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Biography
Research interests
Research in the Hu Laboratory employs approaches from traditional techniques through high-throughput sequencing of metagenomes and proteomes and focuses upon understanding (1) the structure and function of the marine microbial loop and how it relates to biogeochemical function on biodegradation of pollutants; (2) the anthropogenic impacts in the sea and marine pollutions and the marine pollution ecology.
Questions addressed in the lab include: what the mechanisms of indigenous and introduced microorganisms and their evolutionary responses to the pollutants? What controls the composition and activities of microbial assemblages in seawater and sediments? How the pollutants are accumulated in the tissues of marine organisms and in food chains? What the interrelationship among marine organisms, pollutants and the marine environment? How to develop applicable techniques to remediate pollutants in coastal area? How to measure and verify the changes in toxicity during the bioremediation processes?
The major fundings in Hu’s lab include (Serve as PI):
WPOS funding for “The response of marine biodiversity and primary productivity to the changing environmental variables in the Bohai Sea” PI. (7,845,000 RMB)
National science and technology major Project for “Investigation on the microbial resources and diversity in the intestinal tract of benthic animals in tidal flat” PI. (960,000 RMB)
The Foreword Key Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences funding for “The contributing factor of seagrass bed habitat fragmentation and its ecological effect and rehabilitation” PI. (2,500,000 RMB)
NSFC funding for “Constructing petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading cell factory by using Pseudomonas putida F1 as a platform” PI. (660,000 RMB)
CAS funding for “The structural diversity of microflora in typical waters of China and Australia and its response to environmental changes” PI. (1,030,000 RMB)
CAS funding for “One hundred talent program – functional microorganisms in the marine ecosystem” PI. (2,000,000 RMB)
NSFC funding for “Autecological properties and degradation mechanisms of marine facultative anaerobic petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria” PI. (850,000 RMB)
NSFC funding for “Regulation mechanism of quorum sensing signalmolecules of petroleum hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria” PI. (808,000 RMB)
National key basic research and development program (973 program) sub-project funding for “Fish population in early life habitat and the formation and evolution mechanism” PI. (1200,000 RMB)
State Oceanic Administration funding for “Microbial remediation of the sediment in central of Bohai sea, China” PI. (1500,000 RMB)
Funding for “Oil bioremediation bacteria qualitative repository building and bacteria agent development” PI. (300,000 RMB)
Development of science and technology major project in Yantai funding for “Microbial remediation of the persistent organic pollutants” PI. (500,000 RMB)
The company funding for “Application of microbiological technology in tobacco leaf, Cigarette manufacturing and development of tobacco materials” PI. (5,000,000 RMB)
Professional positions
2011-present Deputy Director/Professor in Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research Chinese Academy of Sciences
2019-present Professor in Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, China
2008-2011 Assistant Research fellow in Louisiana State University
2006-2011 Guest Professor in Jackson State University
2004-2008 Postdoctor in Jackson State University
Education
1999-2004 Doctoral degree in Aquatic Products Processing and Storage Engineer at Ocean University of China
1995-1999 Bachelor of Medicine Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Ocean University of China
Awards
2019 Marine Science and Technology Award, China
2018 Marine Engineering Science and Technology Award, China
2016 Natural Science Award of Yantai City, China
2013 “Double Hundred Plan” High-end Innovative Talents of Yantai City, China
2005 Marine Science Technology Innovation from the State Oceanic Administration of China
2004 Science and Technology Innovation Award of the Dissertation Research from Shandong Province, China