Miao group

Cyanobacteria structure Miao group

To understand and engineer cyanobacteria

Our research

The research in Miao group focuses on understanding and engineering cyanobacteria, photosynthetic microorganisms that use sunlight and carbon dioxide to support their growth. Cyanobacteria have enormous potential as sustainable cell factories because they can convert solar energy and CO₂ directly into biomass and useful products. We combine high-throughput functional genomics, systems biology, metabolic engineering, and synthetic biology to understand how these organisms work and to develop new applications in sustainable biotechnology.

Group members

Research leader: Rui Miao

May 2026 - present:

NordForsk, Next-Generation Nordic Network for Plant and Algal Sugers (grant number 241958).

January 2025 - present:

FORMAS Career grant for early-career researchers 2024, Eco-Nfix: Engineering nitrogen fixation in a fast-growing cyanobacterium for sustainable bio-fertilizer production (grant number 2023-01059, project number 2024-00580).

October 2023 - present:

NovoNordisk, Plant Science, Agriculture and Food Biotechnology, Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022, Development of Sustainable Biofertilizer Production via High Throughput Protein Engineering in Cyanobacteria (grant number NNF22OC0079940).

October 2023 - present:

STINT Mobility Grants for Internationalisation.


Contact

  • If you are interested in our research, you are welcome to contact Rui Mao.
  • Rui Miao

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