16:55-17:05	Invited	Engineering Yeast Cell Factories for Circular Biomanufacturing from Waste Feedstocks	Sun-Mi Lee	Korea University
7	17:05-17:12	Oral	Harnessing Microbial Metabolic Repertoire for Biological Upcycling of Wastes: Towards Sustainable Development	Jinjin Diao	Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
8	17:12-17:19	Oral	Engineering Lignin Derived Aromatic Feedstocks for Sustainable Biomanufacturing of High Value Products	Daochen Zhu	Jiangsu University
9	17:19-17:26	Oral	Bioconversion for Ursodeoxycholic Acid Using β-Cyclodextrin Included-Chenodeoxycholic Acid via Immobilized Cells of Xanthomonas maltophilia	Qingxi Wu	Anhui University
10	17:26-17:33	Oral	Mechanism Elucidation of Efficient Organic Acids Production in Industrial Filamentous Fungi	Xiaoxi Zhang	Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, CAS
11	17:33-17:50	Discussion	Q & A

18:00-19:00 (UTC+8) | Dinner

19:00-20:45 (UTC+8) | "Meet the Editors" Forum

Chair：

Yongjin Zhou , Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS

NO.	Beijing Time (UTC+8)	Type	Presentation Topic	Speaker	Affiliation / Organization
1	19:00-19:10	Other		Francesco Zamberlan	Nature Catalysis and Nature Chemical BIology
2	19:10-19:20	Other		Yunling Xie	Nature Metabolism
3	19:20-19:25	Other		Sangyup Lee	Metabolic Engineering
4	19:25-19:30	Other		Jian Xu	Green Carbon
5	19:30-19:35	Other		Guoqiang Chen	Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology
6	19:35-19:45	Other		Atin Sharma	Nature Microbiology
7	19:45-19:55	Other		Fraser Andrews	Nature Communications
8	19:55-20:00	Other		Shengying Li	Engineering Microbiology
9	20:00-20:05	Other		Qing Yu	Vita Microbiology
10	20:05-20:45	Discussion	Q & A

2026-10-19 (Monday)

Ballroom A+B (UTC+8)

Parallel Session 1: Next-Generation Feedstock for Metabolic Engineering

"Meet the Editors" Forum