Mainly engaged in teaching and scientific research in microbiology. He has taught courses in microbiology, industrial microbial genetics and breeding, food nutrition and hygiene, food analysis and inspection, professional foreign languages, and literature retrieval. The "Microbiology" course he presided over the construction was rated as an excellent course in Jiangsu Province (2000) and an excellent course of Huaihai Institute of Technology (2006). The current main research directions are marine microorganisms and their active substances, food fermentation microorganisms and enzyme engineering. Hosted and completed 7 scientific research projects, including the Natural Science Foundation Project of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology, the Natural Science Foundation Project of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, the "Six Talent Peaks" high-level talent project in Jiangsu Province, and the Youth Subject Leader Project of the Lianyungang Municipal Science and Technology Bureau. Two of the results passed the expert appraisal organized by the Provincial Department of Science and Technology and reached the domestic leading and domestic advanced levels respectively. One of the results won the third prize of Lianyungang Science and Technology Progress Award. Seven achievements have applied for national invention patents, and he has published more than 30 papers as the first author in domestic and foreign academic journals such as "Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology" and "Oceans and Lakes". Deputy editor-in-chief compiled 1 textbook. Currently, he is in charge of 1 project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2 projects of the National High-tech Research and Development Plan (863 Plan), and 1 project supported by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology.