Areas of Focus
- Plant Metabolic Gene Engineering
Work Experience
- 2004-Present - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology - Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1992-1996 Bachelor in Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University
- 1996-1999 Master in Insect Ecology, Nanjing Agricultural University, mentored by Professor Zhang Xiaoxi
- 1999-2002 PhD in Animal Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, mentored by Academician Kang Le
- 2002-2004 Postdoctoral research in Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, mentored by Professor Tang Kexuan
- 2004 Awarded 'Outstanding Postdoctoral' at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Received second prize in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Outstanding Postdoctoral Reward Fund
Publications
- Cloning and functional analysis of the Catharanthus roseus deacetylvindoline 4-O-acetyltransferase gene promoter, Quan Wang, Fang Yuan, Qifang Pan, Meiya Li, Guofeng Wang, Jingya Zhao, Kexuan Tang, 2009
- Effect of plant growth regulators on the biosynthesis of vinblastine, vindoline and catharanthine in Catharanthus roseus, Qifang Pan, Yu Chen, Quan Wan, Fang Yuan, Shihai Xing, Yuesheng Tian, Jingya Zhao, Xiaofen Sun, Kexuan Tang, 2010
- Induction and Flow Cytometry Identification of Tetraploids from Seed-Derived Explants Through Colchicine Treatments in Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, Xing SH, Guo XB, Wang Q, Pan QF, Tian YS, Liu P, Zhao JY, Wang GF, Sun XF and Tang KX, 2011
- Development of efficient Catharanthus roseus regeneration and transformation system using Agrobacterium tumefaciens and hypocotyls as explants, Wang Q, Xing S. H, Pan Q. F, Zhao JY and Tang KX, 2012
- Overexpression of ORCA3 and G10H in Catharanthus roseus Plants Regulated Alkaloid Biosynthesis and Metabolism Revealed by NMR-Metabolomics, Pan Q. F, Wang Q, Yuan F, Xing S. H, Zhao JY and Tang KX, 2012
Awards
- 2011: Third Prize in Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Shanghai for the project on secondary metabolites in medicinal plants and their endophytic fungi
