Associate Professor

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Email: leichen@jiangnan.edu.cn

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Jun. 2016 – present        Associate Professor, Jiangnan University

Jan. 2014 – Oct. 2015     Postdoctoral Fellow, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Oct. 2013 – Jan. 2014     Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Aug. 2010–Dec. 2013     Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sep. 2007–Jul. 2010       M.Sc., Jinan University

Sep. 2003–Jul. 2007       B.Sc., Yantai University

1. Biosynthesis & bioproduction of natural metabolites by   microbial fermentation

–   Fungal polysaccharides, polyphenols, flavones

2. Fungal hyperbranched polysaccharides & glycoproteins

–   Structure, physicochemical properties

– Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles prepared by   self-assembly and application in food/ drug delivery system

3. Regulation of intestinal microflora by natural products

–   Mushroom polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, polyphenols…

1. 2018-2020, National Key Research and Development   Program of China (Grant No. 21706094), Study on the biosynthetic pathway of   hyperbranched polysaccharides produced by submerged fermentation of edible   mushroom Pleurotus tuber-regium, Principal Investigator

2. 2017-2020, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu   Province (Grant No. BK20170176), Study on biosynthetic mechanism of   hyperbranched polysaccharides from Pleurotus tuber-regium, Principal   Investigator

3. 2017-2018, Fundamental Research Funds for the   Central Universities (Grant No. JUSRP11726), Study on mechanism of   self-assembly nanoparticles prepared by fungal polysaccharides, Principal   Investigator

4. 2017-2018, Cooperation project with Industrial   Company, Development of biological enzyme technology on upper tobacco leaves,   Principal Investigator

5. 2014-2015, General Grant from the China   Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2014M561476), Study on primary   structure of alfalfa polysaccharides and their proliferation function of   probiotics, Principal Investigator

6. 2016-2020, National Key Research and Development   Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFD0400802), Study on the industrial   production of Monascus natural yellow pigments, Participated

1.        Lei Chen,   Wen-Na Cheng, Bo-Bo Zhang, Peter C. K. Cheung.   Structural and thermal analysis of a hyper-branched exopolysaccharide   produced by submerged fermentation of mushroom mycelium. RSC Advances 2016,   6(113), 112260-112268.

2.        Lei Chen,   Chang-Jiang Yu, Yu-Bin Ma, Hua Xu, Shu-Min Wang, Yu Wang, Xing-Xun Liu,   Gong-Ke Zhou. Insights into the structural and physicochemical properties of   small granular starches from two hydrophyte duckweeds, Spirodela   oligorrhiza and Lemna minor. Carbohydrate Research 2016, 435,   208-214.

3.        Lei Chen,   Jie Liu, Ya-Qiong Zhang, Bo-Na Dai, Yuan   An, Liang-Li (Lucy) Yu. Structural, thermal and   anti-inflammatory properties of a novel pectic polysaccharide from alfalfa (Medicago   sativa L.) stem. Journal of Agricultural   and Food Chemistry 2015, 63(12),   3219-3228.

4.        Lei Chen,   Jie Liu, Ya-Qiong Zhang, Yu-Ge Niu, Bo-Na   Dai, Liang-Li (Lucy) Yu. A novel alkaline   hemicellulosic heteroxylan isolated from alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)   stem and its thermal and anti-inflammatory properties.   Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2015, 63(11), 2970-2978.

5.        Lei Chen,   Peter C. K. Cheung. Mushroom dietary fiber from the fruiting body of Pleurotus   tuber-regium: Fractionation and structural elucidation of nondigestible   cell wall components. Journal of Agricultural   and Food Chemistry 2014, 62(13),   2891–2899.

6.        Lei Chen,   Bo-Bo Zhang, Jia-Lun Chen, Peter C. K. Cheung. Cell wall structure of   mushroom sclerotium (Pleurotus tuber regium): Part 2. Fine structure   of a novel alkali-soluble hyper-branched cell wall polysaccharide. Food   Hydrocolloids 2014, 38, 48-55.

7.        Lei Chen,   Wen-Wen Xu, Shao-Ling Lin, Peter C. K. Cheung. Cell wall structure of   mushroom sclerotium (Pleurotus tuber regium): Part 1. Fractionation   and characterization of soluble cell wall polysaccharides. Food   Hydrocolloids 2014, 36, 189-195.

8.        Lei Chen,   Bo-Bo Zhang, Peter C. K. Cheung. Comparative proteomic analysis of mushroom   cell wall proteins among the different developmental stages of Pleurotus   tuber-regium. Journal of Agricultural   and Food Chemistry 2012, 60(24), 6173-6182.  

9.        Lei Chen,   Hua-Hong Huang, Wen-Bao Liu, Ning Peng, Xue-Song Huang. Kinetics of the   5-hydroxymethylfurfural formation reaction in Chinese rice wine. Journal   of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2010, 58(06), 3507-3511.

10.    Lei Chen,   Xue-Song Huang. Simultaneous determination of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and   nine kinds of phenolic compounds in rice wine using high performance liquid   chromatography. Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2010, 38(01),   133-137.

1. As   supervisor

Currently   as a supervisor of four postgraduate students