Shuxia Chen

　　Education:

　　2000-2003: Ph.D., Vegetable physiology and molecular technology; Dissertation topic: Genetic transformation of carrot（Daucus carota L.）with ETEC colonization factor antigen gene CS3 and construction of virus-based gene cector for expressing LTB-ST fused gene.

　　1997-2000: M.S., Vegetable breeding and physiology; Thesis: Analysis of molecular marker linkage of genes encoding traits in bolting time between a cross from B.oleracea var. capitata × B.oleracea var. alboglabra.

　　1991-1995: B.S., Department of Horticulture, Henan Vocation and Technology Teachers' College, Horticulture Science

　　Professional Experience

　　2014.07-present, Professor in College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, China.

　　2005.12-2014.06, Associate professor in College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, China.

　　2003.07-2005.12, Lectuer in College of Horticulture Science, Northwest A&F University, China.

　　Academic Interests

　　The formation and regulation mechanism of aldehydes biosynthesis in cucumber fruits; glutaredoxin （GRX） gene which participate in the biotic, abiotic stress and to the resistance to the Botrytis cinerea in cucumber; gene cloning of important agriculture traits of cucumber; The genetic diversity of vegetable germplasm resources.

　　Courses Offered

　　Olericulture, English in Agricultural Science and Technology, Advance of Horticulture, Horticultural Science, Introduction to Horticulture （ bilingual course）， Introduction to Horticulture, Conspectus of Biotechnology, Horticultural Scicence.

　　Research experiences:

　　2005-present

　　1） The project ‘Regulation mechanism of Hydroperoxide lyase（HPL）gene participating in the volatile aldehydes biosynthesis of cucumber fruits’ sponsored by the grants of NSFC, 2010-2013.

　　2） The project ‘The Regulation mechanism of 9/13- hydroperoxide lyase（9/13-HPL）participating in the volatile aldehydes biosynthesis of cucumber’ sponsored by the outstanding young teacher fund of Northwest A&F University, 2007-2010.

　　3） ‘Cloning of glutaredoxin （GRX） gene and the mechanism of participating in the resistance to the Botrytis cinerea’ sponsored by the fundamental research funds for the central universitie, 2010-2013.

　　4） ‘Study on the transformation of GRX gene to the cucumber’ sponsored by the key science and technology program of Shaanxi province, 2012-2014.

　　5） The project ‘Expressing LTB-ST diarrhea vaccine using PVX virus expressing-vector’ financed by the fund of Northwest A&F University, 2005-2007.

　　6） The project ‘Study of enviroment-friendly prevention and control technology on soil-borne diseases’ by the fund of Sci-tech Bureau of Xi’an City. 2008-2010.

　　7） The project ‘In vitro selection for toxin-resistant mutants of garlic by crude toxins of Pleospora herbarum’ sponsored by the fund of Sci-tech Bureau of Yulin City, 2012-2014.

　　8） Construction of bilingual courses: English in Agricultural Science and Technology, Advance of Horticulture, Horticultural Science, Introduction to Horticulture

　　Main Publications

　　1. S Chen, R Zhang, L Hao, W Chen, S Cheng. Profiling of volatile compounds and associated gene expression and enzyme activity during fruit development in two cucumber cultivars. Plos one, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0119444

　　2. S Chen, W Chen, X Shen. Analysis of the genetic diversity of garlic （Allium sativum L.） by simple sequence repeat and inter simple sequence repeat analysis and agro-morphological traits. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 2014, 55: 260-267.

　　3. X Wan, S Chen*, C Wang, R Zhang, S Cheng, H Meng, X Shen. Isolation, expression, and characterization of a Hydroperoxide Lyase gene from cucumber. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2013, 14（11）， 22082-22101 （Corresponding author）

　　4. S Chen, X Shen, S Cheng, J Du, Y Chang, H Meng. Evaluation of garlic cultivars for polyphenolic content and antioxidant properties. Plos one, 2013, 8（11）：e79730

　　5. S Chen, J Zhou, Q Chen, Y Chang, J Du, H Meng. Analysis of the genetic diversity of garlic （Allium sativum L.） germplasm by SRAP. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 2013, 50: 139-146.

　　6. Z Mark*, S Chen*, Julia I, Corinna T, Gatz C. Repression of the Arabidopsis thaliana Jasmonic acid/ Ethylene-Induced Defense Pathway by TGA-Interacting Glutaredoxins Depends on their C-Terminal ALWL Motif. Molecular Plant, 2012, 5 （4）： 831-840（Co-author）

　　7. S Chen, J Du, Z Cheng, Y Chang, J Zhou. Identification of the markers tightly linked to tomato yellow leaf curl disease and root-knot nematode by multiplex PCR. Genomic and Molecular Research, 2012, 11 （3）： 2917-2928.

　　8. S Chen, H Meng, Z Cheng, Y Li. Identification of Two SRAP Markers Linked to Green Skin Color in Cucumber. ISHS Acta Horticulturae 859: International Symposium on Molecular Markers in Horticulture, 2010, 122-135

　　9. Shuxia Chen, Qiao Chen, Congying Wang, et al. Progress in research on the metabolic regulation and molecular mechanism of green leave volatiles （GLVs）。 Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 2012, 45（8）： 1545-1557 （In Chinese）

　　10. Qiao Chen,  Shuxia Chen*, Congying Wang, et al. Cloning and expression analysis of lipoxygenase gene CsLOX2 in Cucumis sativus （Cucumber）。 Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 2013, 46（11）： 2285-2297 （In Chinese Corresponding author）。

　　11. Lining Hao, Shuxia Chen*, Congying Wang, et al. The aroma components of different genotype cucumber fruits based on the cluster analysis and principal components analysis. Journal of Northwest A&F University （Nat. Sci. Ed.）， 2013, 22（6）： 139-146 （In Chinese Corresponding author）。

　　12. Lining Hao, Shuxia Chen*, Laping Liu, et al. Analysis of aroma components and content in cucumbers from different genotypes. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Occidentalis Sinica, 2013, 22（5）： 101-108（In Chinese Corresponding author）。

　　13. Congying Wang, Shuxia Chen*, Qiao Chen, et al. Construction of RNAi vectors for HPL gene of cucumber using gateway technology. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Occidentalis Sinica,  2013, 22（2）： 152-158 （In Chinese Corresponding author）。

　　14. Qiao Chen,  Shuxia Chen*, Congying Wang, et al. Construction and Expression of a Cucumber Lipoxygenase Gene CsLOX2 in Prokaryotic Cells. China Vegetables, 2013, 10: 29-35. （In Chinese Corresponding author）。

　　15. Xiaoqing Shen, Shuxia Chen, Yupeng Pan, et al. Genetic research on fruit color traits of cucumber （Cucumis sativus L.）。 Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology, 2014, 22（1）： 37-46 （In Chinese Corresponding author）。

　　16. Xuhua Wan, Shuxia Chen, Xiaoqing Shen. Establishment of high-frequency regeneration system in cucumber. Journal of Northwest A&F University （Nat. Sci. Ed.） 2014, 42（8）： 162-168（In Chinese Corresponding author）。

　　Contact information

　　Address: #3 Taicheng Road, Northwest A&F University, College of Horticultural Science, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China

　　Email: shuxiachen@nwsuaf.edu.cn  sxchen2014@163.com