Assistant ProfessorDifan Xiao
Education and Experience
- Sep.2012 - Jun.2016
- Wuhan University of Bioengineering, China
- Sep.2016 - Jun.2019
- Master of Science, Microbiology, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Sep.2019 - Feb.2021
- PhD student, Microbiology, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Mar.2023 - Jun.2025
- PhD student, Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Ph.D. in Microbiology - Mar.2023 - Jun.2025
- Research assistant, Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- Oct.2025-present
- Project assistant professor, Engineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University
Awards
- 2016年 Excellent Graduate Student, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, China
- 2017年 First Class Award Scholarship for Graduate Students, Department of Education, Sichuan, China
- 2018年 Third Award Scholarship for Graduate Students, Department of Education, Sichuan, China
- 2019年 Excellent Graduate Student, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, China
- 2019年 National Scholarship for Studying Abroad, China Scholarship Council, China
- 2023年 Excellent Alumni, Wuhan University of Bioengineering, Wuhan, China. 2023
Publications
- Zhang, Z., Xiao, D., Wang, H., Li, Q., Ali, S., Chen, Y., Tang, J., Jiang, L., Shen, J., Xin, W., Feng, L., Ma, M. (2025/06) Enhanced tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to industrial inhibitors through multi-transcription factor engineering for environmental and biotechnological applications. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 202:106099
- Xiao, D., Driller, M., Stein, K., Blank, LM., Tiso, T. (2025/03) Genome mining the black-yeast Aureobasidium pullulans NRRL 62031 for biotechnological traits. BMC Genomics, 26(244)
- Xiao,D., Driller, M., Dielentheis-Frenken, M., Haala, F., Kohl, P., Stein, K., Blank, LM., Tiso, T. (2024/08) Advances in Aureobasidium research: Paving the path to industrial utilization. Microbial Biotechnology, 17(8):e14535
- Abrha, GT., Li, Q., Kuang, X., Xiao, D., Ayepa, E., Wu, J., Chen, H., Zhang, Z., Liu, Y., Yu, X., Xiang, Q., Ma, M. (2023/10) Phenotypic and comparative transcriptomics analysis of RDS1 overexpression reveal tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to furfural, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 136(4), 270-277
- Xiao, D., Blank, LM., Tiso, T. (2023/5) Draft Whole-Genome Sequence of the Black Yeast Aureobasidium pullulans NRRL 62031. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 12(5):e0045822
- Wang, H., Li, Q., Kuang, X., Xiao, D., Han, X., Hu, X., Li, X., Ma, M. (2018/10) Functions of aldehyde reductases from Saccharomyces cerevisiae in detoxification of aldehyde inhibitors and their biotechnological applications, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102(24), 10439-10456
- Wang, H.Y., Xiao, D.F., Zhou, C., Wang, L.L., Wu, L., Lu. Y.T., Xiang, Q.J., Zhao, K., Li, X., Ma, M. (2017/06) YLL056C from Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a novel protein with aldehyde reductase activity. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 101(11), 4507-4520