Dr. Jie Yang is currently a professor in the College of Biological Sciences and Engineering at Fuzhou University. She received her Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology from Ohio University, USA and worked as a postdoctoral researcher in a Honolulu-based biotech company Kuehnle AgroSystems, Inc. After she joined Fuzhou University, China in 2009, she has been working with enzymes, especially ligninolytic enzymes such as laccases.

Current research interests focus on enzyme engineering and applications, including:  Isolation and breeding of bacteria and fungi producing enzymes including cellulases, laccases, agarases, etc.  Enzyme engineering, purification, heterologous expression and characterization  Fermentation media development and process optimization in shake flasks and 5-L fermenter  Enzyme gene transcription profiling with transcriptomics and qPCR and transcription engineering  Enzyme applications in feed, food and bioremediation and identification of biotransformation pathways