Areas of Focus
- Bioremediation of agricultural polluted soils
- Exploration and utilization of environmental microbial resources
Academic Background & Achievements
- Shanghai Morning Light Scholar (2017)
- Recipient of the Third Youth Talent Support Project of the China Association for Science and Technology
- Hosted multiple national and Shanghai city research projects
- Published over 20 papers
- Holds 8 national patents, one of which won the 18th China Patent Excellence Award (2016)
- Received the First Prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award (2018)
Publications
- A sustainable approach for bioremediation of secondary salinized soils: Studying remediation efficiency and soil nitrate transformation by bioaugmentation, Dan Zhang, 2022
- A sustainable approach for removing nitrate: Studying the nitrate transformation and metabolic potential under different carbon source by microorganism, Dan Zhang, 2022
- How bacteria remediate soil nitrate for sustainable crop production, Dan Zhang, 2021
- Small structures with big impact: multi-walled carbon nanotubes enhanced remediation efficiency in hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum L. under cadmium and arsenic stress, Dan Zhang, 2021
- Label-free colorimetric assay for arsenic(III) determination based on a truncated short ssDNA and gold nanoparticles, Dan Zhang, 2021
- Influence of Cd toxicity on subcellular distribution, chemical forms, and physiological responses of cell wall components towards short-term Cd stress in Solanum nigrum, Dan Zhang, 2021
- Two plant growth promoting bacterial Bacillus strains possess different mechanisms in adsorption and resistance to cadmium, Dan Zhang, 2020
- Microencapsulation of Bacillus megaterium NCT-2 and its effect on remediation of secondary salinization soil, Dan Zhang, 2020
- Optimization of NPK fertilization combined phytoremediation for cadmium contaminated soil by orthogonal experiment, Dan Zhang, 2020
- An electrochemical aptasensor for detection of lead ions using a screen-printed carbon electrode modified with Au/polypyrrole composites and toluidine blue, Dan Zhang, 2019
- An electrochemical aptasensor based on gold@polypyrrole composites for detection of lead ions, Dan Zhang, 2018
- Enhanced removal of nitrate in the maize rhizosphere by plant growth-promoting Bacillus megaterium NCT-2, and its colonization pattern in response to nitrate, Dan Zhang, 2018
- Heterologous expression and biochemical characterization of assimilatory nitrate and nitrite reductase reveals adaption and potential of Bacillus megaterium NCT-2 in secondary salinization soil, Dan Zhang, 2017
- Enhancement of cellulase and xylanase production using pH-shift and dissolved oxygen control strategy with Streptomyces griseorubens JSD-1, Dan Zhang, 2016
- Biological pretreatment of rice straw with Streptomyces griseorubens JSD-1 and its optimized production of cellulase and xylanase for improved enzymatic saccharfication efficiency, Dan Zhang, 2016
- 耐镉促生根瘤菌的鉴定及其对镉的吸附特性, Dan Zhang, 2021
Awards
- China Patent Excellence Award (2016): For a national patent
- Shanghai Science and Technology Progress First Prize (2018): Ranked 3