Areas of Focus
- Microbial functional genes and diversity
- Microbial diversity and applications in cosmetics, medicine, and energy production
- Microbial multi-omics analysis for stress resistance and high-yield mechanisms
- Microbial metabolic engineering and synthetic biology breeding
Work Experience
- 1998-2006 - Dalian University of Technology, School of Life Science and Technology, promoted to Associate Professor in 2006
- 2008-present - PhD Supervisor
- 2011-present - Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Life Sciences and Technology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1993 - Bachelor's Degree: Northeast Normal University, Department of Biology
- 1996 - Master's Degree: Northeast Normal University, Institute of Genetics and Cell Research
- 2006 - PhD: Myongji University, South Korea
- 2007-2009 - Postdoctoral Research: University of Tuebingen, Pharmacy School, funded by the Humboldt Foundation
Publications
- Improvement of cellulase production in Trichoderma reesei Rut-C30 by overexpression of a novel regulatory gene Trvib-1, Zhang F, Zhao XQ*, Bai FW, 2018
- Deletion of acetate transporter gene ADY2 improved tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae against multiple stresses and enhanced ethanol production in the presence of acetic acid, Zhang MM, Zhang KY, Memhood MA, Zhao ZBK, Bai FW, Zhao XQ*, 2017
- On-site cellulase production and efficient saccharification of corn stover employing cbh2 overexpressing Trichoderma reesei with novel induction system, Li YH, Zhang XY, Xiong L, M. Mehmood A, Zhao XQ*, Bai FW, 2017
- Production of D-galacturonic acid from pomelo peel using the crude enzyme from recombinant Trichoderma reesei expressing a heterologous exopolygalacturonase gene, Siamphana C, Jantima Arnthong J, Tharad S, Zhang F, Yang J, Laothanachareon T, Chuetor S, Champreda V, Zhao XQ*, Suwannarangsee S*, 2021
- Manipulating cell flocculation-associated protein kinases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae enables improved stress tolerance and efficient cellulosic ethanol production, Ye PL, Wang XQ, Yuan B, Liu CG, Zhao XQ*, 2022
- Increasing extracellular cellulase activity of the recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae by engineering cell wall related proteins for improved consolidated processing, Li J, Zeng Y, Wang WB, Wan QQ, Liu CG, R den Haan R, van Zyl WH. Zhao XQ*, 2022
- Modification of phosphorylation sites in the yeast lysine methyltransferase Set5 exerts influences on the mitogen-activated protein kinase Hog1 under prolonged acetic acid stress, Ye PL, Yuan B, Wang XQ, Zhang MM, Zhao XQ*, 2023
- Multi-integrated approach for unravelling small open reading frames potentially associated with secondary metabolism in Streptomyces, Fan SM, Li ZQ, Zhang SZ, Chen LY, Wei XY, Liang J, Zhao XQ*, Su C*, 2023
- Fungal strain improvement for efficient cellulase production and lignocellulosic biorefinery: current status and future prospects, Yang J, Yue HR, Pan LY, Feng JX, Zhao S, Suwannarangsee S, Chempreda V, Liu CG, Zhao XQ*, 2023
- Engineering yeast cell factories to produce biodegradable plastics and their monomers: current status and prospects, Zhang FL, Zhang L, Zeng DW, Liao S, Fan YC, Champreda V, Runguphan W, Zhao XQ*, 2023
