Principle Investigator

Xiongfei Fu, Ph.D

Professor, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Director, Institute of Synthetic Biology, SIAT;
Vice Director, State Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, SIAT

Email: xiongfei.fu@siat.ac.cn
Google Scholar: ‪Xiongfei FU‬ – ‪Google Scholar‬
ResearchGate: Xiongfei Fu – ResearchGate

Education & Career

  • B.Sc. in Physics: Zhejiang University
  • Ph.D. in Physics: University of Hong Kong (research: modeling synthetic genetic circuits, quantitative biosystems characterization)
  • Postdoctoral Training: Yale University (Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; studied phenotypic diversity and group behavior coordination)
  • 2016–Present: Leads a lab at iSynBio (SIAT), integrating physics/engineering tools (quantitative analytics, advanced instrumentation) to enhance living system design.

Research Focus

  • Quantitative biology & synthetic biology
  • Engineering principles in biological systems
  • Instrumentation-driven bio-design (e.g., synthetic genetic circuits, population dynamics)