Education:

B.A. Huazhong Agricultural University, China, 2002;
M.S. Huazhong Agricultural University, China, 2004;
Ph.D. Huazhong Agricultural University, China, 2008

Research Interest:

Stem cells in hypertension
ENaC (Epithelial Sodium Channel) and ceramide
Renal sphingolipid physiology and pathology

Selected Publications:

Zhu Q, Song B T, Zhang C, Ou Y B, Xie C H, Liu J. 2008 Construction and functional characteristics of tuber-specific and cold-inducible chimeric promoters in potato. Plant Cell Rep, 27: 47-55

Zhu Q, Song B T, Liu J, Xie C H. 2004 Cloning of the promoter fragment of a cold-inducible gene (cor15a) from Arabidopsis thaliana and its expression intransgenic potato. J Agric Biotechnol 12: 500-504

Zhang C, Liu J, Xie C H, Song B T, Cheng S H, Zhu Q. 2004 The mechanism and countermeasure of potato cold sweetening. Proceedings of the fifth world potato congress, kunming, china. kunming: yunnan fine arts publishing house. pp: 209-211