1993-09--1997-07 Bachelor's: East China University of Science and Technology
2012-08~Present - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
2010-10~2012-07 - University of California, Riverside - Assistant Researcher
2007-03~2010-10 - University of California, Riverside - Postdoctoral
2005-08~2007-02 - Oklahoma State University - Postdoctoral
1997-08~2000-12 - Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Intern
National Self-Funded Scholarship (2005): Other
The ICINN Student Recognition Award (2005): Other
Research
Insect Immunity and Developmental Genomics Insect Genomics
Hairy and Groucho mediate the action of juvenile hormone receptor Methoprene-tolerant in gene repression, Saha, T.T., Shin, S.W., Dou, W., Roy, S., Zhao, B., Hou, Y., Wang, X.L., Zou, Z., Girke, T., Raikhel, A.S., 2016
Regulation of gene expression patterns in mosquito reproduction, Roy, S., Saha, T. T., Johnson, L., Zhao, B., Ha, J., White, K. P., Girke, T., Zou, Z., Raikhel, A. S., 2015
Temporal Coordination of Carbohydrate Metabolism during Mosquito Reproduction, Hou, Y., Wang X.L., Saha, T.T., Roy, S., Zhao, B., Raikhel, A.S., Zou Z., 2015
Transcriptomic insight into the immune defenses in the ghost moth, Hepialus xiaojinensis, during an Ophiocordyceps sinensis fungal infection, Meng, Q., Yu, H.Y., Zhang, H., Zhu, W., Wang, M.L., Zhang, J.H., Zhou, G.L., Li, X., Qin, Q.L., Hu, S.N., Zou, Z., 2015
A Critical Role for CLSP2 in the Modulation of Antifungal Immune Response in Mosquitoes, Wang, Y.H., Hu, Y., Xing, L.S., Jiang, H., Hu, S.N., Raikhel, A.S., Zou, Z., 2015
High throughput profiling of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera immunotranscriptome during the fungal and bacterial infections, Xiong, G.H., Xing, L.S., Lin, Z., Saha, T.T., Wang, C., Jiang, H., Zou, Z., 2015
Juvenile hormone and its receptor, methoprene-tolerant, control the dynamics of mosquito gene expression, Zou, Z., Saha, T.T., Roy, S., Shin, S.W., Backman, T.W., Girke, T., White, K.P., Raikhel, A.S., 2013
bHLH-PAS heterodimer of methoprene-tolerant and Cycle mediates circadian expression of juvenile hormone-induced mosquito genes, Shin, S.W., Zou, Z., Saha, T.T., Raikhel, A.S., 2012
Genome-wide transcriptome analysis of immunity related genes in the mosquito, Aedes aegypti, Zou, Z., Souza-Neto, J.A., Xi, Z., Shin, S.W., Alvarez, K.S., Kokoza, K., Dimopoulos, G., Raikhel, A.S., 2011
Serine protease lection-2 (SPL2) is a negative modulator of hemolymph melanization and involved in modulation of melanization response to malaria infection in Aedes aegypti, Shin, S.W., Zou, Z., Kokoza, V., Raikhel, A.S., 2011
Pathogenomics of Culex quinquefasciatus and meta-analysis of infection responses to diverse pathogens, Bartholomay, L.C., Waterhouse, R.M., Mayhew, G.F., Campbell, C.L., Michel, K., Zou, Z. et al., 2010
Blocking of Plasmodium transmission by synergistic action of Cecropin A and Defensin A in the transgenic mosquito Aedes aegypti, Kokoza, V., Ahmed, A., Shin, S.W., Okafor, N., Zou, Z., Raikhel, A.S., 2010
Distinct melanization pathways in the mosquito Aedes aegypti, Zou, Z., Shin, S.W., Alvarez, K.S., Kokoza, K., Raikhel, A.S., 2010
A comparative analysis of serpin genes in the silkworm genome, Zou, Z., Zhao, P., Weng, H., Mita, K., Jiang, H., 2009
Mosquito RUNX4 in the immune regulation of PPO gene expression and its effect on avian malaria parasite infection, Zou, Z., Shin, S.W., Alvarez, K.S., Bian, G., Kokoza, K., Raikhel, A.S., 2008
Pyrosequence analysis of expressed sequence tags for Manduca sexta hemolymph proteins involved in immune responses, Zou, Z., Najar, F., Wang, Y., Roe, B., Jiang, H., 2008
The first genome sequence of a beetle, Tribolium castaneum, a model for insect development and pest biology, Tribolium Genome Sequencing Consortium, Zou, Z., Evans, J., Lu, Z., Zhao, P., Williams, M., Sumathipala, N., Hetru, C., Hultmark, D., Jiang, H., 2008
Comparative genomic analysis of the Tribolium immune system, Zou, Z., Evans, J., Lu, Z., Zhao, P., Williams, M., Sumathipala, N., Hetru, C., Hultmark D., Jiang H., 2007
Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera, Honeybee Genome Sequencing Consortium, Jiang, H., Zou, Z., 2006
Comparative analysis of serine protease-related genes in the honey bee genome: possible involvements in embryonic development and innate immunity, Zou, Z., Lopez, D., Kanost, M.R., Evans, J.D., Jiang, H., 2006
An expansion of the dual clip-domain serine proteinase family in Manduca sexta: gene organization, expression, and evolution of prophenoloxidase-activating proteinase-2, hemolymph proteinase 12, and other related proteinases, Wang, Y., Zou, Z., Jiang, H., 2006
Immune challenge induces N-terminal cleavage of the Drosophila Necrotic serpin, Pelte, N., Robertson, S.A., Zou, Z., Belorgey, D., Dafforn, R.T., Jiang, H., Lomas, D., Reichhart, J-M., Gubb, D., 2006
Manduca sexta serpin-6: a natural regulator of immune serine proteinases PAP-3 and HP8: cDNA cloning, protein expression, inhibition kinetics and function elucidation, Zou, Z., Jiang, H., 2005
Gene structure and transcriptional regulation of Manduca sexta prophenoloxidase-activating proteinase-3 (PAP-3), an immune protein containing two clip domains, Zou, Z., Jiang, H., 2005
Manduca sexta prophenoloxidase activating proteinase-1 (PAP-1) gene: organization, expression, and regulation by immune and hormonal signals, Zou, Z., Wang, Y and Jiang, H., 2005
