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Name	Zhengyin Xu
Contact Information	xuzy2015@sjtu.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Zhengyin Xu

Contact Information

xuzy2015@sjtu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Faculty	Veterinary Medicine
Academic Background & Achievements	2012 - Bachelor's Degree from Northwest Minzu University 2015 - Master's Degree in Plant Pathology from Guangxi University 2020 - PhD in Ecology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University Hosted multiple national science fund projects Published over ten research papers in prestigious journals Holds three national invention patents
Work Experience	2020-2024 - Postdoctoral Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2022-2023 - Visiting Scholar at The Ohio State University, USA 2024 - Joined the School of Agriculture and Biology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Awards	Selected for Shanghai 'Super Postdoctoral' Incentive Plan First Prize in Science and Technology Progress from the Ministry of Education Shanghai Jiao Tong University Research Achievement Award Nominated for Shanghai Jiao Tong University Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Faculty

Veterinary Medicine

Academic Background & Achievements

2012 - Bachelor's Degree from Northwest Minzu University
2015 - Master's Degree in Plant Pathology from Guangxi University
2020 - PhD in Ecology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hosted multiple national science fund projects
Published over ten research papers in prestigious journals
Holds three national invention patents

Work Experience

2020-2024 - Postdoctoral Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2022-2023 - Visiting Scholar at The Ohio State University, USA
2024 - Joined the School of Agriculture and Biology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Awards

Selected for Shanghai 'Super Postdoctoral' Incentive Plan
First Prize in Science and Technology Progress from the Ministry of Education
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Research Achievement Award
Nominated for Shanghai Jiao Tong University Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award

Areas of Focus	Plant-pathogen bacteria effector protein biology Plant immune signal transduction and regulatory mechanisms Disease-resistant crop breeding
Publications	Constructed rice tracers identify the major virulent transcription activator-like effectors of the bacterial leaf blight pathogen, Liu L, Li Y, Wang Q, Xu X, Yan J, Wang Y, Wang Y, Shah SMA, Peng Y, Zhu Z, Xu Z, Chen G, 2024 Tal6b/AvrXa27A, a hidden TALE targeting both the susceptibility gene OsSWEET11a and the resistance gene Xa27 in rice, Xu Z, Xu X, Li Y, Liu L, Wang Q, Wang Y, Wang Y, Yan J, Cheng G, Zou L, Zhu B, Chen G, 2024 A varied AvrXa23-like TALE enables the bacterial blight pathogen to avoid being trapped by Xa23 resistance gene in rice, Xu Z, Xu X, Wang Y, Liu L, Li Y, Yang Y, Liu L, Zou L, Chen G, 2022 Increasing resistance to bacterial leaf streak in rice by editing the promoter of susceptibility gene OsSULRT3;6, Xu X, Xu Z, Li Z, Zakria M, Zou L, Chen G, 2021 Genome resource of a hypervirulent strain LN4 of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causing bacterial blight of rice, Xu Z, Wang S, Liu L, Yang Y, Zhu B, Zou L, Chen G, 2020 Engineering broad-spectrum bacterial blight resistance by simultaneously disrupting variable TALE-binding elements of multiple susceptibility genes in rice, Xu Z, Zou L, Ma W, Cai L, Yang Y, Chen G, 2019 Action modes of transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) of Xanthomonas in plants, Xu Z, Zou L, Ma W, Cai L, Yang Y, Chen G, 2017 TALE-triggered and iTALE-suppressed Xa1 resistance to bacterial blight is independent of OsTFIIAγ1 or OsTFIIAγ5 in rice, Xu X, Xu Z, Ma W, Haq F, Li Y, Shah SMA, Zhu B, Zhu C, Zou L, Chen G, 2021 The Xanthomonas type III effector XopAP prevents stomatal closure by interfering with vacuolar acidification, Liu L, Li Y, Xu Z, Chen H, Zhang J, Manion B, Liu F, Zou L, Fu ZQ, Chen G, 2022 TALE-induced immunity against the bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice, Xu X, Li Y, Xu Z, Yan J, Wang Y, Wang Y, Cheng G, Zou L, Chen G, 2022

Areas of Focus

Plant-pathogen bacteria effector protein biology
Plant immune signal transduction and regulatory mechanisms
Disease-resistant crop breeding

Publications

Constructed rice tracers identify the major virulent transcription activator-like effectors of the bacterial leaf blight pathogen, Liu L, Li Y, Wang Q, Xu X, Yan J, Wang Y, Wang Y, Shah SMA, Peng Y, Zhu Z, Xu Z*, Chen G*, 2024
Tal6b/AvrXa27A, a hidden TALE targeting both the susceptibility gene OsSWEET11a and the resistance gene Xa27 in rice, Xu Z, Xu X, Li Y, Liu L, Wang Q, Wang Y, Wang Y, Yan J, Cheng G, Zou L, Zhu B, Chen G*, 2024
A varied AvrXa23-like TALE enables the bacterial blight pathogen to avoid being trapped by Xa23 resistance gene in rice, Xu Z, Xu X, Wang Y, Liu L, Li Y, Yang Y, Liu L, Zou L, Chen G*, 2022
Increasing resistance to bacterial leaf streak in rice by editing the promoter of susceptibility gene OsSULRT3;6, Xu X, Xu Z, Li Z, Zakria M, Zou L, Chen G*, 2021
Genome resource of a hypervirulent strain LN4 of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causing bacterial blight of rice, Xu Z, Wang S, Liu L, Yang Y, Zhu B, Zou L, Chen G*, 2020
Engineering broad-spectrum bacterial blight resistance by simultaneously disrupting variable TALE-binding elements of multiple susceptibility genes in rice, Xu Z, Zou L, Ma W, Cai L, Yang Y, Chen G*, 2019
Action modes of transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) of Xanthomonas in plants, Xu Z, Zou L, Ma W, Cai L, Yang Y, Chen G*, 2017
TALE-triggered and iTALE-suppressed Xa1 resistance to bacterial blight is independent of OsTFIIAγ1 or OsTFIIAγ5 in rice, Xu X, Xu Z, Ma W, Haq F, Li Y, Shah SMA, Zhu B, Zhu C, Zou L, Chen G*, 2021
The Xanthomonas type III effector XopAP prevents stomatal closure by interfering with vacuolar acidification, Liu L, Li Y, Xu Z, Chen H, Zhang J, Manion B, Liu F, Zou L, Fu ZQ*, Chen G*, 2022
TALE-induced immunity against the bacterial blight pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice, Xu X, Li Y, Xu Z, Yan J, Wang Y, Wang Y, Cheng G, Zou L, Chen G*, 2022

Effector Proteins Bacterial Pathogens Biology Immune Signaling Transduction Regulation Crop Breeding Disease Resistance Genetic Engineering Molecular Interactions

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