Gaowa Gong received the B.S. degree in Veterinary Science from Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China, in 2001 and the M.S. degree in Veterinary Science from Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China, in 2004. She is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in Fermentation Engineering with the College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China. Her research interests focused on the development and utilization of microbial resources.