Xiang Gao Principal Investigator, Professor
Research Areas
His research focuses on semiconductor–biohybrid artificial photosynthesis, integrating biocatalysis with photo- and electrochemical catalysis to construct artificial photosynthetic cells that transcend natural systems. These biohybrid platforms establish new routes for light- and/or electricity-driven conversion of waste carbon resources—including CO₂, plastics, and organic waste streams—into value-added chemicals, offering innovative strategies to address global challenges in food security, sustainable energy, and environmental stewardship.
For more information: https://isynbio.siat.ac.cn/gaolab/
Publications
Selected Publications
1.Mingming Guo, Xinke Kong, Xin Wang, Wenbo Cheng, Wenjun Yang, Yang Xiang, Shanshan Pi, Rui Ma, Yiliang Lin, Chen Yang*, Yuanyuan Wang*, Xiang Gao*.Rewiring energy flow in biohybrids for enhanced solar-driven biosynthesis. Nature Sustainability, 2026.
2. Chengbo Li#, Mingming Guo#, Bo Yang, Yuan Ji, Jing Zhang, Liujiang Zhou, Chunxiao Liu, Haoyuan Wang, Jiawei Li, Weiqing Xue, Xinyan Zhang, Hongliang Zeng, Yanjiang Wang, Donghao Zhao, Kexin Zhong, Shanshan Pi, Minzhe Hei, Xu Li, Qiu Jiang, Tingting Zheng, Xiang Gao* and Chuan Xia*. Efficient and scalable upcycling of oceanic carbon sources into bioplastic monomers. Nature Catalysis, 2025, 8, 1023-1037.
3. Yingyi Zhang, Xiaolian Deng, Lili Xia, Jianghui Liang, Meng Chen, Xiaoling Xu, Wei Chen, Jianwei Ding, Chengjie Yu, Limei Liu, Yang Xiang, Yiliang Lin, Fangfang Duan*, Wei Feng*, Yu Chen*,and Xiang Gao*.Living Therapeutics for Synergistic Hydrogen-Photothermal Cancer Treatment by Photosyntetic Bacteria.Advanced Science, 2025, 12, 2408807.
4. Shanshan Pi#, Wenjun Yang#, Wei Feng#, Ruijie Yang, Weixiang Chao, Wenbo Cheng, Lei Cui, Zhida Li, Yiliang Lin, Nanqi Ren, Chen Yang, Lu Lu*, Xiang Gao*. Solar-driven waste-to-chemical conversion by wastewater-derived semiconductor biohybrids. Nature Sustainability, 2023, 6, 1673–1684.
5. Yiliang Lin#, Jiuyun Shi#, Wei Feng#, Jiping Yue, Yanqi Luo, Si Chen, Yuanwen Jiang, Huicheng Hu, Chenkun Zhou, Fengyuan Shi, Aleksander Prominski, Dmitri V. Talapin, Wei Xiong, Xiang Gao*, Bozhi Tian*. Periplasmic biomineralization for semi-artificial photosynthesis.Science Advances, 2023, 9, eadg5858.