Prof. Zijie Li received his B.Sc. from the Hebei University of Science and Technology in 2007 and his Ph.D. from the National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University in 2012. He participated in the joint Ph.D. program at Ohio State University (2010–2011) and Georgia State University (2011–2012). He is now an associate professor at Jiangnan University. His research fields mainly include: the in vitro synthesis of functional sugars using free and immobilized enzymes; the production of high-value-added carbohydrates by microbial metabolic engineering; and the biological activities of functional sugars and their mechanisms.