Dr. Jie Cheng is a Lecturer and Master's Supervisor at the School of Pharmacy and Food Engineering, Liaocheng University, China. He received his Ph.D. from Xiamen University in 2022. His research focuses on microbial biotechnology, metabolic engineering, and synthetic biology, with particular interests in entomopathogenic fungi and their applications in biological pest control. His recent work involves the development of rapid and standardized methods for quantifying Beauveria bassiana conidia, quality control of fungal biopesticides, and microbial technologies for sustainable agriculture. He has published more than 40 academic papers, including 16 SCI-indexed articles as first or corresponding author in internationally recognized journals, such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Chemosphere, and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. He has also participated in several nationally and provincially funded research projects and serves in various academic and editorial roles.