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Dr. Jianfeng (Jay) Xu
2023
Fellows Program
Research Professor of Arkansas Biosciences Institute, College of Agriculture
Arkansas State University (A-State)
Dr. Jianfeng (Jay) Xu is a research professor at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI) and a tenured faculty member in the College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University (A-State). He holds a PhD in Biochemical Engineering from Dalian University of Technology in China, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the same university. Prior to joining the faculty at A-State in 2008, he worked as a Senior Research Associate at Cornell University, a Research Scientist/Postdoctoral Fellow at Ohio University and State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering in Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing), and for a short time at Beijing Kaizheng Biotech Development Co Ltd.
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Discovery Economics
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ARA Academy Member Dr. Jianfeng Xu of Arkansas State University shares his research in genetically engineering plants for biofuel and therapeutic benefits.