Areas of Focus
- Microbial Quorum Sensing and Communication Mechanisms
- Metabolic Product Pesticide Synthetic Biology
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Material Cultivation and Innovation
Work Experience
- 1995-1997 - Assistant Researcher at South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1999-2002 - Assistant Research Officer at Institute of Molecular Agrobiology, Singapore
- 2002-2006 - Junior Research Fellow at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
- 2007-2010 - Research Fellow at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
- 2010-present - Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Life Sciences and Technology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1992 - Bachelor in Biology from Central China Normal University
- 1995 - Master in Plant Physiology from South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2006 - PhD in Science from National University of Singapore - Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Publications
- Quorum sensing and virulence regulation in Xanthomonas campestris, He Ya-Wen and Zhang Lian-Hui, 2008
- The DSF Family of Quorum Sensing Signals: Diversity, Biosynthesis, and Turnover in Xanthomonas, Zhou L, Zhang LH, Cámara M, He Ya-Wen, 2017
- The Plant Defense Signal Salicylic Acid Activates the RpfB-Dependent Quorum Sensing Signal Turnover via Altering the Culture and Cytoplasmic pH in the Phytopathogen Xanthomonas campestris, Song K, Chen B, Cui Y, Zhou L, Chan KG, Zhang HY, He Ya-Wen, 2022
Awards
- 2012: Second Class Award for the Advancement of Science and Technology - Development and Application of Microbial Pesticide Shenqinmycin (M18)
