Miao Group

Research

News

• May 2026

  New NordForsk network

  We are part of the Next-Generation Nordic Network for Plant and Algal Sugars, funded by NordForsk.

• January 2025

  Eco-Nfix project starts

  Rui received a FORMAS career grant for early-career researchers to engineer nitrogen fixation in a fast-growing cyanobacterium for sustainable biofertilizer production.

• October 2023

  Novo Nordisk postdoctoral fellowship and STINT grant

  New funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for developing sustainable biofertilizer production via high-throughput protein engineering in cyanobacteria, plus a STINT mobility grant for internationalisation.

People

Rui Miao

Group leader

Ashmeet Singh Dosanjh

Resarch assistant - Dry lab

Eloïse Chafer

Resarch assistant - Wet lab

Publications

• 2026
  The fitness landscape of a form II rubisco in a photosynthetic bacterium guides engineering of oxygen tolerance

  Hoffmann, Ute A.; Knave, Axel F.; Schuppe, Anna Z.; Capo-Bauca, Sebastia et al.

  Science Advances, Vol 12
• 2024
  Absence of alka(e)nes triggers profound remodeling of glycerolipid and carotenoid composition in cyanobacteria membrane

  Miao, Rui; Légeret, Bertrand; Cuine, Stéphan; Burlacot, Adrien et al.

  Plant Physiology, Vol 196, 397–408
• 2020
  Current processes and future challenges of photoautotrophic production of acetyl-CoA-derived solar fuels and chemicals in cyanobacteria

  Miao, Rui; Xie, Hao; Liu, Xufeng; Lindberg, Pia et al.

  Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, Vol 59, 69–76
• 2019
  Improved lipid production via fatty acid biosynthesis and free fatty acid recycling in engineered Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

  Eungrasamee, Kamonchanock; Miao, Rui; Incharoensakdi, Aran; Lindblad, Peter et al.

  Biotechnology for Biofuels, Vol 12, 1–13
• 2019
  Modular engineering for efficient photosynthetic biosynthesis of 1-butanol from CO₂ in cyanobacteria

  Liu, Xufeng; Miao, Rui; Lindberg, Pia; Lindblad, Peter

  Energy & Environmental Science, Vol 2, 2765–2777
• 2018
  Protein engineering of α-ketoisovalerate decarboxylase for improved isobutanol production in Synechocystis PCC 6803

  Miao, Rui; Xie, Hao; Ho, Felix M.; Lindblad, Peter

  Metabolic Engineering, Vol 47, 42–48
• 2018
  Enhancement of photosynthetic isobutanol production in engineered cells of Synechocystis PCC 6803

  Miao, Rui; Xie, Hao; Lindblad, Peter

  Biotechnology for Biofuels, Vol 11
• 2017
  Isobutanol production in Synechocystis PCC 6803 using heterologous and endogenous alcohol dehydrogenases

  Miao, Rui; Liu, Xufeng; Englund, Elias; Lindberg, Pia et al.

  Metabolic Engineering Communications, Vol 5, 45–53
• 2015
  Metabolic Engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for Production of the Plant Diterpenoid Manoyl Oxide

  Englund, Elias; Andersen-Ranberg, Johan; Miao, Rui; Hamberger, Björn et al..

  ACS Synthetic Biology, Vol 4, 1270-1278

Funding

• Since May 2026 NordForsk Next-Generation Nordic Network for Plant and Algal Sugars. Grant 241958
• Since January 2025 FORMAS career grant 2024 Eco-Nfix: Engineering nitrogen fixation in a fast-growing cyanobacterium for sustainable bio-fertilizer production. Grant 2023-01059, project 2024-00580
• Since October 2023 Novo Nordisk Foundation, Postdoctoral Fellowship 2022 Development of sustainable biofertilizer production via high-throughput protein engineering in cyanobacteria. Grant NNF22OC0079940
• Since October 2023 STINT Mobility Grant for Internationalisation

Contact

If you are interested in our research, you are welcome to contact Rui Miao.