Resume
2023.10 - present, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor
2021.07 - 2023.08, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Postdoctor
Education
2018.09 - 2021.06, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Doctor
2015.09 - 2018.06, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Master
2011.09 - 2015.06, Heibei University, Bachelor
Research Interests
Marine microbiology; Cultivation of uncultivated microorganisms from deep-sea environments; Special life process and adaptation strategies of deep-sea microbes.
Honors and Awards
1. Shandong TS scholars young experts
2. Chinese Academy of Sciences President's Excellence Award
3. The 14th Qingdao Youth Science and Technology Award
4. Excellent doctoral dissertation of Shandong Province
5. Excellent master's degree thesis of Shandong Province
Selected Publications
1. Rikuan Zheng, Chong Wang, Rui Liu, Ruining Cai, Chaomin Sun. Physiological and metabolic insights into the first cultured anaerobic representative of deep-sea Planctomycetes bacteria. eLife, 2024, 12:RP89874.
2. Rikuan Zheng, Chong Wang, Ruining Cai, Yeqi Shan, Chaomin Sun. Mechanisms of nucleic acid degradation and high hydrostatic pressure tolerance of a novel deep-sea wall-less bacterium. mBio, 2023, 14(4):e0095823.
3. Rikuan Zheng, Ruining Cai, Chong Wang, Rui Liu, Chaomin Sun. Characterization of the first cultured representative of Candidatus Thermofonsia Clade 2 within Chloroflexi reveals its phototrophic lifestyle. mBio, 2022, 13(2): e00287-22.
4. Rikuan Zheng, Ruining Cai, Rui Liu, Ge Liu, Chaomin Sun. Maribellus comscasis sp. nov., a novel deep-sea Bacteroidetes bacterium, possessing a prominent capability of degrading cellulose. Environmental Microbiology, 2021, 23(8): 4561-4575.
5. Rikuan Zheng, Rui Liu, Yeqi Shan, Ruining Cai, Ge Liu, Chaomin Sun. Characterization of the first cultured free-living representative of Candidatus Izemoplasma uncovers its unique biology. The ISME Journal, 2021, 15(9): 2676-2691.
6. Rikuan Zheng, Shimei Wu, Chaomin Sun. MerF is a novel regulator of deep-sea Pseudomonas stutzeri flagellum biogenesis and motility. Environmental Microbiology, 2021, 23(1): 110-125. IF: 5.476.
7. Rikuan Zheng, Shimei Wu, Chaomin Sun. Pseudodesulfovibrio cashew sp. nov., a novel deep-sea sulfate-reducing bacterium, linking heavy metal resistance and sulfur cycle. Microorganisms, 2021, 9(2): 429-429.
8. Rikuan Zheng, Chaomin Sun. Sphingosinithalassobacter tenebrarum sp. nov., isolated from a deep-sea cold seep. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2020, 70(10): 5561-5566.
9. Rikuan Zheng, Shimei Wu, Ning Ma, Chaomin Sun. Genetic and physiological adaptations of marine bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri 273 to mercury stress. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018, 9: 682-682.
