Jianxin Shi

  • Tel: +86-021-34207174
  • Email: jianxin.shi@sjtu.edu.cn
  • Address: 1-101, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology
  • Lab Web: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jianxin-Shi-4
  • Dr. Shi received his B Sc. from Shanxi Agricultural University in 1988, M Sc. from Southwest University in 1991, and Ph. D from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) in 2007. Dr. Shi jioned SJTU in 2010. Dr. Shi’s research interests focus on the safety assessment of GMOs and food safety, metabolomics, and plant cuticle biology.

Education and Research Experience

Education

  • 2007, Ph. D, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
  • 1991, M. Sc, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
  • 1988, B. Sc, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, China

Academic Experiences

  • 2019- 2020, Visting Scientisit, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
  • 2007-2010, Postdoctorate researcher, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
  • 1991-2011, researcher,  Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taigu, China 

Research Interests

Regulation of plant cuticle metabolism and its effects on plant development ...

Using combined genetic, biochemical, molecular, and omics approaches to functional characterize lipid metabolism related enzymes and protein-coding genes in context of plant male development (anther and pollen development) and responses to temperature and fungal diseases

Development of molecular methods to characterize genetically modified and ge...

Using nucleic acid based methods (PCR, inverse PCR, PCR, Tail digital PCR, RT-PCR, NGS) and metabolite based methods (metabolomics) to characterize the molecular features of genetically modifed and genome editted crops at both DNA and metabolite levels, based on which to develop event specific detection methods for safety assessement and monitoring. To validate molecular characteristics of genetically modified crops provided by MARA.

Molecular and biochemical mechanisms underlying plant seed development and q...

Using combined genetic (including population genetic), biochemical, molecular and bioinformatics approaches to uncover the molecular mechanisms of seed development and seed lipid natural variations.

Selected Publications

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    OsMYB94 functions as a master regulator of metabolic pathways associated with rice caryopsis maturation and quality formation

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    The DTH8-SD1 pair regulates panicle architecture in rice

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    MADS1-regulated lemma and awn development benefits barley yield

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    Combined genome-wide association study and epistasis analysis reveal multifaceted genetic architectures of plant height in Asian cultivated rice

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    Genetic architecture of seed glycerolipids in Asian cultivated rice. Plant Cell and Environment, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14378.

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    HSP70-16 and VDAC3 jointly inhibit seed germination under cold stress in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell and Environment. 44: 3616-3627. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14138.

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    Arabidopsis HSP70-16 is required for flower opening under normal or mild heat stress temperatures. Plant Cell and Environment. 2019; 42:1190–1204. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.13480

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    Genetic and biochemical mechanisms of pollen wall development. Trends in Plant Science. 2015, 20(11): 741-753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2015.07.010

Teaching Experiences

  • 2012, Supervisor of M Sci students
  • 2016, Supervisor of Ph. D students
  • Undergraduate Courses: Introcuction to Biosafety (2012-2016, 32 Class hours/year, bilingual); Principles and Methods of Biochemical Analysis (2012-2014, 8Class hours/year, bilingual); Plant Biotechnology (2016-2017,2 Class hours/year, bilingual)
  • Postgraduate Courses: Biosafety (2012-2016, 32 Class hours/year, bilingual; 2017-2018,32 Class hours/year,  English); Principles and Applications of Biochemical Techniques (2013-2014,  12 Class hours/year, bilingual)and Signal Transduction of Animals, Plants and Microorganisms (2013-2014,6 Class hours/year,  English)
  • 1. Molecular mechanisms underlying the regulatory roles of SMR (Seed Maturation Regulator) in seed maturation in Arabidopsis,NSFC Normal Project, 2024-2027
  • 2. The genetic basis and regulatory network of OsLP1 underlying the natural variation of triacylglycerol level in rice seeds, NSFC Normal Project, 2020-2023
  • 3. Function and molecular mechanism of Arabidopsis heat shock protein (AtHSP70X) mediated lipid metabolism in flower opening, NSFC Normal Project, 2017-2020
  • 4. Molecular mechanism of plant sphingolipids in regulating hypoxia response based on lipidomics, NSFC-ISF Jiont Project, 2014-2017
  • 5. Safety and risk assessement of biohazards occurred in food processiong, 973 sub-project, 2011-2015
  • 6. Identification and verification of molecular characteristics of genetically modified organisms, China National Transgenic Plant Special Fund, 2016-2020
  • 7. Multi-point identification and comprehensive evaluation of genetically modified crops, China National Transgenic Plant Special Fund, 2017-2020

Selected Grants

Students

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