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Bin Long
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- Associate Research Scientist
- Focus Area: Engineering microorganisms for diverse applications
- Office:
- PLPM 406C
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DmF_ZXYAAAAJ&hl=en
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Plant Protection, Jilin University
- Graduate Education
- Ph.D. Plant Pathology, Texas A&M University
Areas of Expertise
- Systems and synthetic biology
- Microbial genetic/metabolic engineering
- Microbial-based bioproduction and scale-up AI in biology and bioprocess
Engineering microorganisms for diverse applications
Professional Summary
Bin Long, Ph.D. is an associate research scientist in the Texas A&M University Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, working in Dr. Susie Dai’s group. His research spans multiple disciplines, focusing on leveraging natural biological systems to address challenges in climate mitigation, environmental remediation, and bioenergy production. Dr. Long employs cutting-edge techniques, including synthetic biology, systems biology, and artificial intelligence, to develop efficient biological platforms for carbon capture and utilization, photosynthetic biofuel production, and microplastic bioremediation. His impactful research has resulted in multiple high-quality peer-reviewed publications, a pending US patent, and substantial external funding (>3M) for his advisors. Dr. Long serves as a reviewer for multiple peer-review journals like Plant Physiology, Engineering Microbiology, and Fungal Biology, and he is an advisory committee member for CyanoCyc. Dr. Long was selected as a Texas A&M University Energy Institute Fellow in 2019.