Yue HE, Assistant Research Professor at Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, holds a Ph.D. in Biology. She received her doctoral degree from the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and conducted postdoctoral research at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Shenzhen University. Her primary research focuses on culture medium reuse in the large-scale cultivation of microalgae and microalgae-microbe interactions.

Microalgal biotechnology, primarily involving microalgal cultivation and high-value product development, microalgal culture medium reuse and wastewater treatment, as well as microalgae-protist or bacterial interactions.

Education

2018.09-2021.12: Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D. in Hydrobiology, Supervisor: Qiang Hu;

2012.09-2015.06: College of Life Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, M.S. in Hydrobiology, Supervisor: Guofeng Pei;

2008.09-2012.06: School of Biological Science and Technology, Hubei Minzu University, B.S. in Resource Environment and Urban-Rural Planning and Management.

Professional Experience

2025.3-Present: Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Assistant Research Professor (Qiang Hu Group);

2022.1-2024.12: Institute of Advanced Studies, Shenzhen University, Postdoctoral Researcher;

2015.6-2018.8: Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Intermediate Laboratory Engineer.

Published or co-authored 10 academic papers, including 7 SCI-indexed papers, among which 3 were published as first author (including 1 in a Chinese Academy of Sciences Q1 journal and 1 in a Q2 journal). Holds 2 authorized invention patents.

Selected publications

1. Yue He, Wei Wei, Mengyun Wang, Hongxia Wang, Jing Jia, Yingchun Gong*, Qiang Hu*. Systematic study of microzooplankton in mass culture of the green microalga Scenedesmus acuminatus and quantitative assessment of its impact on biomass productivity throughout a year [J]. Bioresource Technology, 2024: 131149. (Impact Factor: 9.7, Chinese Academy of Sciences Q1, TOP)

2. Yue He, Mingyang Ma, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong*. Assessment of NH4HCO3 for the control of the predator flagellate Poterioochromonas malhamensis in pilot-scale culture of Chlorella sorokiniana [J]. Algal Research, 2021, 60: 102481. (Impact Factor: 4.6, Chinese Academy of Sciences Q2)

3. Yue He, Guo Xiang Liu, Guo Feng Pei. Effect of artificial macrocosms on water characteristics and benthic diatom communities in Donghu Lake, China [J]. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 2016, 31(4):533-542. (Impact Factor: 1.32)

4. Mingyang Ma, Danni Yuan, Yue He, Minsung Park, Yingchun Gong*, Qiang Hu*. Effective control of Poterioochromonas malhamensis in pilot-scale culture of Chlorella sorokiniana GT-1 by maintaining CO2-mediated low culture pH [J]. Algal Research, 2017, 26: 436-444. (Impact Factor: 4.6, Chinese Academy of Sciences Q2)

5. Qing He*, Hanwen Zhang*, Mingyang Ma, Yue He, Jing Jia, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong*. Critical assessment of protozoa contamination and control measures in mass culture of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum [J], Bioresource Technology, 2022, 359: 127460-127460. (Impact Factor: 11.4, Chinese Academy of Sciences Q1)

6. Hanwen Zhang, David J. Patterson, Yue He, Hongxia Wang, Danni Yuan, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong*. Kinopus chlorellivorus gen. nov., sp. nov. (Vampyrellida, Rhizaria), a new algivorous protist predator isolated from large-scale outdoor cultures of Chlorella sorokiniana [J], Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2022, 88(22): 15-22. (Impact Factor: 4.4, Chinese Academy of Sciences Q2)

7. Mingyang Ma, Chaojun Wei, Wenjie Huang, Yue He, Yingchun Gong*, Qiang Hu*. A systematic review of the predatory contaminant poterioochromonas in microalgal culture [J]. Journal of Applied Phycology, 2023, 35(3): 1103-1114. (Impact Factor: 3.3, Chinese Academy of Sciences Q2)

8. He Yue, Gu Xin-yue, Cao Jin-xiang, Pei Guo-feng. Changes in phosphorus content and morphological composition of benthic algal mats under different experimental scales [J]. Chinese Journal of Applied & Environmental Biology. 2014, 20(3): 523-528. (Chinese Core Journal)

9. Gu Xin-yue, He Yue, Zhang Xiu-qing, Wang Qing, Pei Guo-feng. Nutrient removal efficiency of benthic algae-Vallisneria spiralis system in pig manure wastewater [J]. Journal of Agro-Environment Science. 2014, 33(8): 1625-1630. (Chinese Core Journal)

10. Pei Guo-feng, He Yue, Gu Xin-yue, Wang Qing, Wang Yue. Study on the retention effect of benthic algae-Vallisneria spiralis system on phosphorus in pig manure wastewater [J]. Journal of South-Central University for Nationalities (Natural Science Edition). 2014, 33(3): 32-36.

Granted Patents:

1.Yingchun Gong, Qiang Hu, Yue He, Junchu Liu, Mingyang Ma. Method for preventing and controlling chrysophytes. 2020, China, Patent No.: CN 106915804.

2.Wenjie Huang, Yadong Chu, Yue He, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu. A light-guiding structure, a photobioreactor, and a microalgal cultivation control method. 2024, China, Patent No.: CN 117930421 B.