Her research interests include bioelectrosynthesis, biofuel cells and in vitro multi-enzyme catalysis.

The methods and principles of bioengineering, synthetic biology and bioelectrochemistry are used to study the scientific issues related to biocatalysis and electron transfer. Through enzymatic electrosynthesis technology, carbon dioxide is fixed and converted into high-value chemicals; Using in vitro multi-enzyme pathway, efficient and stable bioelectric energy application systems such as bioelectrochemical synthesis and biofuel cells are constructed.

1. Education Experience

2006.09-2010.07, Shandong University, B.S.

2010.09-2015.07, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D.

2. Professional Experience

2015.07-2016.07, Technical University of Denmark, Postdoc.

2016.11-2021.06, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Assistant investigator

2021.06-now, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate investigator

Member of “Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences”

1. Xiao X^#, Xia H^#, Wu R ^#, Bai L, Yan L, Magner E, Cosnier S, Lojou E^*, Zhu Z^*, Liu A^*. 2019. Tackling the challenges of enzymatic (bio)fuel cells. Chemical Reviews 119: 9509-9558.

2. Wu R#, Li F^#, Cui X, Li Z, Ma C, Jiang H, Zhang L, Zhang P J Y-H, Zhao T, Zhang Y, Li Y, Chen H, Zhu Z^*. 2023. Enzymatic electrosynthesis of glycine from CO₂ and NH₃. Angew Chem Int Edit 10.1002/anie.202218387.

3. Wu R, Tian X, Xiao Y, Ulstrup J, Christensen H E M, Zhao F^*, Zhang J^*. 2018. Selective electrocatalysis of biofuel molecular oxidation using palladium nanoparticles generated on Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 6(23): 10655-10662.

4. Wu R, Zhu Z^*. 2018. Self-powered enzymatic electrosynthesis of L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine in a hybrid bioelectrochemical system. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 6(10): 12593-12597.

5. Wang Y, Song Y, Ma C, Xia H-q, Wu R^*, Zhu Z^*. 2021. Electrochemical characterization of a truncated hydrogenase from Pyrococcus furiosus. Electrochimica Acta 387: 138502.

6. Wu R, Yu Y-Y, Wang Y, Wang Y-Z, Song H, Ma C, Qu G, You C, Sun Z, Zhang W, Li A, Li C M^*, Yong Y-C^*, Zhu Z^*. 2021. Wastewater-powered high-value chemical synthesis in a hybrid bioelectrochemical system. iScience 24(12): 103401.

7. Wu R, Ma C, Zhu Z^*. 2020. Enzymatic electrosynthesis as an emerging electrochemical synthesis platform. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry 19: 1-7.

8. Wu R, Ma C, Zhang Y-H P, Zhu Z^*. 2018.  Complete oxidation of xylose for bioelectricity generation by reconstructing a bacterial xylose utilization pathway in vitro. ChemCatChem 10(9): 2030-2035.

9. Wu R, Song H, Wang Y, Zhu Z^*. 2020. Multienzyme co-immobilization-based bioelectrode: design of principles and bioelectrochemical applications. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 28: 2037–2050.

10. Wu R, Ma C, Yong Y-C, Zhang Y-H P J, Zhu Z*. 2019. Composition and distribution of internal resistance in an enzymatic fuel cell and its dependence on cell design and operating conditions. RSC Advances 9: 7292–7300.

The National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Key Research and Development Program of China，Key deployment projects of the Chinese Academy of Sciences