Shuai Zhang
Associate Professor
Education and Working Experience
2020/07-present, Lecturer, Shandong Agricultural University
2015/09-2020/06, Associate Professor, Shandong Agricultural University
2010/09-2015/06, Ph.D., Nankai University
Research Area
The Design of Plant Growth Regulators
The Design of Agricultural Nanomaterials
Research Projects
National Natural Science Foundation of China Regional Innovation Development Joint Fund Project (Sub-project): Molecular Mechanism of Blue Light Receptor Cryptochrome Activator-Mediated Disease Resistance in Vegetables under Low Sunlight Climate, 2026/01-2029/12, Host
Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticides: Activator-induced Blue Light Receptor Cryptochrome Conformation Regulation to Enhance Yield in Densely Planted Crops, 2024/05-2027/04, Host
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Fund): Molecular design of plant cryptochrome 2 inhibitors and their application in the regulation of flowering time, 2023/01-2025/12, Host
General Program of National Postdoctoral Foundation : Bio-rational design of abscisic acid analogues based on apple-related receptors, 2019/05-2022/05, Host
General Program of Shandong Natural Science Foundation: Investigation into the Carbon Dot-Mediated 35S-AtFt/anti-MdTFL1 Gene Delivery System for Shortening the Genetic Breeding Cycle in Apple, 2022/01-2024/12, Host
Doctoral Program of Shandong Natural Science Foundation: Investigation on the Promotion of Cyclopropylation Reactions between α-Aminocarbene and Alkenes by Carbon Dioxide, 2017/08-2019/12, Host
Higher Education Science and Technology Development Program of Shandong Province: Investigation on the Preparation of Acrylic Acid via Ethylene Oxidative Coupling Using Carbon Dioxide as a Carboxyl Source, 2017/01-2019/06, Host
Crosswise project: Preparation and Development of Carbon Nanodot Nanomaterials for Enhancing Apple Photosynthetic Activity, 2022/01-2024/01, Host
Crosswise project: Preparation Technology and Industrial Development of Carbon-Dot Light-Activated Fertilisers, 2024/12-2026/12, Host
Honors and Awards
2019, Outstanding Class Tutor of Shandong Agricultural University
Published Articles
1) Xiuli Jing, Yankai Liu, Yani Zhang, Xun Wang, Hanlin Niu, Wancong Li, Chun-Xiang You,* Xiao-Fei Wang* and Shuai Zhang*. Multigenerational exposure to nanomaterials induces transgenerational memory without detectable genetic alterations in Arabidopsis thaliana. Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2025, 12, 4980-4993.
2) Xiuli Jing, Yankai Liu, Xuzhe Liu, Yi Zhang, Guanzhu Wang, Fei Yang, Yani Zhang, Dayong Chang, Zhen-Lu Zhang, Chun-Xiang You*, Shuai Zhang*, Xiao-Fei Wang*. Enhanced photosynthetic efficiency by nitrogen-doped carbon dots via plastoquinone-involved electron transfer in plants. Horticulture Research, 2024, 11(3), uhae016.
3) Yankai Liu, Fei Yang, Xiuli Jing, Xuzhe Liu, Guanzhu Wang, An Jian-Ping, Heqiang Huo, Zhenlu Zhang, Xiao-Fei Wang, Shuai Zhang*, and Chunxiang You*.A Biomimetic Nanoparticle for pDNA Delivery and Expression in Plant Cells in a pH-Dependent Manner. ACS Agric. Sci. Technol., 2023, 3, 631-641.
4) Guanzhu Wang, Xuzhe Liu, Yankai Liu, Zhenlu Zhang, Chunxiang You, Xiaofei Wang*, and Shuai Zhang*. Efficient enhancement of calcium content in apple by calcium encapsulated carbon dots. Fruit Research, 2023, 3, 10.
5) Fei Yang, Yankai Liu, Xiao Zhang, Xuzhe Liu, Guanzhu Wang, Xiuli Jing, Xiao-Fei Wang, Zhenlu Zhang, Ge-Fei Hao*, Shuai Zhang*, Chun-Xiang You*. Oxidative post-translational modification of catalase confers salt stress acclimatization by regulating H2O2 homeostasis in Malus hupehensis. Journal of Plant Physiology, 2023, 287, 154037.
6) Yongxu Wang, Jing Zhang, Daru Wang, Xinjie Wang, Fujun Zhang, Dayong Chang, Chunxiang You, Shuai Zhang*, Xiaofei Wang*. Effects of cellulose nanofibrils treatment on antioxidant properties and aroma of fresh-cut apples. Food Chemistry, 2023, 415, 135797.
7) Ya-Jing Liu, Jian-Ping An, Ning Gao, Xun Wang, Xi-Xia Chen, Xiao-Fei Wang, Shuai Zhang*, Chun-Xiang You*. MdTCP46 interacts with MdABI5 to negatively regulate ABA signaling and drought response in apple. Plant Cell Environ., 2022, 45, 3233-3248.
8) Yu Yin, Guanzhu Wang, Yankai Liu, Xiao-Fei Wang, Wensheng Gao, Shuai Zhang*, Chunxiang You*. Simple phenotypic sensor for visibly tracking H2O2 fluctuation to detect plant health status. J. Agric. Food Chem., 2022, 70, 32, 10058-10064.
Contact Information
hyzs@sdau.edu.cn
