Qi Zhangcompleted his B.Sc. at Fudan University and Ph.D. at Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry. He undertook postdoctoral work at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before returning to China where he is currently professor of chemistry at Fudan University. Dr. Zhang’s research program focuses on the biosynthesis and mode of actions of several classes of antimicrobial compounds, such as aminoglycosides, lipopeptides, and ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides (RiPPs). We aim to reveal in detail their biosynthetic chemistries, to discover novel bioactive compounds by genome mining and by bioengineering efforts, and to decipher their modes of action and resistant mechanisms. Another research interest in the Zhang lab is the radical S-adenosylmethionine superfamily enzymes. We strive to understand their biological functions and mechanisms, and to manipulate these enzymes to achieve novel catalytic activities.