Prof. Dr. Youran Li currently serves as Associate Professor at the School of Biotechnology and National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, at Jiangnan University. He received his bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering, master’s degree in Fermentation Engineering, and doctorate in Fermentation Engineering from Jiangnan University in 2006, 2009, and 2014, respectively. Prof. Dr. Youran Li's area of expertise is in microbiology, especially in genetic modification and metabolic engineering of industrial microorganisms. He has participated in and completed two key subjects from the National 863 Project, one subject from the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation, one subject from the national science resources platform, and one subsidiary program on the key project from the National Science and Technology Department, etc.