Xinglin Jiang

Xinglin Jiang is a Researcher at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, part of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Their work focuses on antibiotic discovery, metabolic engineering, and microbial genetics, contributing to sustainable biotechnology solutions. Jiang has been involved in the iimena project (2017-2023), funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, aimed at discovering novel antibiotics through informatics and metabolic engineering.

Research Interests:

• Antibiotic biosynthesis and gene cluster activation
• Metabolic pathway engineering for bioproducts
• Microbial community dynamics and applications
• Synthetic biology tools for genome editing

Notable Publications:
Recent work includes studies on antibiotic discovery (e.g., Kutzneridine A), low-carbon biorefinery using tobacco, and sustainable vaccine adjuvant production. These contributions highlight advancements in microbial systems and biotechnological applications.

Awards:

• Annual Best Publication Award from the Center for Biosustainability (CFB), 2017

Collaborations and Activities:
Visited Shandong University (2017) as part of the Qilu Youth Forum and contributed to press coverage on antibiotic resistance gene dissemination. Active in interdisciplinary projects bridging bioinformatics and experimental microbiology.

Labs and Teams:
Affiliated with DTU Microbes Initiative and the Natural Products Genome Mining group at the Center for Biosustainability, fostering collaborations in microbial systems biology and bioproduction.