Dr. Huang at Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology. He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars (Overseas), and was selected for Shenzhen Pengcheng Peacock Plan (Category B).Dr. Huang has made significant contributions to uncovering the mechanisms of the H+–Ca2+–ion channel–stomatal movement signaling pathway and to clarifying the pivotal roles of electrical and calcium signals in regulating plant physiology.

He has authored over 17 SCI-indexed papers with more than 977 citations. As the first or co-first author, he has published over 8 academic papers in prestigious journals such as Science, Science Advances, Current Biology, New Phytologist. He frequently serves as a reviewer for leading journals, and presents his findings at international academic conferences.

The research focuses on ion channels in plant cell membranes, the molecular mechanisms of stomatal movement, and plant optogenetics.

Education Background

Bachelor's Degree (Sep 2009–February 2013): Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University

Master's Degree (September 2013–July 2015) China Agricultural University

Ph.D. (September 2015–March 2020): University of Wuerzburg, Germany

Professional Experience

2025.09–Present: Associate Professor, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology

2020.03–2025.08: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, University of Wuerzburg, Germany

1.Huang, S.*, Messerer, M.*, Muller, H. M., Scherzer, S., Roelfsema, M. R. G., Weiste, C., ... & Hedrich, R.* (2025). Under salt stress quinoa stomatal guard cells control transpiration in an ABA-primed manner. BioRxiv. (* corresponding author)

2.Huang, S.*, Roelfsema, MRG., Gilliham, M., Hetherington, AM., & Hedrich, R*. (2024) Guard cells count the number of unitary cytosolic Ca2+ signals to regulate stomatal dynamics. Current Biology (* corresponding author), DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.086.

Commented by Current Biology “Plant physiology: Plant stomata count on closure” (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.08.027

3.Huang, S.*, Shen, LK., Roelfsema, MRG., Beck, D., & Hedrich, R*. (2023) Light-gated channelrhodopsin sparks proton-induced calcium release in guard cells. Science 382 (6676):1314-1318 (* corresponding author).

4.Huang, S.*, and Hedrich, R*. (2023) Trigger hair thermoreceptors provide for heat induced calcium-electrical excitability in Venus flytrap. Current Biology, 33 (18), 3962-3968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.07.069 . (* corresponding author)

a. Highlighted by Nature. “Venus flytraps shut their traps when flames approach”. Nature 620, 925 (2023), doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02654-x

b. Reported by the UK newspaper The Guardian. “Plantwatch: Venus flytrap has ‘fire alarm’ to detect blaze danger”. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/20/plantwatch-venus-flytrap-fire-alarm-blaze-danger

c. Reported by the Sweden largest newspaper Dagens Nyheter “Köttätande växt har skapat en egen brandvarnare”. https://www.dn.se/varlden/kottatande-vaxt-har-skapat-en-egen-brandvarnare/

d. Selected by Germany's broadcaster ARD for the program "Wer weiß denn sowas?".

5.Huang, S., Maierhofer, T., Hashimoto, K., Xu, X., Karimi, S., Müller, H., … & Roelfsema, MRG., (2023) The CIPK23 protein kinase represses SLAC1-type anion channels in Arabidopsis guard cells and stimulates stomatal opening. New Phytologist, 238(1), 270-282.

6.Jones, J. J#., Huang, S#., Hedrich, R., Geilfus, C. M., & Roelfsema, M. R. G. (2022). The green light gap: A window of opportunities for optogenetic control of stomatal movements. New Phytologist, 236(4), 1237-1244. (# Authors contributed equally).

7.Huang S#, Ding M#, Roelfsema MRG*, Dreyer I, Scherzer S, Al-Rasheid KAS, … & Konrad KR*. (2021). Optogenetic control of the guard cell membrane potential and stomatal movement by the light-gated anion channel GtACR1. Science Advances, 7(28), eabg4619. (# Authors contributed equally)

Highlighted by Nature Middle East, “Remote controlled plant pore closure limits water loss”. https://www.natureasia.com/en/nmiddleeast/article/10.1038/nmiddleeast.2021.65

8.Huang, S., Waadt, R., Nuhkat, M., Kollist, H., Hedrich, R. and Roelfsema, M.R.G., 2019. Calcium signals in guard cells enhance the efficiency by which abscisic acid triggers stomatal closure. New Phytologist, 224(1), 177-187.