Members

Principal Investigator

Professor Liwei Xie

Liwei Xie (谢黎炜), Ph.D.

Tenured Associate Professor (长聘教研副教授)
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Synthetic Biology
Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, China

Email: xieliwei@suat-sz.edu.cn
Address: No. 1 Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518107, China
Telephone: 0755-8880-2424

Official profile: Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology | English profile

Professor Xie studies gut-microbiota-mediated inter-tissue communication and human health, with an emphasis on how microbiota–host nutrient metabolism interactions contribute to metabolic disease and how these findings can be translated into clinical and industrial applications. His laboratory integrates physiology, bioinformatics and clinical medicine through a basic research – technology transfer – clinical application framework.

Research areas

  • Gut microbiome and human health
  • Physiological regulation and metabolism of skeletal-muscle and adipose stem cells
  • Trace-mineral metabolism and human health

Research program

  • Basic research: gut-microbiome structure/function, microbiome big-data analysis and multi-omics studies of host–microbe interactions.
  • Clinical research: microbiome interventions, including probiotics, for obesity, diabetes, ulcerative colitis and related disorders.
  • Translation: microbial fermentation and synthetic-biology approaches for biomanufacturing and health products.

Education
2009.08–2013.05, Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences, University of Florida, USA
2007.08–2009.05, B.A. in Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA
2003.09–2007.08, B.S. in Automation, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, China

Professional experience
2026.01–present, Tenured Associate Professor, Faculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology
2017.05–2025.12, Research Professor and Assistant Director, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences
2014.05–2017.04, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Georgia, USA
2013.07–2014.04, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, USA

Faculty & Staff

Jin Lu

Jin Lu (吕金)

Research Assistant Professor

Research interests: Synthetic-biology-driven development of functional microbes, engineered probiotic chassis, microbial natural-product discovery, and translation to disease intervention and industrial applications.

lvjin@suat-sz.edu.cn
Yixin Chen

Yixin Chen (陈一欣)

Research Assistant

Research interests: Pain-free weight management.

13195794172@163.com

Postdocs

This section is temporarily empty. Former postdoctoral researchers are listed under Alumni.

Ph.D. Students

Dan Wu

Dan Wu (吴丹)

Ph.D. Student

Research interests: Strategies to improve skeletal-muscle growth and strength in geese.

Goose0826@163.com
Yifan Liu

Yifan Liu (刘一帆)

Ph.D. Student

Research interests: Mind–body approaches to weight management.

liuyifan516888@163.com
Xinyu Gao

Xinyu Gao (高心雨)

Ph.D. Student

Research interests: Gut-microbiome regulation of intestinal disease and microbe/metabolite–host interactions.

gxy18943331136@163.com

Master Students

Kaixin Hu

Kaixin Hu (胡凯欣)

Master Student

Research interests: Adipose-tissue thermogenesis and metabolism.

hukaixin1122@outlook.com
Yuchen Liang

Yuchen Liang (梁雨晨)

Master Student

Research interests: Stem-cell biology, regeneration and organoids.

924864413@qq.com
Lifang Zhang

Lifang Zhang (张丽芳)

Master Student

Research interests: Iron metabolism and adipose thermogenesis.

2442079556@qq.com

Alumni

Former XieLab faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students are listed below with their historical roles and affiliations.

  • Hongrong Ding — former doctoral researcher; Central People’s Hospital of Zhanjiang
  • Liheng Yao — former team member; Guangdong No. 2 People’s Hospital
  • Xueru Ye — former team member; Southern Medical University
  • Wei Li — former team member; Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering
  • Bijie Jiang — former team member; Xinxiang Medical University
  • Xuejie Jin, Ph.D. — former research associate; Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; systemic energy homeostasis
  • Zhihong Liu, Ph.D. — former research associate; Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; CADD, cheminformatics and bioinformatics
  • Mulan Han, Ph.D. — former research scientist; Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; biochemistry and proteomics
  • Xiaohan Pan, M.S. — former research assistant; Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; adipose energy metabolism and bioinformatics
  • Yanbo Chen, M.S. — former research assistant; Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; aquatic animal nutrition
  • Guihua Pan, M.S. — former research assistant; Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; traditional Chinese medicine, colitis and gut microbiota
  • Xiangping Yao, Ph.D. — former postdoctoral researcher; Zhujiang Hospital and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; skeletal-muscle/adipose cross-talk
  • Shujie Chen, Ph.D. — former postdoctoral researcher; Zhujiang Hospital and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; muscle stem-cell biology
  • Bingdong Liu, Ph.D. Student — former doctoral student; Jinan University First Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; metagenomics, microbiome and psychiatry
  • Susu Zhang, Ph.D. Student — former doctoral student; Zhujiang Hospital and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; Nr4a1 and hepatic metabolism
  • Xudong Mai, Ph.D. Student — former doctoral student; Zhujiang Hospital and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; energy balance and glucose homeostasis
  • Weifeng Lin, Ph.D. Student — former doctoral student; Jinan University First Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; gut microbiota and neuropsychiatric disease
  • Ye Tian, Master Student — former master’s student; Zhujiang Hospital and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; probiotics, fermentation metabolites and glucose/lipid metabolism
  • Lanlin Xiao, Master Student — former master’s student; Institute of Subtropical Agriculture and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; muscle stem-cell biology
  • Ze Li, Master Student — former master’s student; Xinxiang Medical University and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; iron metabolism and muscle stem cells
  • Ziying Lin, Master Student — former master’s student; Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; muscle stem cells and bioinformatics
  • Liujing Huang, Master Student — former master’s student; Zhujiang Hospital and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; endometriosis
  • Limin Xu, Master Student — former master’s student; Xinxiang Medical University and Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences; gut microbiota, probiotics and ulcerative colitis

Team

XieLab team