研究领域：

酵母合成生物学，真菌致病机理以及耐药性机制，猫冠状病毒。

工作经历：

2019年7月至今，中国农业大学，动物医学院，副教授，硕士生导师

2017年7月-2019年6月，北京化工大学，高精尖中心，博士后，合作导师：中国工程院外籍院士Jens Nielsen教授

教育背景：

2009年8月-2016年12月，Purdue University，农业学院，生物化学系，获得博士学位，导师：Scott Briggs教授

2005年8月-2009年6月，北京大学，生命科学学院，获得理学学士学位，导师：郑晓峰教授

主持和参加科研项目：

主持国家自然科学基金委青年科学基金项目一项，曾获第12批中国博士后科学基金特别资助，担任重点研发计划（合成生物学）“酿酒酵母基因组深度设计原则研究”课题项目骨干。

代表性文章(#为共同一作，*为通讯作者)：

[1] Junhao Cheng, Mingkun Wu, Ren Zhong, Dayong Si, Geng Meng, Rijun Zhang*, Yueping Zhang*, Rapid Golden Gate assembly of exons from genomic DNA for protein expression in Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris. Biotechniques. 2021 Aug 10. doi: https://doi.org/10.2144/btn-2021-0039

[2] Yu Fu, Zhenglin Zhu, Geng Meng, Rijun Zhang*, Yueping Zhang*, A CRISPR‑Cas9 based shuffle system for endogenous histone H3 and H4 combinatorial mutagenesis. Scientific Reports. 2021, Feb 8;11(1):3298, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82774-4

[3] Jinyu Fu#, Yueping Zhang#, Guang Cai, Geng Meng*, Shuobo Shi*, Rapid and sensitive RPA-Cas12a-fluorescence assay for point-of-care detection of African swine fever virus. PLoS One. 2021 Jul 19;16(7):e0254815. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254815

[4] Guiping Gong#, Yueping Zhang#, Zibai Wang, Luo Liu, Shuobo Shi, Verena Siewers, Qipeng Yuan, Jens Nielsen, Xu Zhang*, and Zihe Liu*, GTR 2.0: gRNA-tRNA Array and Cas9-NG Based Genome Disruption and Single-Nucleotide Conversion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ACS Synthetic Biology. 2021 May 20, doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.0c00560

[5] Yijin Zhao#, Yueping Zhang#, Jens Nielsen, Zihe Liu*, Production of β‐carotene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through altering yeast lipid metabolism. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 2021 May;118(5):2043-2052. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27717

[6] Yueping Zhang#, Juan Wang#, Zibai Wang, Yiming Zhang, Shuobo Shi, Jens Nielsen, Zihe Liu*, A gRNA-tRNA Array CRISPR-Cas9 Based Rapid Multiplexed Genome Editing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nature Communications. 2019 Mar 5;10(1):1053, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09005-3

[7] Zihe Liu, Yueping Zhang, Jens Nielsen*; Synthetic Biology of Yeast. Biochemistry. 2019 Mar 19;58(11):1511-1520, doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.8b01236

[8] Yueping Zhang, Jens Nielsen, Zihe Liu*, Engineering yeast metabolism for production of terpenoids for use as perfume ingredients, pharmaceuticals and biofuels. FEMS Yeast Research. 2017 Dec 1;17(8), doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/femsyr/fox080 

[9] Yueping Zhang, Nina D. Serratore, Scott D. Briggs*, (2017) N-ICE plasmids for generating N-terminal 3×FLAG tagged genes that allow Inducible, Constitutive, or Endogenous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast. 2017 May;34(5):223-235, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/yea.3226