Areas of Focus
- Microbial degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic pollutants
- Environmental microbiomics research
- Mechanisms of microbial thermophily, halophily, and acidophily
- Applications of synthetic biology in environmental remediation
Work Experience
- Member and Secretary, Chinese Society of Microbiology - Environmental Microbiology Committee
- Vice Director, Shanghai Society of Bioengineering - Synthetic Biology Committee
- Associate Editor, BioDesign Research
Academic Background & Achievements
- Recipient of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Outstanding Youth Fund (2014)
- Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader (2020)
- Shanghai Dawn Scholar (2017)
- Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Star (2013)
Publications
- Structure-guided insights into heterocyclic ring-cleavage catalysis of the non-heme Fe (II) dioxygenase NicX, Liu G. Q., Zhao Y. L., He F. Y., Zhang P., Ouyang X. Y., Tang H. Z., Xu P., 2021
- Genetic mapping of highly versatile and solvent-tolerant Pseudomonas putida B6-2 (ATCC BAA-2545) as a ‘superstar' for mineralization of PAHs and dioxin-like compounds, Wang W. W., Li Q. G., Zhang L. G., Cui J., Yu H., Wang X. Y., Ouyang X. Y., Tao F., Xu P., Tang H. Z., 2021
- A cold shock protein promotes high-temperature microbial growth through binding to diverse RNA species, Zhou Z. K., Tang H. Z., Wang W. W., Zhang L. G., Su F., Wu Y. T., Bai L. Q., Li S. C., Yuhui Sun Y. H., Tao F., Xu P, 2021
- Hexabromocyclododecanes are dehalogenated by CYP168A1 from a Pseudomonas strain HS9, Huang L., Wang W. W., Zanaroli G., Xu P., Tang H. Z., 2021
- Molecular deceleration regulates toxicant release to prevent cell damage in Pseudomonas putida S16 (DSM 28022), Tang H. Z., Zhang K. Z., Hu H. Y., Wu G., Wang W. W., Zhu X. Y., Liu G. Q., Xu P, 2020
- Structural insights into 6-hydroxypseudooxynicotine amine oxidase from Pseudomonas geniculate N1: the key enzyme involved in nicotine degradation, Liu G. Q., Wang W. W., He F. Y., Zhang P., Xu P., Tang H. Z., 2020
- Regulatory mechanism of nicotine degradation in Pseudomonas putida, Hu H. Y., Wang L. J., Wang W. W., Wu G., Tao F., Xu P., Deng Z. X., Tang H. Z., 2019
- Metabolite-based mutualism enhances hydrogen production in a two-species microbial consortium, Wang S. J., Tang H. Z., Peng F., Yu X. J., Su H. J, Xu P, Tan T. W., 2019
- Unveiling the biotransformation mechanism of indole in a Cupriavidus sp. strain, Qu Y. Y., Ma Q., Liu Z. Y., Wang W. W., Tang H. Z, Zhou J. T., Xu P, 2017
- Structural basis for the transcriptional repressor NicR2 in nicotine degradation from Pseudomonas, Zhang K. Z., Wu G., Tang H. Z, Hu C. M., Shi T., Xu P, 2017
Awards
- National Natural Science Foundation of China Outstanding Youth Science Fund (2014, No. 31422004)
- Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leader (2020, No. 20XD1421900)
- Shanghai Dawn Scholar (2017, No. 17SG09)
- Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Star (2013, No. 13QA1401700)
- Shanghai Morning Light Scholar (2010, No. 10CG10)
- Invention Association - 12th 'Invention and Entrepreneurship Award·Personality Award' (2021)
- Invention Association - Innovation Award - Second Prize (2021)
- China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Promotion Association - Innovation Award (Personal) (2020)
- Ministry of Education Natural Science First Prize (2016, ranked second)
