Xinyue Zhang, PhD

Professor

Yangzhou University

Yangzhou, China

Education

2001 – 2006 PhD in Biotechnology, Peking University, China

1991 – 1995 B.S. in Genetics, Nankai University, China

Work experience

2013 – Present   Professor, Yangzhou University, China

2009 – 2012        Postdoctoral Fellow, NIH/NCI, USA

2007 – 2009        Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland–College Park, USA

Selected publication

1. Z. Zhang, Y. He, Y. Huang, L. Ding, L. Chen, Y. Liu, Y. Nie, X. Zhang^*. Development and optimization of an in vitro multienzyme synthetic system for production of kaempferol from naringenin. J Agric Food Chem. 2018; 66: 8272-8279. (^*Corresponding author) (Highlighted on the journal cover)
2. L. Ding, R. Sun, X. Zhang^*. Rap2b siRNA significantly enhances the anticancer therapeutic efficacy of adriamycin in a gold nanoshell-based drug co-delivery system. Oncotarget. 2017; 8(13): 21200-21211. (^*Corresponding author)
3. Zhang, X., Y. He, K.H. Lee, W. Dubois, Z. Li, A. Kovalchuk, W. Zhang, J. Huang. Rap2b, a novel p53 target, regulates p53-mediated pro-survival function. Cell Cycle. 2013; 12(8): 1279-1291.
4. Zhang, X. & J. Huang. Integrative genome-wide approaches in embryonic stem cell research. Integr Biol, 2010; 2(10): 510-516.
5. Lee, K. H.*, M. Li*, A. M. Michalowski*, X. Zhang*, H. Liao, L. Chen, Y. Xu, X. Wu & J. Huang. A genomewide study identifies the Wnt signaling pathway as a major target of p53 in murine embryonic stem cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2010; 107(1): 69-74. (*Equal contribution. Reported by CCR Connections)
6. Zhang, X., X. Yang, M. Kumar & U. Pal. BB0323 function is essential for Borrelia burgdorferi virulence and persistence through tick-rodent transmission cycle. J Infect Dis, 2009; 200(8): 1318-1230. (Highlighted on the journal cover and reported by NewsRx.com and MDLinx.com)