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Zhengjun Chen
Life Science
Huazhong Agricultural University
Hubei
Language: English, Chinese
Microbial Remediation
Water Pollution
Organic Pollutants
Nitrogen Conversion
Phosphorus Conversion
Sediment Degradation
Complex Microbial Mechanisms
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Gene Expression
Membrane Protein Transport
Areas of Focus
- Microbial remediation technology for water pollution
- Genetic engineering of lactic acid bacteria
Work Experience
- 2002-present - Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology - Lecturer, Associate Professor
- 2006-2007 - University of Copenhagen, Department of Biology - Visiting Scholar
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1995-1999 Bachelor of Science in Microbiology: Huazhong Agricultural University
- 1999-2002 Master of Science in Microbiology: Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2005-2015 Doctor of Science in Microbiology: Huazhong Agricultural University
Publications
- Characterization of pMC11, a plasmid with dual origins of replication isolated from Lactobacillus casei MCJ and construction of shuttle vectors with each replicon., Chen, Z., J. Lin, C. Ma, S. Zhao, Q. She and Y. Liang, 2014
- Unmarked gene deletion and host-vector system for the hyperthermophilic crenarchaeon Sulfolobus islandicus., Deng, L., H. Zhu, Z. Chen, Y. X. Liang and Q. She, 2009
- Dynamic properties of the Sulfolobus CRISPR/Cas and CRISPR/Cmr systems when challenged with vector-borne viral and plasmid genes and protospacers., Gudbergsdottir, S., L. Deng, Z. Chen, J. V. Jensen, L. R. Jensen, Q. She and R. A. Garrett, 2011
- Construction and characterization of three protein-targeting expression system in Lactobacillus casei., Lin, J., Y. Zou, C. Ma, Y. Liang, X. Ge, Z. Chen* and Q. She, 2016
- Heterologous Expression of Mannanase and Developing a New Reporter Gene System in Lactobacillus casei and Escherichia coli., Lin, J., Y. Zou, C. Ma, Q. She, Y. Liang, Z. Chen* and X. Ge, 2015
- Starter culture design to overcome phage infection during yogurt fermentation., Ma, C., Z. Chen, G. Gong, L. Huang, S. Li and A. Ma, 2015
- Stimulatory effects of tea supplements on the propagation of Lactobacillus casei in milk., Ma, C., G. Gong, Z. Liu, A. Ma and Z. Chen*, 2015
- Cracking Streptococcus thermophilus to stimulate the growth of the probiotic Lactobacillus casei in co-culture., Ma, C., A. Ma, G. Gong, Z. Liu, Z. Wu, B. Guo and Z. Chen*, 2015
- An upstream activation element exerting differential transcriptional activation on an archaeal promoter., Peng, N., Q. Xia, Z. Chen, Y. X. Liang and Q. She, 2009
- Bioremediation of reclaimed wastewater used as landscape water by using the denitrifying bacterium Bacillus cereus., Zhao, S., N. Hu, Z. Chen, B. Zhao and Y. Liang, 2009
- [Characterization of beta-1, 4-mannanase from Bacillus pumilus and heterologous expression in Lactobacillus casei]., Zou, Y., J. Lin, X. Bu, L. Jiang, Z. Chen* and X. Ge, 2015
Awards
- 2014: Selected for Jiangsu Provincial 'Double Innovation Plan'
- 2014: Selected as Wuhan East Lake High-tech 3551 Innovative Talent
- 2012: Selected as Nanjing '321' Talent
- 2011: Wuhan Science and Technology Progress Award for Lactic Acid Bacteria
- 2008: Third Prize of Hubei Province Science and Technology Progress for Soybean Meal Fermentation
- 2006: Second Prize of Hubei Province Science and Technology Progress for Water Purification Microorganisms
