魏勇军，博士生/博士后导师，郑州大学药学院副教授，江苏省本科类产业教授（兼职），河南省中兽药发酵制剂工程技术研究中心主任；河南省微生物学会合成生物学专业委员会主任委员；获得河南省优秀青年基金和河南省高校科技创新人才支持计划等支持；2025年全球前2%顶尖科学家。
研究方向为合成生物学，主要进行中草药活性分子的生物转化、合成和应用。
主持国自然面上、国际合作与交流项目、青年基金等纵向项目和多项横向项目。已发表论文110余篇，其中，以一作/通讯（含共）在Trends in Biotechnology、iMeta、Microbial Cell Factories、Food Microbiology、《合成生物学》等期刊发表论文90余篇，他引4000余次，H因子36。第一主编Elsevier出版社合成生物学书籍2本，主编其他英文著作5本。已获批11项国际专利在内的25项授权专利。
目前，担任Frontiers in Plant Science、BMC Microbiology、The Innovation、iMeta、Mycology等30多本英文期刊的副主编、编委、青年编委、客座编辑及《合成生物学》期刊编委。担任国际应用微生物学会咨询委员会专家、热心肠智库专家等。担任Nature Communication等80余本期刊审稿人。获得河南省青年科技奖和河南省科技进步二等奖等奖励。指导学生获得全国大学生化妆品创新大赛一等奖等20余项奖项。担任欧洲协同创新类（1000万至1400万欧）等项目评审。
研究方向：酵母；合成生物学；代谢工程；萜类；黄酮类；益生菌；中草药生物炮制
联系方式：yongjunwei@zzu.edu.cn
Yongjun Wei, Ph.D, currently work as an Associate Professor at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Zhengzhou University, China. He serves as the director of Henan Province Engineering Technology Research Center for Fermentation of Chinese Veterinary Drugs. His research interest is synthetic microbiology, with a focus on applying microbiota and synthetic biology in addressing human health issues.
To date, he has published more than 110 papers with over 4000 citations (Google Scholar h-index: 36). He currently serves as editorial board member for BMC Microbiology, BMC Biotechnology, and other >30 different journals. He has reviewed numerous articles for over 90 different journals. He holds 25 patents, including 11 international patents. Additionally, he acts as a consultant for several biotechnology companies.
Interests: Yeast; Synthetic biology; Metabolic engineering; Terpenoids; Flavonoids; Probiotics; Herb bioprocessing; Biofeed
主编著作
1. Yongjun Wei, Xiao-Jun Ji, Mingfeng Cao, editors. Engineering Biology for Microbial Biosynthesis of Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds. 1st Edition, Elsevier 2024. ISBN: 978-0-44-315558-1. (2024年3月1日正式出版) https://shop.elsevier.com/books/engineering-biology-for-microbial-biosynthesis-of-plant-derived-bioactive-compounds/wei/978-0-443-15558-1
2. Yongjun Wei, Xiao-Jun Ji, Mingfeng Cao, editors. Scale-up and chemical process for microbial production of plant-derived bioactive compounds: From laboratory to industry. 1st Edition, Elsevier 2024. ISBN: 978-0-44-315584-0. (2024年3月20日正式出版) https://shop.elsevier.com/books/scale-up-and-chemical-process-for-microbial-production-of-plant-derived-bioactive-compounds/wei/978-0-443-15584-0
部分论文
1. Zhanqiang Yan, Xiaolong Ma, Yibei Wan, Lei Shi, Ying Zhang, Ivan Mijakovic, Lingbo Qu, Yongjun Wei*. Degradation of Gossypol and Improvement of Nutritional Components in Defatted Cottonseed Meal through Fermentation by a Synthetic Microbial Community. Food Microbiology. 2027, 142: 105284
2. Jicong Lin, Jingjing Liu, Wan Song, Peng Xu, Yongjun Wei*. Exploring novel oleaginous yeasts from diverse environments for sustainable lipid production. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2026. 74(26):20611-20620. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.6c01959
3. Wenhui Niu, Jingxian Zhang, Ying Zhang, Zhongke Sun, Chengwei Li*, Yongjun Wei*. De novo biosynthesis of medicarpin in metabolically engineered yeast. BioDesign Research. 2026. 8(1): 100071
4. Tian Li, Jingxian Zhang, Wenhui Niu, Xiaoling Zhang, Ziqiao Yuan, Leli Wang, YingZhang, Lei Wang, Boyang Ji, Lingbo Qu, Yulong Yin, Yongjun Wei*. Anti-obesity effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ZNFL-1 by modulating gut microbiota and lipid metabolism in high-fat diet-induced mice. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2026, 18: 2612-2627. DOI : 10.1007/s12602-025-10692-2
5. Jingxian Zhang, Peng Xu, Yongjun Wei*. Production of cycloastragenol in metabolically engineered yeast. Engineering Microbiology. 2025; 5(3):100227 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engmic.2025.100227
6. Zhanqiang Yan, Wenhui Niu, Yingkui Liu, Lingbo Qu, Santosh Pandit, Ivan Mijakovic, Yongjun Wei*. Microbial fermentation alters the phytochemical profile of Ginkgo biloba Leaves. Future Foods. 2025, 12:100764. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2025.100764
7. Jicong Lin, Tian Li, Yulong Yin, Yongjun Wei*. Selected Fungal Fermentation of Astragali Radix (Huangqi) Alters its Bioactive Compound Profile. Food Bioscience. 2025, 63: 105781.
8.Wenhui Niu, Jingxian Zhang, Lingbo Qu, Xiao-Jun Ji*, Yongjun Wei*. Advances in synthesizing plant-derived isoflavones and their precursors with multiple pharmacological activities using engineered yeasts. Microbial Cell Factories. 2025, 24: 75. DOI: 10.1186/s12934-025-02692-2.
9. Yongjun Wei*, Tian Li, Xiaoling Zhang, Zhongke Sun, Leli Wang, Yulong Yin*. Herb bioprocessing: An emerging paradigm for modernizing herbal medicine. The Innovation Life (2025), 3:100168. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-life.2025.100168
10. 巩小草，张文依，秦上尚，屈凌波，魏勇军*。益生菌发酵中草药及其在化妆品中的应用。中国日化科技。2025, 2(2) : 4-8.
