Contact Information
Email: y294liu@uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567 x40641
Location: E6 4018
Assistant Professor | Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Dr Yilan Liu Yilan got her MASc at Chinese Academy of Sciences, where she earned Master of Natural Science. She pursued her PhD in Biochemical Engineering at Chinese Academy of Sciences. She conducted post-doctoral training at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and at University of Toronto. In Liu’s lab for synthetic biology and sustainable development (LSS), we harness synthetic biology for sustainable development. Her research explores how to engineer bacteria to convert mixed solid waste into biofuels.
Selected Publications:
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Liu, Yilan, et al. "Systems engineering of Escherichia coli for n-butane production." Metabolic Engineering 74 (2022): 98-107.
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Liu, Yilan, et al. "Opportunities and Challenges for Microbial Synthesis of Fatty Acid-Derived Chemicals (FACs)." Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology 9 (2021): 613322.
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Liu, Yilan, et al. "A novel C-terminal degron identified in bacterial aldehyde decarbonylases using directed evolution." Biotechnology for biofuels 13.1 (2020): 1-11.
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Liu, Yilan, et al. "High production of fatty alcohols in Escherichia coli with fatty acid starvation." Microbial cell factories 15.1 (2016): 1-10.