We are very grateful to the funding agents for supporting our research.
36. The first class of Natural Science Award by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China 2025;
35. Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research: New enzymatic DNA synthesis and assembly strategy for DNA-based storage and computing, supported by Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, 2025-10-2030-09, RMB 3,000,000;
34. Biomanufacturing of stereospecific 1,2-propanediol as a monomer for unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) production, supported by Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project, 2025-05-2029-03, RMB 1,000,000;
33. Project “New discoveries in primary metabolism of anaerobic bacteria” supported by the State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2025-06-2027-07, RMB 1,000,000;
32. General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: RMB 500,000 (to Yang Tong);
31. Youth Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: RMB 300,000 (to Yiling Hu);
30. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Start-up fund: RMB 12,000,000;
29. New Cornerstone Investigator, 2023-12-2028-12, RMB 25,000,000;
28. 2023 TJU Independent Innovation Research Grant, RMB 200,000;
27. Natural Science Foundation of China Beijing Tianjin Hebei Basic Research Cooperation Project 2022-10-2025-09, RMB 600,000;
26. Intramural Research Fund for Productivity (No. 2022XCG-0006), TJU. 2022-01-2022-12, RMB 300,000;
25. The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China 2021-12-2025-12, RMB 4,000,000;
24. Intramural Talent Research Fund—Leader of Science and Technology (No. 2021XJQ-0004), TJU. 2021-09-2021-12, RMB 500,000;
23. Intramural Fund for Preliminary Research of Challenging Projects (No. 2021XY-0004), TJU. 2021-01-2021-12, RMB 100,000;
22. Tianjin City“Project Plus Team”Key Program. 2020-12-2023-12, RMB 600,000;
21. National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2020YFA0907900) RMB 547,000;
20. Tianjin City Synthetic Biology Innovative Translational Research Incubation Grant RMB 1,600,000
19. National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2019YFA0905700) RMB 4,370,000;
18. Intramural Translational Research Fund (No. 2020XT-0030), TJU. 2020-01-2020-12, RMB 50,000;
17. Leading Talent Award in Science and Technology of Tianjin City, 2019;
16. NSFC 31870049: RMB 590,000;
15. NSFC 31570060: RMB 650,000;
14. Industrial fund from BioRobust: 200,000
13. Tianjin 1000 Youth Talent Award: RMB 500,000;
12. Tianjin University Start-up fund: RMB 2,000,000;
11. TJU Graduate Innovative Training Program Teaching Award: RMB 10,000;
10. 2019 TJU Independent Innovation Research Grant RMB 30,000;
9. 2018 Tianjin University Pioneering Faculty Award;
8. 2018 Publication of the year award, SPST, TJU;
7. 2017 Excellent Supervisor Award, 1st ACS Jingjinji Chapter Young Star Forum on Health Science;
6. 2015 Grant of the year, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University;
5. 2014 Tianjin University Peiyang Scholar;
4. 2013-2014 NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award;
3. 2001 – 2006 Upenn Medical School Graduate Fellowship;
2. 2000 Thomas Rumble Fellowship;
1. 1992 Shantou City Mayor’s You Hua Scholarship.