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Name	Xiaowei Zhang
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Jiangsu

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Name

Xiaowei Zhang

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Jiangsu

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Nanjing University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1996.9-2000.6 Bachelor: Nanjing University, School of Environment 2000.9-2003.6 Master: City University of Hong Kong, School of Energy and Environment 2004.9-2008.6 PhD: Michigan State University, Zoology and Environmental Toxicology
Work Experience	2000.1-2000.12 - City University of Hong Kong, Coastal Pollution Research Center - Visiting Scientist 2003.1-2004.12 - Michigan State University, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center - Visiting Scholar 2008.1-2008.12 - University of Saskatchewan, Canada - Postdoctoral Researcher 2009.1-2009.12 - University of Saskatchewan, Canada - Senior Research Assistant 2009.12-present - Nanjing University, School of Environment - Professor
Awards	2023: Chinese Society of Toxicology Alternative Method Development Award 2020: Ministry of Ecology and Environment 'National Leading Talent in Ecological Environment Protection' 2019: Ten Thousand Talents Program - Leading Talent in Scientific and Technological Innovation 2019: American Chemical Society Environmental Science & Technology 'Early Career Scientists' 2018: Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences Young Scientist Gold Award 2016: Ministry of Education Young Changjiang Scholar

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Nanjing University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1996.9-2000.6 Bachelor: Nanjing University, School of Environment
2000.9-2003.6 Master: City University of Hong Kong, School of Energy and Environment
2004.9-2008.6 PhD: Michigan State University, Zoology and Environmental Toxicology

Work Experience

2000.1-2000.12 - City University of Hong Kong, Coastal Pollution Research Center - Visiting Scientist
2003.1-2004.12 - Michigan State University, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center - Visiting Scholar
2008.1-2008.12 - University of Saskatchewan, Canada - Postdoctoral Researcher
2009.1-2009.12 - University of Saskatchewan, Canada - Senior Research Assistant
2009.12-present - Nanjing University, School of Environment - Professor

Awards

2023: Chinese Society of Toxicology Alternative Method Development Award
2020: Ministry of Ecology and Environment 'National Leading Talent in Ecological Environment Protection'
2019: Ten Thousand Talents Program - Leading Talent in Scientific and Technological Innovation
2019: American Chemical Society Environmental Science & Technology 'Early Career Scientists'
2018: Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences Young Scientist Gold Award
2016: Ministry of Education Young Changjiang Scholar

Areas of Focus	Global change and aquatic ecosystem health Environmental DNA biomonitoring and bioassessment Ecological and environmental health risk assessment theory and methods
Publications	Fishing eDNA in one of the world's largest rivers: a case study of cross-sectional and depth profile sampling in the Yangtze., Zhang Y, Zhang X, Li F, Altermatt F, 2023 Destabilizing Effects of Environmental Stressors on Aquatic Communities and Interaction Networks across a Major River Basin., Li F, Zhang Y, Altermatt F, Yang J, Zhang X, 2023 Unsupervised biological integrity assessment by eDNA biomonitoring of multi-trophic aquatic taxa., Yang J, Zhang L, Mu Y, Wang J, Yu H, Zhang X, 2023 eDNA biomonitoring revealed the ecological effects of water diversion projects between Yangtze River and Tai Lake., Zhang L, Yang J, Zhang Y, Shi J, Yu H, Zhang X, 2022 Small changes make big progress: A more efficient eDNA monitoring method for freshwater fish., Yang J, Zhang L, Mu Y, Zhang X, 2023 Consideration of Multitrophic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions Improves Indices on River Ecological Status., Li F, Zhang Y, Altermatt F, Zhang X, 2021 Cross-Model Comparison of Transcriptomic Dose-Response of Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins., Xia P, Peng Y, Fang W, Tian M, Shen Y, Ma C, Crump D, O'Brien JM, Shi W, Zhang X, 2021 A Tiered Approach for Screening and Assessment of Environmental Mixtures by Omics and In Vitro Assays., Fang W, Peng Y, Yan L, Xia P, Zhang X, 2020 Early Life Stage Bioactivity Assessment of Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs) at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations by Concentration-Dependent Transcriptomic Analysis of Zebrafish Embryos., Peng Y, Fang W, Yan L, Wang Z, Wang P, Yu J, Zhang X, 2020 Human activities' fingerprint on multitrophic biodiversity and ecosystem functions across a major river catchment in China., Li F, Altermatt F, Yang J, An S, Li A, Zhang X, 2020 Photodegradation of carbon dots cause cytotoxicity., Liu YY, Yu NY, Fang WD, Tan QG, Ji R, Yang LY, Wei S, Zhang XW, Miao AJ, 2021 Environmental DNA Shaping a New Era of Ecotoxicological Research., Zhang X, 2019 Coastal ecosystem in East Asia: Pollution and management., Zhang X, You J, Khim JS*, Wang T, 2019

Areas of Focus

Global change and aquatic ecosystem health
Environmental DNA biomonitoring and bioassessment
Ecological and environmental health risk assessment theory and methods

Publications

Fishing eDNA in one of the world's largest rivers: a case study of cross-sectional and depth profile sampling in the Yangtze., Zhang Y, Zhang X*, Li F, Altermatt F, 2023
Destabilizing Effects of Environmental Stressors on Aquatic Communities and Interaction Networks across a Major River Basin., Li F, Zhang Y, Altermatt F, Yang J, Zhang X*, 2023
Unsupervised biological integrity assessment by eDNA biomonitoring of multi-trophic aquatic taxa., Yang J, Zhang L, Mu Y, Wang J, Yu H, Zhang X*, 2023
eDNA biomonitoring revealed the ecological effects of water diversion projects between Yangtze River and Tai Lake., Zhang L, Yang J, Zhang Y, Shi J, Yu H, Zhang X*, 2022
Small changes make big progress: A more efficient eDNA monitoring method for freshwater fish., Yang J, Zhang L, Mu Y, Zhang X*, 2023
Consideration of Multitrophic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions Improves Indices on River Ecological Status., Li F, Zhang Y, Altermatt F, Zhang X*, 2021
Cross-Model Comparison of Transcriptomic Dose-Response of Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins., Xia P, Peng Y, Fang W, Tian M, Shen Y, Ma C, Crump D, O'Brien JM, Shi W, Zhang X*, 2021
A Tiered Approach for Screening and Assessment of Environmental Mixtures by Omics and In Vitro Assays., Fang W, Peng Y, Yan L, Xia P, Zhang X*, 2020
Early Life Stage Bioactivity Assessment of Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs) at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations by Concentration-Dependent Transcriptomic Analysis of Zebrafish Embryos., Peng Y, Fang W, Yan L, Wang Z, Wang P, Yu J, Zhang X*, 2020
Human activities' fingerprint on multitrophic biodiversity and ecosystem functions across a major river catchment in China., Li F, Altermatt F*, Yang J, An S, Li A, Zhang X*, 2020
Photodegradation of carbon dots cause cytotoxicity., Liu YY, Yu NY, Fang WD, Tan QG, Ji R, Yang LY, Wei S*, Zhang XW*, Miao AJ*, 2021
Environmental DNA Shaping a New Era of Ecotoxicological Research., Zhang X*, 2019
Coastal ecosystem in East Asia: Pollution and management., Zhang X*, You J, Khim JS*, Wang T, 2019

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