2013/09-2017/06 B.S. in Biological Science, College of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Ji Shou University, China

2015/09-2020/09 Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences/South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2020/08-2022/10 Post doctor, Agriculture and Biotechnology Research Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2022/11-present Assistant Professors, Agriculture and Biotechnology Research Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Molecular biological basis of fruit development, maturation and quality control:

The regulatory mechanism was analyzed from the perspectives of transcriptional regulation, protein modification, epigenetic regulation,with tomato, banana, lychee as experimental materials.

(1) Zeng, J.#, Jiang, G.#, Liang, H., Yan, H., Kong, X., Duan, X., & Li, Z. (2023). Histone demethylase MaJMJ15 is involved in the regulation of postharvest banana fruit ripening. Food Chemistry, 407, 135102.

(2) Zeng, J., Li, T, Liu, M., Peng, J., Liang, H., Zhong, R., Peng, Y., Wu, M., Zhang, J., Duan, X., & Yang, X. (2024). Caffeic acid treatment promotes the accumulation of flavonoids in fresh-cut pineapple by histone lysine methylation regulation. Food Frontiers, 1-10.

(3) Li, Z.#, Zeng, J.#, Zhou, Y., Ding, X., Jiang, G., Wu, K., Jiang, Y., & Duan, X. (2024). Histone H3K27 demethylase SlJMJ3 modulates fruit ripening in tomato. Plant Physiology, kiae233. (1) (Co-first author)

(4) Jiang, G.#, Zeng, J.#, Li, Z., Song, Y., Yan, H., He, J., Jiang, Y., & Duan, X. (2020). Redox regulation of the NOR transcription factor is involved in the regulation of fruit ripening in tomato. Plant Physiology, 183(2), 671-685.(1) (Co-first author)