Ⅰ. 教学工作

主讲多门本科和研究生学位课程。

主讲留学生全英文课程 Advanced Plant Biology。

Ⅱ. 科研工作

科研项目

主持国家自然基金5项、北京市自然科学基金1项。受到“重点研发” 、“973”的资助。参加国家转基因专项、“863”计划、英国BBSRC、公益性行业项目等多项国内外科研项目。近5年主持的自然基金有：

1.      国家自然基金面上项目“响应盐胁迫的珠美海棠水通道蛋白的功能解析 ” 主持（2014.01-2017.12）

2.      国家自然基金面上项目“珠眉海棠中‘MAPK级联通路’磷酸化‘转录因子MzWRKY6’调控盐胁迫响应的分子机制” 主持(2018.01-2021.12)

3.      国家自然科学基金联合基金项目 “新疆野苹果MdWRKY1基因通过‘调控矮化’适应‘干旱’的分子机制 ” 主持（2019.01-2021.12）

论文及著作

发表学术论文30余篇，作为通讯/第一作者发表SCI文章16篇，累计影响因子123.3。近五年以通讯作者在Journal of Pineal Research、Plant Physiology、New Phytologist、Horticulture Research等杂志发表多篇文章。

[1] Shan D, Wang C, Zheng X, Hu Z, Zhu Y, Zhao Y, Jiang A, Zhang H, Shi K, Bai Y, Yan T, Wang L, Sun Y, Li J, Zhou Z, Guo Y, Kong J. MKK4-MPK3-WRKY17-mediated salicylic acid degradation increases susceptibility to Glomerella leaf spot in apple. Plant Physiol. 2021 Mar 8;186(2):1202–19.

[2] Zheng X, Zhao Y, Shan D, Shi K, Wang L, Li Q, Wang N, Zhou J, Yao J, Xue Y, Fang S, Chu J, Guo Y, Kong J. MdWRKY9 overexpression confers intensive dwarfing in the M26 rootstock of apple by directly inhibiting brassinosteroid synthetase MdDWF4 expression. New Phytol. 2018 Feb;217(3):1086-1098.

[3] Shi K, Liu X, Zhu Y, Bai Y, Shan D, Zheng X, Wang L, Zhang H, Wang C, Yan T, Zhou F, Hu Z, Sun Y, Guo Y, Kong J. MdWRKY11 improves copper tolerance by directly promoting the expression of the copper transporter gene MdHMA5. Hortic Res. 2020 Jul 1;7:105.

[4] Zhang H, Wang L, Shi K, Shan D, Zhu Y, Wang C, Bai Y, Yan T, Zheng X, Kong J. Apple tree flowering is mediated by low level of melatonin under the regulation of seasonal light signal. J Pineal Res. 2019 Mar;66(2):e12551.

[5] Wang L, Feng C, Zheng X, Guo Y, Zhou F, Shan D, Liu X, Kong J. Plant mitochondria synthesize melatonin and enhance the tolerance of plants to drought stress. J Pineal Res. 2017 Oct;63(3).

[6]Zhang H, Liu X, Chen T, Ji Y, Shi K, Wang L, Zheng X, Kong J. Melatonin in Apples and Juice: Inhibition of Browning and Microorganism Growth in Apple Juice. Molecules. 2018 Feb 27;23(3):521.

[7] Zuo B, Zheng X, He P, Wang L, Lei Q, Feng C, Zhou J, Li Q, Han Z, Kong J. Overexpression of MzASMT improves melatonin production and enhances drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants. J Pineal Res. 2014 Nov;57(4):408-17.

[8] Wang L, Li QT, Lei Q, Feng C, Zheng X, Zhou F, Li L, Liu X, Wang Z, Kong J. Ectopically expressing MdPIP1;3, an aquaporin gene, increased fruit size and enhanced drought tolerance of transgenic tomatoes. BMC Plant Biol. 2017 Dec 19;17(1):246.

[9] Zheng X, Zhou J, Tan DX, Wang N, Wang L, Shan D, Kong J. Melatonin Improves Waterlogging Tolerance of Malus baccata (Linn.) Borkh. Seedlings by Maintaining Aerobic Respiration, Photosynthesis and ROS Migration. Front Plant Sci. 2017 Apr 5;8:483.

[10] Zheng X, Tan DX, Allan AC, Zuo B, Zhao Y, Reiter RJ, Wang L, Wang Z, Guo Y, Zhou J, Shan D, Li Q, Han Z, Kong J. Chloroplastic biosynthesis of melatonin and its involvement in protection of plants from salt stress. Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 1;7:41236

授权专利

2015年获得专利“褪黑素在提高植物抵抗涝害胁迫中的新运用”授权

2015年获得专利“一种提高植物光合作用和产量的抗氧化农缩复合剂” 授权