以冷冻电镜和X-射线晶体学为主要手段，综合运用各种生物化学、生物物理和细胞生物学方法，研究：
◦ 光合微生物的电子传递与能量代谢机制，及其在人工光合作用和合成生物学中的应用；
◦ 重要生物大分子（电子传递链膜蛋白复合物、酶）的结构与功能；
◦ 蛋白质（酶）分子的半合理设计及其在医药中间体合成中的应用。
主持国家自然科学基金项目 6 项，浙江省自然科学基金杰出青年及其延续项目等 3 项，省级人才项目 2 项，杭州市重中之重实验室经费 1 项，横向课题 1 项，校级经费 3 项：
1. 国家自然科学基金面上项目：光合玫瑰菌 ATP 合酶的结构和作用机制 （32471270），2025-2028年，50 万元，主持，在研；
2. 国家自然科学基金国际(地区)合作与交流项目：探索早期原核光合生物光系统的膜组织和电子传递机制（W2421043），2025-2026 年，10 万元，主持，在研；
3. 浙江省自然科学基金杰出青年延续项目：光合玫瑰菌天然光合膜的结构和光合电子传递链的体外组装（LRG26C020001），2026-2028 ，80 万元，主持，在研；
4. 国家 自然科学基金面上项 目 ： 替代复合体 III 在光合和呼吸电子传递链中的作用机制（32171227），2022-2025 年，58 万元，主持，资助期满；
5. 国家自然科学基金面上项目：光合玫瑰菌三羟基丙酸循环固碳途径的分子机制（31870740）， 2019-2022 年，65 万元，主持，结题；
6. 国家自然科学基金面上项目：光合玫瑰菌核心光合复合体的结构与功能研究（31570738）， 2016-2019 年，62 万元，主持，结题；
7. 国家自然科学基金青年项目：色氨酰 tRNA 合成酶抑制新血管生成的分子机制（31400630）， 2015-2017 年，25 万元，主持，结题；
8. 浙江省自然科学基金杰出青年项目：光合玫瑰菌的电子传递调控与产氢（LR22C020002）， 2022-2024 年，80 万元，主持，结题；
9. “杭州市创新药物研究 ” 重中之重实验室项目，2014-2017 年，48 万元，主持，结题；
10. 杭州师范大学交叉学科创新研究项目：基于细菌光合作用构建人工光合细胞的先导研究， 2024-2028 ，100 万元，主持，在研。
2023 年 浙江省“三育人” 岗位建功活动先进个人
2021 年 浙江省高层次人才特殊支持计划青年拔尖人才
2021 年 杭州市教育局系统优秀教师
2019 年 浙江省“院士结对培养青年英才”
2019 年 国家科技进步二等奖：“新型稀缺酶资源研发体系创建及其在医药领域应用”（10/10）
2017 年 杭州市“西湖学者”、“131”中青年人才培养计划第一层次
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