CHEN Shaolin Title: Director and Professor Address: Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-arid Lands, Northwest A & F University, 22 Xinong Road, C120 Science Building, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China Tel: 86-29-87081021 Email: slc1916@nwsuaf.edu.cn Education Background: 1992-1997 Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology, Cornell University 1983-1986 M.S. in Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Peking University 1979-1983 B.S. in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Peking University Working Experiences: 2014-present Director, Biomass Energy Center for Arid and Semi-arid Lands, Northwest A&F University 2013-present Professor, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University 2007-2013 Bioenery Specialist, Energy Biosciences Institute, Berkley, CA, USA 2005-2006 Research Associate, Carnegie Institution, Stanford, CA, USA 2000- 2004 Research Associate, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA 1998-1999 Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA Research Interests: We focus on regulatory mechanisms underlying biogenesis of plant cell wall and enzymatic hydrolysis of plant cell wall polysaccharides for sugar fermentation and conversion to bio-products. Our goals include (1) engineering crops in arid and semi-arid regions for improved stress tolerance and thus enhanced biomass productivity and (2) engineering filamentous fungi for improved cellulase productivity and for enhanced efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis of plant cell wall polysaccharides for the production of biofuels and bio-products.
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