Xinqing Zhao

Professor

  • 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 MM, Xiong L, Tang YJ, Mehmood MA, Zhao ZB, Bai FW, Zhao XQ*. 2019. Enhanced acetic acid stress tolerance and ethanol production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by modulating expression of the de novo purine biosynthesis genes Biotechnology for Biofuels 12: 116.

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    Li JX, Zhang F, Li J, Zhang Z, Bai FW, Chen J, Zhao XQ*. 2019. Rapid production of lignocellulolytic enzymes by Trichoderma harzianum LZ117 isolated from Tibet for biomass degradation. Bioresource Technology 292:122063. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122063.

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    Tang RQ, Ye PL, Alper H, Liu ZY, Zhao XQ*, Bai FW. 2019. Identification and characterization of novel xylose isomerases from a Bos taurus fecal metagenome. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 103(23-24):9465-9477.

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    Cheng C, Tang RQ, Xiong L, Hector RE, Bai FW, Zhao XQ*. 2018. Association of improved oxidative stress tolerance and alleviation of glucose repression with superior xylose utilization capability by a natural isolate of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 11:28.  

     

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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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    Khatun MM, Yu XS, Kondo A, Bai FW, Zhao XQ*. 2017. Improved ethanol production at high temperature by consolidated bioprocessing using Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain engineered with artificial zinc finger protein. Bioresource Technology 245(Pt B):1447-1454. 

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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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    Zhang XY, Li YH, Zhao XQ*, Bai FW. 2017. Constitutive cellulase production from glucose using the recombinant Trichoderma reesei strain overexpressing an artificial transcription activator. Bioresource Technology 223:317-322.

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    Zhang F, Bai FW, Zhao XQ*. 2016. Enhanced cellulase production from Trichoderma reesei Rut-C30 by engineering with an artificial zinc finger protein library. Biotechnology Journal 11(10):1282-1290.

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