河北农业大学“引进人才”。2004年获得中国科学院微生物研究所博士，美国University of Kentucky博士后。主持国家重点研发项目子课题、河北省归国留学人员择优资助项目（优秀类）、农业部重点实验室开放课题以及多项企业横向项目，在Molecular and Cellular Biology，International Journal of Biological Macromolecues，Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Journal of Biological Chemistry，Journal of Clinical Investigation等主流期刊发表SCI论文14篇，申请国家发明专利3项，科技成果转化2项。

主讲课程：《分子生物学》、《专业外语》、《合成生物学》、《基因工程实验技术》、《Molecular Biology》

近5年发表文章

1. Lv, C.^#, Gu, T.^#, Riu, M., Yao, W., Huang, Y., Gu, G.* and Zhao, G.* Biochemical characterization of a Gh79 chitinase from Streptomyces alfalfae and its applications in crystalline chitin conversion and biocontrol International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2021, 167:193-201. (通讯作者) （SCI2区TOP）

2. 李玲聪，胡少锋，谷天燕，吕晨茵，刘妍池，刘华，顾金刚，赵国刚*. 苜蓿链霉菌内切β-N-乙酰氨基葡萄糖苷酶的克隆、表达及酶学性质的研究. 生物工程学报. 2020，6(35)：932-941. (通讯作者)

3. Zhao, G., Zhong, Y.,Su, W., Liu, S.,Song, X.,Hou. T., Mu, X., Gong, M., and Guo,Z. Transcriptional suppression of CPI-17 gene expression in vascular smooth muscle cells by TNFα, KLF4, and Sp1 is associated with LPS-induced vascular hypocontractility, hypotension, and mortality. Mol Cell Biol. 2019 Apr 1. pii: MCB.00070-19.（SCI2区TOP）

4. Lv, C., Gu, T., Xu, K., Gu, J., Li, L., Liu, X., Zhang, A., Gao, S., Li, W., and Zhao, G*.. Biochemical characterization of a β-N-acetylhexosaminidase from Streptomyces alfalfae and its application in the production of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. J Biosci Bioeng. 2019,128 (2): 135-141. (通讯作者) （SCI 3区）

5. 谷天燕，刘晓楠，李玲聪，刘妍池，胡少峰，吕晨茵，刘华，赵国刚*. 两端融合表达几丁质结合结构域提高几丁质酶抗真菌活性. 微生物学报，2019, 59(04):178-186.（通讯作者）

6. Wang, J., Zhao, H., Zhao, G., Chen, D., Tao, Y. and Wu S. Enhancing the atypical esterase promiscuity of the γ-lactamase Sspg from Sulfolobus solfataricus by substrate screening. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2019,103(10):4077-4087. (SCI 2区TOP）

7. Xie Z, Su W, Liu S, Zhao G, Esser K, Schroder EA, Lefta M, Stauss HM, Guo Z, Gong MC. Smooth-muscle BMAL1 participates in blood pressure circadian rhythm regulation. J Clin Invest. 2015, 125:324-336.（SCI 1区TOP）

8. Wang J, Zhu Y, Zhao G, Zhu G, Ming C, Wu S. Characterization of a recombinant (+)-γ-lactamase from Microbacterium hydrocarbonoxydans which provides evidence that two enantiocomplementary γ-lactamases are in the strain. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015, 99:3069-3080. (SCI 2区TOP)

9. Zhao G, Sun W, Wang J. Purification and characterization of a novel NADPH-dependent 2-aminoacetophenone reducatase in Arthrobacter sulfureus. J Biosci Bioeng. 2015, 119:648-651.（SCI 3区）

10. Wang J#, Zhao G#, Zhang Z, Liang Q, Min C, Wu S. Autodisplay of an archaeal γ-lactamase on the cell surface of Escherichia coli using Xcc_Est as an anchoring scaffold and its application for preparation of the enantiopure antiviral drug intermediate (-) vince lactam. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2014, 98:6991-7001 (Co-first author) （SCI 2区TOP）