Areas of Focus
- Plant Metabolic Regulation and Metabolic Engineering
- Plant Synthetic Biology
Work Experience
- 1996-2003 - Fudan University, roles: Associate Professor, Professor, PhD Supervisor, Leader of the Plant Genetic Engineering Group
- 2003-present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, roles: Director of the Plant Biotechnology Research Center, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Biology, Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1985 - Bachelor's Degree in Genetics from Sichuan University
- 1988 - Master's Degree in Crop Genetics and Breeding from Beijing Agricultural University
- 1996 - PhD in Plant Biotechnology from University of Nottingham, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
- Honorary Doctorate from Linnaeus University, Sweden
Publications
- Jasmonate- and abscisic acid-activated AaGSW1-AaTCP15/ AaORA transcriptional cascade promotes artemisinin biosynthesis in Artemisia annua, Ma, Y., Xu, D., Yan, X., Wu, Z., Kayani, S., Shen, Q., Fu, X., Xie, L., Hao, X., Hassani, D., Li, L., Liu, H., Pan, Q., Lv, Z., Liu, P., Sun, X. and Tang, K., 2021
- AaWRKY9 contributes to light- and jasmonate-mediated to regulate the biosynthesis of artemisinin in Artemisia annua, Fu, X., Peng, B., Hassani, D., XIe, L., Liu, H., Li, Y., Chen, T., Liu, P., Tang, Y., Li, L., Zhao, J., Sun, X. and Tang, K., 2021
Awards
- 2009 - Second Prize for Shanghai Higher Education Teaching Achievement
- 2014 - Second Prize for Shanghai Technology Invention
