Areas of Focus
- Molecular Nutrition and Food Safety
- Heavy Metal Ion Metabolism and Related Diseases
- Antibiotic Metabolic Pathway Regulation
Work Experience
- 2015/1 - Present: Shanghai Normal University, School of Life Sciences, Professor
- 2008/2 - 2014/12: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Biochemistry, Senior Researcher
- 2006/1 - 2008/1: INBIOTEC, Spain, Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005 - PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- Dynamic evolution and correlation between microorganisms and metabolites during manufacturing process and storage of Pu-erh tea, Li J, Wu J, Xu N, Yu Y, Brake J, Xu R, Wu X
- MTM1 plays an important role in the regulation of zinc tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bian J, Wang L, Wu J, Simth N, Zhang L, Wang Y, Wu X
- Dynamic evolution and correlation between metabolites and microorganisms during manufacturing process and storage of Fu brick tea, Li J, Xu R, Zong L, Brake J, Cheng L, Wu J, Wu X
- A novel assessment system of toxicity and stability of CuO nanoparticles via copper super sensitive Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants, Chen X, Zhang R, Sun J, Simth N, Zhao M, Lee J, Ke Q, Wu X
- Roles for intracellular cation transporters in respiratory growth of yeast, Zhang F, Bian J, Chen X, Huang J, Smith N, Lu W, Xu Y, Lee J, Wu X
- A novel functional role of nickel in sperm motility and eukaryotic cell growth, Bian J, Shi X, Li Q, Zhao M, Wang L, Lee J, Tao M, Wu X
- Potassium and the K+/H+ Exchanger Kha1p promote binding of copper to apoFet3p multi-copper ferroxidase, Wu X, Kim H, Seravalli J, Barycki JJ, Hart PJ, Gohara DW, Di Cera E, Jung WH, Kosman DJ, Lee J
- YCF1-Mediated Cadmium Resistance in Yeast Is Dependent on Copper Metabolism and Antioxidant Enzymes, Wei W, Smith N, Wu X, Kim H, Seravalli J, Khalimonchuk O, Lee J, 2014
- SLC31(CTR) family of copper transporters in health and disease, Kim H, Wu X, Lee J
- Motifs in the C-terminal region of the Penicillium chrysogenum ACV synthetase are essential for valine epimerization and processivity of tripeptide formation, Wu X, García-Estrada C, Vaca I, Martín JF
- Copper transport activity of yeast Ctr1 is down-regulated via its C terminus in response to excess copper, Wu X, Sinani D, Kim H, Lee J
Awards
- Shanghai Distinguished Professor (2014)
