Biography

Hongtao Lei obtained his Bachelor degree in Food Science at Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University in 1997 and then a PhD degree of Food Science at South China Agricultural University in 2006. He worked in South China Agricultural University since 2000, where he was appointed as a lecturer in Food Science in 2003 and an Associate professor in 2006. In December 2012, he was promoted as a Professor in food safety. His research activities focus on the food analysis, food safety, in particular on the interaction between hapten contaminant and biomacromolecule, e.g. immunoassay, stereoselective bioactivity such as immuno-specificity, toxicity, etc. Now he is leading a research group in molecule recognition and stereospecific bioactivity of food contaminants and coordinate several projects on food safety supported by the nation or local government.