Feng earned a B.S. in Chemistry (1992), a M.S. in Inorganic Chemistry (1995) from Central China Normal University and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry (1998) from Nanjing University.
Feng's research focuses broadly how metal ions play critical structural and functional roles in biological molecules. His lab is studying regulation mechanism of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), a flavo-hemoprotein responsible for biosynthesis of nitric oxide (NO), a ubiquitous signaling and effector molecule in mammalian cell biology. A particular strength of his research is the utilization of cutting-edge multidisciplinary approaches, using techniques ranging from biochemical and kinetics to biophysical, to answer specific mechanistic questions. The approaches include laser flash photolysis, pulsed EPR, and genetic code expansion.