Zhu Du earned a B.S. in Biology from Nanchang University (1993) and a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from East China University of Science and Technology (2003). He is now a Professor at Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University. His work in Microbial Biotechnology has resulted in 145 publications. His research interests include endophytic microbial resources, natural product chemistry and secondary metabolite biosynthesis regulation.