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Name	Xinhua Zhang
Contact Information	xhzhang@scib.ac.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Guangdong

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Name

Xinhua Zhang

Contact Information

xhzhang@scib.ac.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Guangdong

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2002-09 to 2007-06 Ph.D. in Science: South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1998-09 to 2002-06 Bachelor's in Science: Northwest Normal University
Work Experience	2017-08 to 2020-03 - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher 2014-06 to 2014-12 - La Trobe University - Postdoctoral Researcher 2013-05 to 2014-05 - University of Western Australia - Visiting Scholar 2007-08 to 2017-07 - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Awards	Guangdong Special Support Program for Youth Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talent (2018)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2002-09 to 2007-06 Ph.D. in Science: South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1998-09 to 2002-06 Bachelor's in Science: Northwest Normal University

Work Experience

2017-08 to 2020-03 - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
2014-06 to 2014-12 - La Trobe University - Postdoctoral Researcher
2013-05 to 2014-05 - University of Western Australia - Visiting Scholar
2007-08 to 2017-07 - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher

Awards

Guangdong Special Support Program for Youth Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talent (2018)

Areas of Focus	Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation
Publications	Shoot organogenesis and plant regeneration from leaf and petiole explants of Corydalis saxicola Bunting, 5th Author, 2023 Identification and function of miRNA-mRNA interaction pairs during lateral root development of hemi-parasitic Santalum album L. seedlings, 6th Author, 2023 Cloning and functional analysis of 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) in Santalum album L, 6th Author, 2023 Characterization of sandalwood (E,E)-farnesene synthase whose overexpression enhances cold tolerance through jasmonic acid biosynthesis and signaling in Arabidopsis, 1st Author, 2023 Improved chromosome-level genome assembly of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album), 1st Author, 2023 Molecular Cloning and Functional Analysis of 1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose 5-Phosphate Reductoisomerase from Santalum album, 6th Author, 2021 Elicitors Modulate Young Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) Growth, Heartwood Formation, and Concrete Oil Synthesis, 2nd Author, 2021 Cloning, characterization, and functional analysis of acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase genes in Santalum album, 5th Author, 2021 Functional characterization of an Indian sandalwood (Santalum album L.) dual-localized bifunctional nerolidol/linalool synthase gene involved in stress response, 1st Author, 2021 Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of Bisabolene Synthetase (SaBS) Promoter from Santalum album, 7th Author, 2020 Identification and functional characterization of three new terpene synthase genes involved in chemical defense and abiotic stresses in Santalum album, 1st Author, 2019 RNA-Seq analysis of Clerodendrum inerme (L.) roots in response to salt stress, 9th Author, 2019 Callus of East Indian sandalwood co-cultured with fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides accumulates santalenes and bisabolene, 8th Author, 2019 Multiple strategies for increasing yields of essential oil and obtaining sandalwood terpenoids by biotechnological methods in sandalwood, 11th Author, 2018 Selection and Validation of Novel RT-qPCR Reference Genes under Hormonal Stimuli and in Different Tissues of Santalum album, 11th Author, 2018 The transcription factor MYB29 is a regulator of ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE 1a in Arabidopsis thaliana, 1st Author, 2017 Physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal a response mechanism to cold stress in Santalum album L. leaves, 1st Author, 2017 In vitro plant regeneration from nodal segments of the spontaneous F1 hybrid Santalum yasi × S. album and its parents S. album and S. yasi, 1st Author, 2016 Sandalwood: basic biology, tissue culture, and genetic transformation, 11th Author, 2016 RNA-Seq analysis identifies key genes associated with haustorial development in the root hemiparasite Santalum album, 11th Author, 2015 Pollen morphology of Magnolioideae in China and its taxonomic implications, 11th Author, 2014 Chemical composition of volatile oils from the pericarp of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album L.), 1st Author, 2012 Endogenous hormone levels and anatomical characters of haustoria in Santalum album L. seedlings before and after attachment to the host, 1st Author, 2012 Essential Oils Composition from Roots of Santalum album L., 1st Author, 2012 Karyotype analysis of Santalum album L., 1st Author, 2010

Areas of Focus

Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation

Publications

Shoot organogenesis and plant regeneration from leaf and petiole explants of Corydalis saxicola Bunting, 5th Author, 2023
Identification and function of miRNA-mRNA interaction pairs during lateral root development of hemi-parasitic Santalum album L. seedlings, 6th Author, 2023
Cloning and functional analysis of 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS) in Santalum album L, 6th Author, 2023
Characterization of sandalwood (E,E)-farnesene synthase whose overexpression enhances cold tolerance through jasmonic acid biosynthesis and signaling in Arabidopsis, 1st Author, 2023
Improved chromosome-level genome assembly of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album), 1st Author, 2023
Molecular Cloning and Functional Analysis of 1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose 5-Phosphate Reductoisomerase from Santalum album, 6th Author, 2021
Elicitors Modulate Young Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) Growth, Heartwood Formation, and Concrete Oil Synthesis, 2nd Author, 2021
Cloning, characterization, and functional analysis of acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase genes in Santalum album, 5th Author, 2021
Functional characterization of an Indian sandalwood (Santalum album L.) dual-localized bifunctional nerolidol/linalool synthase gene involved in stress response, 1st Author, 2021
Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of Bisabolene Synthetase (SaBS) Promoter from Santalum album, 7th Author, 2020
Identification and functional characterization of three new terpene synthase genes involved in chemical defense and abiotic stresses in Santalum album, 1st Author, 2019
RNA-Seq analysis of Clerodendrum inerme (L.) roots in response to salt stress, 9th Author, 2019
Callus of East Indian sandalwood co-cultured with fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides accumulates santalenes and bisabolene, 8th Author, 2019
Multiple strategies for increasing yields of essential oil and obtaining sandalwood terpenoids by biotechnological methods in sandalwood, 11th Author, 2018
Selection and Validation of Novel RT-qPCR Reference Genes under Hormonal Stimuli and in Different Tissues of Santalum album, 11th Author, 2018
The transcription factor MYB29 is a regulator of ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE 1a in Arabidopsis thaliana, 1st Author, 2017
Physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal a response mechanism to cold stress in Santalum album L. leaves, 1st Author, 2017
In vitro plant regeneration from nodal segments of the spontaneous F1 hybrid Santalum yasi × S. album and its parents S. album and S. yasi, 1st Author, 2016
Sandalwood: basic biology, tissue culture, and genetic transformation, 11th Author, 2016
RNA-Seq analysis identifies key genes associated with haustorial development in the root hemiparasite Santalum album, 11th Author, 2015
Pollen morphology of Magnolioideae in China and its taxonomic implications, 11th Author, 2014
Chemical composition of volatile oils from the pericarp of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album L.), 1st Author, 2012
Endogenous hormone levels and anatomical characters of haustoria in Santalum album L. seedlings before and after attachment to the host, 1st Author, 2012
Essential Oils Composition from Roots of Santalum album L., 1st Author, 2012
Karyotype analysis of Santalum album L., 1st Author, 2010

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