Project 122: Plant Synthetic Biology Techniques for Natural Products from Medical Plants

Contact Information:

Prof. Kexuan Tang

Email: kxtang@sjtu.edu.cn or kxtang1@163.com 

Assoc. Prof. Qifang Pan

Email：panqf@sjtu.edu.cn

Project Description and Objectives:

Plant synthetic biology uses enabling approaches from engineering and plants as platforms to produce self-sustaining and photosynthetic-driven traits and bio-production of natural products. Chinese traditional medical plants produce a rich and diverse array of natural products, such as artemisinin from Artemisia annua, paclitaxel from Taxus chinensis, santalol from Santalum album, and so on. Our project aims to develop plant synthetic biology techniques for natural products, including the design and construction of new biological parts, devices and systems and the re-design of existing natural biological systems.

Eligibility Requirements:

Basic knowledge of molecular biology.

Preferred: Experience in plant biotechnology.

Main Tasks:

Clone a functional structural gene, construct the vector and express in plant or yeast system.

Finish a research report.

Give one presentation (Experiment Design, Progress & Results).

Website:

Lab: N/A

School: http://www.agri.sjtu.edu.cn/eng/