PH.D in Ornamental plants and Horticulture from Northeast Forestry University.
Research interests:
1. Ornamental plant germplasm resource preservation and innovation
2. Plant stress physiology and molecular biology
3. Ornamental plant reproductive biology
1. Zhang D, Ren L, Yue J, Shi Y, Zhuo L, Wang L, Shen X*. RNA-Seq-based transcriptome analysis of stem development and dwarfing regulation in Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis (Leighton) Leighton. Gene. 2015, 565: 252–267.
2. Zhang D, Ren L, Chen G, Zhang J, Reed BM, Shen X*. ROS-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis-like event directly affect the cell viability of cryopreserved embryogenic callus in Agapanthus praecox. Plant Cell Reports. (2015) 34:1499–1513.
3. Di Zhang, Li Ren, Jianhua Yue, Ling Wang, Lihuan Zhuo, Xiaohui Shen*. GA4 and IAA were involved in the morphogenesis and development of flowers in Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis. Journal of Plant Physiology. 2014, 171: 966–976.
4. Zhang Di, Ren Li, Yue Jian-hua, Wang Ling, Zhuo Li-huan, Shen Xiao-hui*. A comprehensive analysis of flowering transition in Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis (Leighton) Leighton by using transcriptomic and proteomic techniques. Journal of Proteomics. 2013, 80: 1-25.
5. Di Zhang, Li Ren, Xiao-Hui Shen, Li-Huan Zhuo*. Fertilization and Embryogeny in Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis (Leighton) Leighton. Plant Systematic and Evolution. 2011, 293: 25-30.
6. ZHANG Di, SHEN Xiao-hui, ZHUO Li-huan. Flower development and anatomy of Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis (Leighton) Leighton. Agricultural Sciences in China. 2011, 10 (9): 1365-1373.
7. Di Zhang, Ling Wang, Li-huan Zhuo*. Embryology of Iris mandshurica Maxim. (Iridaceae) and its systematic relationships. Plant Systematic and Evolution. 2011, 293: 43-52.
8. Li Ren, Di Zhang, Xiaohui Shen*. Peroxidation due to cryoprotectant treatment is a vital factor for cell survival in Arabidopsis cryopreservation. Plant Science. 2013, 212: 37-47.
9. Yue Wang, Xianli Fan, Di Zhang, Xiaohui Shen*. Regeneration of Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis via somatic embryogenesis. Propagation of Ornamental Plants. 2012, 12: 148-154.
10. Ren L., Zhang D., Shen X*, Reed B.M. ANTIOXIDANTS AND ANTI-STRESS COMPOUNDS IMPROVE THE SURVIVAL OF CRYOPRESERVED ARABIDOPSIS SEEDLINGS. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 2014, 1039: 57-62.
11. Chen G, Ren L, Zhang J, Reed BM, Zhang D*, Shen X*. Cryopreservation affects ROS-induced oxidative stress and antioxidant response in Arabidopsis seedlings. Cryobiology, 2015, 70(1): 38-47.
12. Ren L., Zhang D, Chen G., Reed B., Shen X., Chen H. Transcriptomic profiling revealed the regulatory mechanism of Arabidopsis seedlings response to oxidative stress from cryopreservation. Plant Cell Rep. 2015, 34:2161-2178.
13. Di Zhang, Li-Huan Zhuo*, Xiao-Hui Shen. Sporogenesis and gametogenesis in Agapanthus praecox Willd. orientalis (Leighton) Leighton and their systematic implications. Plant Systematic and Evolution. 2010, 288: 1-11.
14. Yue J, Zhang D, Ren L, Shen X. Gibberellin and Auxin Signals Control Scape Cell Elongation and Proliferation in Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis. J. Plant Biol. (2016) 59:358-368.
15. Chen G., Ren L., Zhang D., Shen X. Glutathione improves survival of cryopreserved embryogenic calli of Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis. Acta Physiol Plant (2016) 38: 1-12.
16. Chen, S.M., Ren, L., Zhang, D., Zhang, Y.F., Shen, X.H. Carbon nanomaterials enhance survival of Agapanthus praecox callus after cryopreservation by vitrification. Cryo Letters, 2017, 38 (2): 125-136.
17. Chen G., Zhang D., Shen X. Cloning and characterization of ApCystatin, a plant cystatin gene from Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis responds to abiotic stress. Protein Expression and Purification 149 (2018) 66–74