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Yizhi Cai

The Stables · CN
Area of research
Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Fungal and yeast genetics research, and Gene Regulatory Network Analysis.
h-index
41
citations
6,396
works
135
NIH funding
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Recent publications

The convergence of AI-driven engineering biology and emerging technologies advancing globally networked autonomous biofoundries
Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2026cited by 0position: lastdoi
TargetMITO: A rule-based model for generating highly functional synthetic mitochondrial targeting sequence in yeast
2026cited by 0position: lastdoi
The design and engineering of synthetic genomes.
2025cited by 14position: lastdoi
Construction and iterative redesign of synXVI a 903 kb synthetic Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome.
2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Synthetic yeast genome SCRaMbLEing uncovers a new role for ribosomal proteins in genetic code expansion
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Synthetic yeast genome SCRaMbLEing uncovers a new role for ribosomal proteins in genetic code expansion
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
A new set of mutations in the second transmembrane helix of the Cox2p-W56R substantially improves its allotopic expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Confronting risks of mirror life.
2024cited by 33position: contributordoi
Large-scale genomic rearrangements boost SCRaMbLE in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
2024cited by 15position: middledoi
Engineering stringent genetic biocontainment of yeast with a protein stability switch.
2024cited by 14position: contributordoi
High plasticity of ribosomal DNA organization in budding yeast
Cell Reports 2024cited by 11position: contributordoi
Searching for the optimal microbial factory: high-throughput biosensors and analytical techniques for screening small molecules.
2024cited by 9position: contributordoi
Methodological advances enabled by the construction of a synthetic yeast genome.
2024cited by 9position: contributordoi
Challenges to rhizobial adaptability in a changing climate: Genetic engineering solutions for stress tolerance.
2024cited by 9position: contributordoi
Heterologous pulcherrimin production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae confers inhibitory activity on Botrytis conidiation.
2024cited by 6position: contributordoi
The de novo design and synthesis of yeast chromosome XIII facilitates investigations on aging.
2024cited by 4position: middledoi
An efficient pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase for economical production of MeHis-containing enzymes.
2024cited by 2position: contributordoi
Yeasty HAC Does the Trick
GEN Biotechnology 2024cited by 0position: lastdoi
Debugging and consolidating multiple synthetic chromosomes reveals combinatorial genetic interactions
Cell 2023cited by 90position: contributordoi
Design, construction, and functional characterization of a tRNA neochromosome in yeast.
2023cited by 54position: contributordoi
Safety by design: Biosafety and biosecurity in the age of synthetic genomics.
2023cited by 29position: contributordoi
Dissecting aneuploidy phenotypes by constructing Sc2.0 chromosome VII and SCRaMbLEing synthetic disomic yeast.
2023cited by 26position: contributordoi
Synthetic yeast chromosome XI design provides a testbed for the study of extrachromosomal circular DNA dynamics.
2023cited by 19position: contributordoi
Establishing chromosomal design-build-test-learn through a synthetic chromosome and its combinatorial reconfiguration
Cell Genomics 2023cited by 18position: contributordoi
Building a eukaryotic chromosome arm by de novo design and synthesis.
2023cited by 14position: middledoi
Parallel laboratory evolution and rational debugging reveal genomic plasticity to <i>S. cerevisiae</i> synthetic chromosome XIV defects.
2023cited by 14position: contributordoi
A spotlight on global collaboration in the Sc2.0 yeast consortium.
2023cited by 5position: contributordoi
Cellular Surveillance: DNA-Based Recording to Monitor and Memorize Biological Events
GEN Biotechnology 2023cited by 1position: lastdoi
Large-scale genomic rearrangements boost SCRaMbLE in <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>
2023cited by 0position: middledoi
Engineering stringent genetic biocontainment of yeast with a protein stability switch
2023cited by 0position: contributordoi

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Frequent collaborators

Jef D. Boeke · Stanford University12 papers (2020–2025)Junbiao Dai · Nanjing Medical University9 papers (2019–2025)Isak S. Pretorius · Australian Research Council5 papers (2019–2025)Yu Zhao · Jilin Agricultural University4 papers (2022–2025)Stefan A Hoffmann · University of Manchester4 papers (2023–2025)Joel S Bader · Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center4 papers (2022–2025)Chenli Liu · The Stables3 papers (2019–2024)Matthew Wook Chang · National University of Singapore3 papers (2019–2023)Giovanni Stracquadanio · L'Oreal (United States)3 papers (2022–2025)Thomas C. Williams · ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology3 papers (2022–2025)Anthony P. Green · Jeremy Benn Associates (United Kingdom)3 papers (2022–2025)Roy S. K. Walker · Australian Research Council3 papers (2022–2025)Marco Monti · University of Manchester3 papers (2021–2024)Joshua S. James · University of Manchester2 papers (2025–2026)Kewin Gombeau · Elsevier, Inc.2 papers (2025–2026)Xiongfei Fu · Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology2 papers (2019–2019) · 2 papers (2019–2019)Natalie C. Curach · ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology2 papers (2019–2019)Jay D. Keasling · University of California, Berkeley2 papers (2019–2019)Briardo Llorente · Macquarie University2 papers (2023–2025)