Dr Lin Su is a Lecturer in Engineering Biology at Queen Mary University of London, where he leads an independent research group. His group focuses on the engineering of biohybrid systems within the domain of Synthetic/Engineering Biology. A significant aspect of this research involves the detailed study of electron transfer mechanisms at the interfaces between microorganisms and (nano)materials. The ultimate aims of this work include the development of innovative bioelectrical communication systems and advancements in artificial photosynthesis.
He was awarded his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Southeast University in 2021. During his doctoral research, conducted within Professor Degang Fu’s laboratory, Dr Su concentrated on engineering electron transfer at the interfaces of microorganisms and various materials. His doctoral studies were complemented by research visits to Professor Caroline Ajo-Franklin’s laboratory, initially at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and subsequently at Rice University, where he engaged with synthetic biology research between 2016 and 2021. Following the completion of his PhD, Dr Su joined the University of Cambridge as a Research Associate in Professor Erwin Reisner’s group in 2021. He was subsequently awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, tenable from 2022 to 2025 and match-funded by an Isaac Newton Trust Grant. Concurrently, he became a Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College at the University of Cambridge.