In July 2002, he graduated from the State Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, Jiangnan University (formerly Wuxi Institute of Light Industry).
During 2005-2006, he did postdoctoral research in the Institute of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology of the University of Mü nster, Germany.
20111August to present, professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University.