Zhong Liu
Ph. D/Associate Professor/Principle Investigator
Education and Research Experience
2003 till now School of Pharmacy, SJTU, Associate Professor
2011～2012 Department of Plant Science, NCSU, Visiting Scholar
2000～2002 Peking University Health Science Centre, Post Doctor
1997～2000 Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D
Research Field
Research Interestings
1. Secondary Metabolism Pathways and Molecular Regulation Mechanisms in TCM
2. Synthetic biology of Traditional Chinese Medicine
3. Evaluation, Utilization and Conservation of TCM Resources; Toxic Components and Toxicity
Mechanism of TCM
Publications & Patents
Selected Publications
Wei Liu, Wei Qian, Zhong Liu*, Fang-Fang Wang*. BsmR degrades c-di-GMP to modulate biofilm formation of nosocomial pathogen Stenotrophomona smaltophilia. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7: 4665～4680.
Liu Zheng, Fang-Fang Wang, Bao-Zhen Ren, Wei Liu, Zhong Liu*, Wei Qian*. Systematic Mutational Analysis of Histidine Kinase Genes in the Nosocomial Pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Identifies BfmAK System Control of Biofilm Development. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2016, 82: 2444～2456.
Liu Z, Shi M Z, Xie D Y*. Regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana red pap1-D cells metabolically programmed by auxins. Planta, 2014, 239(4):765～781.
Lin Maoyi, Zheng Liu, Liu Zhong*, Cloning and Bioinformatics Analysis of Phenylalanine Ammonia-lyase Gene in Asarum sieboldii. Chin. J. Exp. Tradit. Med. Form, 2018, 1: 38-43.
Pan Lei, Lin Maoyi,Zhao Xiaobing, Liu Zhong*, Mining and Expression Analysis of Enzyme Genes Relevant to the Biosynthesis of Phenylpropanoids in Asarum. Nat. Prod. Res. Dev, 2017, 5:735-740
Awards & Honors
Main Achievement/Awards
Published 36 peer-reviewed papers (including 15 SCI research papers). Presided over a lot of research projects including Natural Science Foundation of China and Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai etc.
contact information
Tel：(86)-021-3420-8148
Emai：liuzhong@sjtu.edu.cn
More Information
Research fellows needed:
1、Postdoctor: Candidates should have good background in disciplines such as Molecular Pharmacogosy, Genetics, Plant Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or Plant Physiology, etc.
2、Ph.D and Master student：Applicants interested in Molecular Pharmacognosy research will be encouraged and well considered.
