Xinqing Zhao

  • Tel: +86-021-34206673
  • Email: xqzhao@sjtu.edu.cn

Education and Research Experience

  • Education 
  • PhD: 2002-2006, Department of Biological Science, Myongji University, South Korea
  • MSc: 1993-1996, Institute of Genetics and Cell Biology, Northeast Normal University, China
  • BSc:  1989-1993, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, China
  • Working experience
  • 2014-Present: Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. 
  • 2011-2014: Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China
  • 2007-2009: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, sponsored by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • Pharmaceutical Biology Institute, University of Tuebingen, Germany
  • Host Professor: Dr. Lutz Heide.
  • 2006-2011: Associate Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China
  • 1998-2006: Assistant Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China 

Research Interests

Diversity of microbial resources and genome mining for application in cosmet...

Diversity of microbial resources and genome mining for application in cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals and biofuels

Mechanisms of yeast stress tolerance and development of robust strains for b...

Mechanisms of yeast stress tolerance and development of robust strains for bioproduction

Enzyme production from filamentous fungi and biorefinery of lignocellulosic ...

Enzyme production from filamentous fungi and biorefinery of lignocellulosic biomass

Selected Publications

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    Zhang F, Zhao XQ*, Bai FW. 2018. Improvement of cellulase production in Trichoderma reesei Rut-C30 by overexpression of a novel regulatory gene Trvib-1. Bioresource Technology 247: 676-683.

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    Zhang MM, Zhang KY, Memhood MA, Zhao ZBK, Bai FW, Zhao XQ*. 2017. Deletion of acetate transporter gene ADY2 improved tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae against multiple stresses and enhanced ethanol production in the presence of acetic acid. Bioresource Technology 245(Pt B):1461-1468. 

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    Li YH, Zhang XY, Xiong L, M. Mehmood A, Zhao XQ*, Bai FW. 2017. On-site cellulase production and efficient saccharification of corn stover employing cbh2 overexpressing Trichoderma reesei with novel induction system. Bioresource Technology 238:643-649.

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    Siamphana C, Jantima Arnthong J, Tharad S, Zhang F, Yang J, Laothanachareon T, Chuetor S, Champreda V, Zhao XQ*, Suwannarangsee S*. 2021. Production of D-galacturonic acid   from pomelo peel using the crude enzyme from recombinant   Trichoderma reesei   expressing a heterologous exopolygalacturonase gene. Journal of Cleaner Production 331, 129958.

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    Ye PL, Wang XQ, Yuan B, Liu CG, Zhao XQ*. 2022. Manipulating cell flocculation-associated protein kinases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae enables improved stress tolerance and efficient cellulosic ethanol production. Bioresource Technology 348:126758.

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    Li J, Zeng Y, Wang WB, Wan QQ, Liu CG, R den Haan R, van Zyl WH. Zhao XQ*. 2022. Increasing extracellular cellulase activity of the recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae by engineering cell wall related proteins for improved consolidated processing. Bioresource Technology 365:128132.

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    Ye PL, Yuan B, Wang XQ, Zhang MM, Zhao XQ*. 2023. Modification of phosphorylation sites in the yeast lysine methyltransferase Set5 exerts influences on the mitogen-activated protein kinase Hog1 under prolonged acetic acid stress. Microbiology Spectrum 11(2): e0301122.

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    Fan SM, Li ZQ, Zhang SZ, Chen LY, Wei XY, Liang J, Zhao XQ*, Su C*. 2023. Multi-integrated approach for unravelling small open reading frames potentially associated with secondary metabolism in Streptomyces. mSystems. e0024523.

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    Yang J, Yue HR, Pan LY, Feng JX, Zhao S, Suwannarangsee S, Chempreda V, Liu CG, Zhao XQ*. 2023. Fungal strain improvement for efficient cellulase production and lignocellulosic biorefinery: current status and future prospects. Bioresource Technology 385:129449.

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    Zhang FL, Zhang L, Zeng DW, Liao S, Fan YC, Champreda V, Runguphan W, Zhao XQ*. 2023. Engineering yeast cell factories to produce biodegradable plastics and their monomers: current status and prospects. Biotechnology Advances. 68:108222.

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