Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology 2024 Best Paper Awards
Published 25 December, 2025
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Best Paper Awards, which are selected from the papers published in Volume 9 (2024) of Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology (SSB). Please join us in congratulating the winners!
Research articles
By Min Ye, Jiaoqi Gao, Jingjing Li, Wei Yu, Fan Bai and Yongjin J. Zhou
Expression and antimicrobial activity of the recombinant bovine lactoferricin in Pichia pastoris
By Xueqin Lv, Yuting Zhang, Lingrui Wang, Shixiu Cui, Yanfeng Liu, Jianghua Li, Guocheng Du and Long Liu
ECMpy 2.0: A Python package for automated construction and analysis of enzyme-constrained models
By Zhitao Mao, Jinhui Niu, Jianxiao Zhao, Yuanyuan Huang Ke Wu, Liyuan Yun, Jirun Guan, Qianqian Yuan, Xiaoping Liao, Zhiwen Wang and Hongwu Ma
Review articles
Engineering Rubisco to enhance CO2 utilization
By Lei Zhao, Zhen Cai, Yin Li and Yanping Zhang
Single carbon metabolism – A new paradigm for microbial bioprocesses?
By Michael Baumschabl, Özge Ata and Diethard Mattanovich
The winning papers were carefully selected by the SSB Internal Committee based on the following core criteria:
- Originality
- Rigour
- Potential benefits to society
- Significance of findings
- Conceptual contributions
- Overcoming technical challenges
Each award includes an official electronic certificate, along with the opportunity to publish a paper in SSB with article publication fees* waived. The profiles of the award winners will be permanently featured on the official SSB website.
We also take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to all authors and reviewers for their invaluable contributions, which are essential to the continued development of the journal.
*Manuscript must be peer-reviewed and accepted before 31 December 2026.