Chen Ling Lab

Synthetic Microbiology & Biomanufacturing

【今年招生基本结束,目前仅考虑“生信”和“计算机”方向的硕士,可能不会回复其他邮件】 We decode the "how" and "why" of bacterial adaptation. By understanding non-model microbes, we engineer sustainable chemicals and discover novel genetic tools.

Research Focus

🧬 Metabolic Engineering

Enhancing efficiency of bulk chemical synthesis in non-model microorganisms through metabolic engineering and laboratory adaptive evolution using DBTL cycle.

🔬 Multi-omics Analysis

Deciphering metabolic mechanisms of non-model microorganisms using multi-omics approaches to achieve optimal synthetic pathways.

✂️ Genome Editing

Investigating transposase-mediated genome rearrangement during adaptive evolution and developing novel genome editing tools.

Principal Investigator

Chen Ling

Chen Ling (凌晨), PhD

Associate Professor

School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University

Dr. Chen Ling completed postdoctoral research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) from 2019 to 2023 and obtained his PhD from Tsinghua University in 2019. Before that, he graduated from China Agricultural University in 2014, with a BS degree. The lab focuses on understanding "how" and "why" in microbial metabolism through synthetic biology approaches.

Latest News

Mar 2026

Congrats to Xue-Mei and Bai-Tao for their work publised on bioRxiv, this is a collaborating project with Prof. Zhiyou Zong!

2026

Yu-Hang and Yuan Yuan's work is now in revision, we hope this will be accepted soonnn!