Areas of Focus
- Dissociation and function of DELLA protein complexes
- Molecular mechanisms of gibberellin regulation in plant growth and development
- Genome editing techniques and their applications
Work Experience
- 2019-present - Shanghai Normal University - Professor
- 2016-2019 - Shanghai Sunqiao Modern Agricultural Science & Technology Co., Ltd. - Researcher
- 2005-2015 - Duke University - Research Scientist
- 2004-2005 - University of California, Berkeley - Assistant Specialist
- 2001-2004 - University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Postdoctoral Fellow
- 1999-2001 - Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 1995-1997 - Biotechnology Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Research Intern
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997-1999 Doctor of Science, Zhejiang University (qualified for early graduation)
- 1992-1995 Master of Agriculture, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- 1988-1992 Bachelor of Agriculture, Hebei Agricultural University
- Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
- Member of Genetics Society of America (GSA)
- Member of American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)
Publications
- The ERF11 Transcription Factor Promotes Internode Elongation by Activating Gibberellin Biosynthesis and Signaling, Xin Zhou, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Jeongmoo Park, Ludmila Tyler, Jikumaru Yusuke, Kai Qiu, Edward A. Nam, Shelley Lumba, Darrell Desveaux, Peter McCourt, Yuji Kamiya and Tai-ping Sun, 2016
- SCARECROW-LIKE 3 promotes gibberellin signaling by antagonizing master growth repressor DELLA in Arabidopsis, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Mikihiro Ogawa, Christine M. Fleet, Rodolfo Zentella, Jianhong Hu, Jung-Ok Heo, Jun Lim, Yuji Kamiya, Shinjiro Yamaguchi and Tai-ping Sun, 2011
- A negative regulator encoded by a rice WRKY gene represses both abscisic acid and gibberellins signaling in aleurone cells, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Margaret Shin, Xiaolu Zou, Jianzhi Huang, Tun-hua David Ho and Qingxi J. Shen, 2009
- Global analysis of DELLA direct targets in early gibberellin signaling in Arabidopsis, Rodolfo Zentella, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Mehea Park, Stephen G. Thomas, Akira Endo, Kohji Murase, Christine M. Fleet, Yusuke Jikumaru, Eiji Nambara, Yuji Kamiya, Tai-ping Sun, 2007
- Salicylic acid inhibits gibberellin-induced alpha-amylase expression and seed germination via a pathway involving an abscisic-acid-inducible WRKY gene, Zhen Xie, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Shane Hanzlik, Everett Cook and Qingxi J. Shen, 2007
- Genetic characterization and functional analysis of the GID1 gibberellin receptors in Arabidopsis, Jayne Griffiths, Kohji Murase, Ivo Rieu, Rodolfo Zentella, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Stephen J. Powers, Fan Gong, Andrew L. Phillips, Peter Hedden, Tai-ping Sun and Stephen G. Thomas, 2006
- Interactions of two abscisic acid induced WRKY genes in repressing gibberellin signaling in aleurone cells, Zhen Xie, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Xiaolu Zou, Guangxiao Yang, Setsuko Komatsu, Qingxi J. Shen, 2006
- Annotations and functional analyses of the rice WRKY gene superfamily reveal positive and negative regulators of abscisic acid signaling in aleurone cells, Zhen Xie, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Xiaolu Zou, Jie Huang, Paul Ruas, Daniel Thompson and Qingxi J. Shen, 2005
- Symmetrical directional cloning: An efficient method to prepare hairpin RNA interference constructs, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Everett Cook, Huayan Zhao, Yanru Song and Qingxi J. Shen, 2004
- A rice WRKY gene encodes a transcriptional repressor of the gibberellin signaling pathway in aleurone cells, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Zhen Xie, Xiaolu Zou, Jose Casaretto, Tuan-Hua David Ho and Qingxi J. Shen, 2004
Awards
- Hargitt Scholarship, Duke University (2005)
- EPSCoR Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Science Foundation, USA (2003)
- Third Prize, Science and Technology Progress Award, Ministry of Agriculture, China (1997)
