Ying Huang, Ph.D., Professor State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100101, China Tel: +86-10-64807311 Email: huangy@im.ac.cn Professional Experience & Education: 2007-present Professor & P.I., Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) 2002-2007 Associate Professor & P.I., IMCAS 1999-2002 Research Associate, IMCAS 1996-1999 Ph.D., Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 1994-1996 Teaching Assistant, Sichuan University, China 1991-1994 M.Sc., Sichuan University, Chengdu, China 1987-1991 B.Sc., East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Research Interests Molecular systematics and biodiversity of actinomycetes; collection, assessment and screening of bioactive actinomycetes of potential industrial significance. Grants Hi-Tech Research and Development program of China (863 program, MOST) The National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Chinese Manned Spaceflight Project (CAS) R&D program of Hisun Pharmaceutical Company (Hisun) Selected Publications: 1 Guo Y. Zheng W., Rong X. & Huang Y.* A multilocus phylogeny of Streptomyces griseus 16S rRNA gene clade: Use of multilocus sequence analysis for streptomycete systematics. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2007(in press). (*, corresponding author) 2 Mao J., Tang Q., Zhang Z., Wang W., Wei D., Huang Y.*, Liu Z., Shi Y. & Goodfellow M. Streptomyces radiopugnans sp. nov., a radioresistant actinomycete isolated from radiation-polluted soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2007(in 1 press). 3 Gu Q., Zheng W. & Huang Y.* Glycomyces sambucus sp. nov., an endophytic actinomycete isolated from Sambucus adnata Wall stem. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2007, 57: 1995-1998. 4 Gu Q., PaĆciak M., Luo H., Gamian A., Liu Z. & Huang Y*. Ruania albidiflava gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the suborder Micrococcineae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2007, 57: 809-814. 5 Xu C., Wang L., Cui Q., Huang Y.*, Liu Z., Zheng G. & Goodfellow M. Neutrotolerant acidophilic Streptomyces species isolated from acidic soils in China: Streptomyces guanduensis sp. nov., Streptomyces paucisporeus sp. nov., Streptomyces rubidus sp. nov. and Streptomyces yanglinensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2006, 56:1109-1115. 6 Gu Q., Luo H., Zheng W., Liu Z., & Huang Y*. Pseudonocardia oroxyli sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from the surface-sterilized Oroxylum indicum root. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2006, 56: 2193-2197. 7 Huang Y*., Zhao N., He L., Wang L., Liu Z., You M., & Guan F. Arthrobacter scleromae sp. nov., Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens. J Clin Microbiol, 2005, 43:1451-1455. 8 Cui Q., Wang L., Huang Y.*, Liu Z. & Goodfellow M. Nocardia jiangxiensis sp. nov. and Nocardia miyunensis sp. nov., isolated from acidic soils. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2005, 55(5): 1921-1925. 9 Huang Y*., Li W., Wang L., Lanoot B., Vancanneyt M., Rodriguez C., Liu Z., Swings J. & Goodfellow M. Streptomyces glauciniger sp. nov., a novel mesophilic streptomycete isolated from soil in south China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2004, 54: 2085-2089. 10 Huang Y., Corbley M. J., Tang Z., Yang L., Yang Y., Zhang Z. Y. & Tong T. J *. Down-Regulation of p21 WAF1 Promotes Apoptosis in Senescent Human Fibroblasts: Involvement of Retinoblastoma Protein Phosphorylation and Delay of Cellular Aging. J Cell Physiol, 2004, 201: 483-491. 11 Huang Y., Qingfeng C., Liming W., Carlos R., Quintana E., Goodfellow M. & Liu Z *. Streptacidiphilus jiangxiensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from acidic rhizosphere soil in China. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2004, 86: 159-165. 12 Huang Y., Wang L., Lu Z., Hong L., Liu Z*., Tan, G. Y. A. and Goodfellow M. Proposal to combine the genera Actinobispora and Pseudonocardia in an emended genus Pseudonocardia and description of Pseudonocardia zijingensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol, 2002, 52: 977-982. 2