Wei Zhao is a PhD candidate in Resources and Environment from Zhejiang University. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree (2006) in bio-engineering and Master’s degree (2009) in fermentation engineering from Fujian Normal University (China). Wei Zhao has been a research assistant in the Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Screening for Novel Microbial Products. Currently, she is a research associate at the Fujian Institute of Microbiology. She is also a member of the Chinese Society of Microbiology. Her research interests are in the development and utilization of natural medicinal resources, including gene screening, microbial cultivation, and the purification and identification of natural products. a) Zhao W, Peng F, Wang CX, et al. FW0622, a new siderophore isolated from marine Verrucosispora sp. by genomic mining[J]. Natural Product Research, 2020, 34(21):3082-3088. b) Chen L, Zhao W, Jiang H, et al. Rakicidins G-I, cyclic depsipeptides from marine Micromonospora chalcea FIM 02-523[J]. Tetrahedron, 2018, 74(30): 4151-4154. c) Zhao W, Xie Y, Chen L et al. Polyphasic Identification of Strain FIM060022 Based on Gene Screening and Antibacterial Activities. Journal of Microbiology, 2018, 38(06):50-55. d) Zhao W, Chen L, Jiang H et al. Study on the mechanism with hypoxia selective growth inhibitor Rakicidin B from marine microorganism [J]. Chinese Journal of Antibiotics, 2019, 44(12):1328-1333.