Areas of Focus
- Plant Synthetic Biology
- Transcriptional Regulation of Plant Natural Products
Work Experience
- 2020.06 – Present: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology, PI, Doctoral Supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005.09 – 2009.06 Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University
- 2009.09 – 2015.09 Doctor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering (Biotechnology), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2015.10 – 2019.10 Postdoctoral Researcher in Horticulture, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2018.04 – 2019.05 Visiting Scholar at the Biotechnology Center, Cornell University
Publications
- Parallel Transcriptional Regulation of Artemisinin and Flavonoid Biosynthesis, Hassani, D., Fu, X., Shen, Q., Khalid, M., Rose, J.K.C., and Tang, K., 2020
- The transcription factor AabZIP9 positively regulates the biosynthesis of artemisinin in Artemisia annua, Shen Q, Huang H, Zhao Y, Xie L, He Q, Zhong Y, Wang Y, Wang Y, Tang k., 2019
- Interaction of AaTGA6 with salicylic acid signaling modulates artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua, Lv Z, Guo Z, Zhang L, Zhang F, Jiang W, Shen Q, Fu X, Yan T, Shi P, Hao X, et al., 2019
- The YABBY family transcription factor AaYABBY5 directly targets cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (CYP71AV1) and double bond reductase 2 (DBR2) involved in artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua, Kayani S, Shen Q, Ma Y, Fu X, Xie L, Zhong Y, Chen T, Pan Q, Li L, Rahman S, et al., 2019
- The genome of Artemisia annua provides insight into the evolution of Asteraceae family and artemisinin biosynthesis, Shen Q*, Zhang L*, Liao Z*, Wang S, Yan T, Shi P, et al., 2018
- Jasmonate promotes artemisinin biosynthesis by activating the TCP14-ORA complex in Artemisia annua, Ma Y, Xu D, Li L, Zhang F, Fu X, Shen Q, Lyu, Wu Z, Pan Q, Shi P et al., 2018
- The roles of AaMIXTA1 in regulating the initiation of glandular trichomes and cuticle biosynthesis in Artemisia annua, Shi P, Fu X, Shen Q, Liu M, Pan Q, Tang Y, Jiang W, Lv Z, Yan T, Ma Y, et al., 2017
- HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN 1 is required for jasmonate‐mediated glandular trichome initiation in Artemisia annua, Yan T, Chen M, Shen Q, Li L, Fu X, Pan Q, Tang Y, Shi P, Lv Z, Jiang W, et al., 2017
- GLANDULAR TRICHOME-SPECIFIC WRKY 1 promotes artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua, Chen M, Yan T, Shen Q, Lu X, Pan Q, Huang Y, Tang Y, Fu X, Liu M, Jiang W, et al., 2017
- The jasmonate-responsive AaMYC2 transcription factor positively regulates artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua, Shen Q*, Lu X*, Yan T, Fu X, Lv Z, Zhang F, Pan Q, Wang G, Sun X, Tang K., 2016
- Transcriptional regulation of artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua L., Shen Q, Yan T, Fu X, Tang K., 2016
- Improving artemisinin content in Artemisia annua by transcription factor regulation, Tang K, Shen Q, Lu X, Zhang F., 2016
