Dr. Qiang HU is a Chair Professor at the Faculty of Synthetic Biology and Head of the Department of Engineering Biology, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology. He is also a Guest Researcher at the Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Prior to these positions, he was a full professor at Arizona State University.

Professor Hu specializes in phycology and microalgal biotechnology. His work focuses on:

1. Microalgal cell and molecular biology—biosynthesis and regulation of lipids and carotenoids;

2. Bioprospecting and genetic improvement of commercially relevant microalgae for high-value carotenoids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, proteins, and polysaccharides;

3. Design of next-generation, large-scale photobioreactors and fermenters, together with advanced cultivation processes that use intelligent microscopic imaging and multimodal cellular and molecular analyses;

4. Development of microalgal biotechnology for the food, feed, chemical, and cosmetics industries, as well as for treating waste streams (e.g., wastewater and flue gases) and recovering valuable resources.

B.S. in Biology, Hubei University (1982)

M.S. in Hydrobiology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1988)

Ph.D. in Microalgal Biotechnology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel (1996)

Dr. Hu has authored more than 160 research papers and reviews in international SCI journals (Google Scholar citations >24,000; h-index 72) and holds over 80 granted invention patents. Several of his technologies have been commercialized, creating significant economic impact.

Publications in recent five years:

1. Jingjing Ma, Simei Yue, Yinghui Liu, Lingjiao Gong, Pengzhan He, Yingjie Yang, Zhengxin Fu, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu, Fei Liao, Lin Xu. Fucoxanthin ameliorates ulcerative colitis by maintaining the epithelial barrier via blocking JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway[J]. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2025, 495: 117213.

2. Cui Liu, Luohai Hua, Haokun Liu, Lan Wang, Xiaoming Zhu, Céline Rebours, Kevin Graham Harding, Lu Tan, Qiang Hu, Shouqi Xie. Biotransformation of aquaculture wastewater into aquatic feed protein source: Chlorella sorokiniana nutritional value and safety risk assessment [J]. Journal of Environmental Management, 2024, 370: 122510.

3. Yue He, Wei Wei, Mengyun Wang, Hongxia Wang, Jing Jia, Yingchun Gong, Qiang Hu*. Systematic study of microzooplankton in mass culture of the green microalga Scenedesmus acuminatus and quantitative assessment of its impact on biomass productivity throughout a year [J]. Bioresource Technology, 2024, 408: 131149.

4. Jie Lian, Yuqing He, Lan Wang b, Yang Liu, Kui Wang, Jan Sunde, Céline Rebours, Haokun Liu, Xiaoming Zhu, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu*, Meng Li. Recovery of nutrients from fish sludge to enhance the growth of microalga Chlorella sorokiniana CMBB276[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024, 203: 116421.

5. Mingyang Ma, Qiang Hu*. (2023).Microalgae as feed sources and feed additives for sustainable aquaculture: Prospects and challenges. Reviews in Aquaculture (Rev Aquac.) 2023: 1-18. (First published: 01 November 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12869)

6. Hang Su, Kui Wang, Jie Lian, Lan Wang, Yuqing He, Meng Li, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu*.(2023). Advanced treatment and resource recovery of brewery wastewater by co-cultivation of filamentous microalga Tribonema aequale and autochthonous bacteria. Journal of Environmental Management 348: 119285 (Available online 18 October 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119285)

7. Yunyan Deng, Kui Wang, Zhangxi Hu, Qiang Hu, Ying Zhong Tang* (2023). Toxic and non-toxic dinoflagellates host distinct bacterial communities in their phycospheres. Communications Earth & Environment 4: 263.(Published 18 July, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00925-z)

8. Hailong Yan, Meng Ding, Juan Lin, Liang Zhao, Danxiang Han*, Qiang Hu* (2023). Folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism as a potential antifungal target for the sustainable cultivation of microalga Haematococcus pluvialis. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts Biotechnol Biofuels 16: 104. (Published 17 June 2023. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-023-02353-9)

9. Shengyu Cui, Haoliang Wu, Qing He, Lina Wang, Xin Yi, Gaoke Feng, Qingqing Wu, Bo Tao, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu, Hao Xia*, Lin Xu*. (2023). Fucoxanthin alleviated atherosclerosis by regulating PI3K/AKT and TLR4/NFκB mediated pyroptosis in endothelial cells. International Immunopharmacology 120: 110370.(Available online 24 May 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110370)

10. Danni Yuan, Lan Wang*, Hongxia Wang, Rongli Miao, Yulu Wang, Hu Jin, Lu Tan, Chaojun Wei, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong*. (2023). Application of microalgae Scenedesmus acuminatus enhances water quality in rice-crayfish culture. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 11: 1143622. (Published 04 May 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1143622 )

11. Mingyang Ma, Chaojun Wei, Wenjie Huang, Yue He, Yingchun Gong*, Qiang Hu*. (2023). A systematic review of the predatory contaminant Poterioochromonas in microalgal culture. Journal of Applied Phycology 35: 1103–1114. (Published 28 March, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-02941-0 )

12. Qiaohong Chen, Yi Chen, Qiang Hu, Danxiang Han*.(2023). Metabolomic analysis reveals astaxanthin biosynthesis in heterotrophic microalga Chromochloris zofingiensis. Bioresource Technology, 374: 128811. (Available online 28 February 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128811 )

13. Congjun Xu*, Guohuan Su, Kangshun Zhao, Huan Wang, Xiaoqi Xu, Ziqi Li, Qiang Hu，Jun Xu*. (2023). Assessment of greenhouse gases emissions and intensity from Chinese marine aquaculture in the past three decades. Journal of Environmental Management 329: 117025. (1 March 2023. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479722025981 )

14. Song Zou, Yuanchen Lu, Haiyan Ma, Yanhua Li, Guanqun Chen, Danxiang Han*, Qiang Hu. (2023). Microalgal glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase role in galactolipids and high-value storge lipid biosynthesis. Plant Physiology, 192: 426-441. (Published 21 February 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad091 )

15. Wei Chen*, Lei Gao, Lirong Song, Milton Sommerfeld, Qiang Hu* (2023). An improved phenol-sulfuric acid method for the quantitative measurement of total carbohydrates in algal biomass. Algal Research 70: 102986. (Available online 24 January 2023, Version of Record 1 February 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.102986)

16. Yunyan Deng, Kui Wang, Zhangxi Hu, Qiang Hu, Yingzhong Tang*.(2023). Different geographic strains of dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum host highly diverse fungal community and potentially serve as possible niche for colonization of fungal endophytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24(2): 1672. (14 January 2023, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021672)

17. Yuqing He, Jie Lian, Lan Wang, Lu Tan, Fahad Khan, Yanhua Li, Hongxia Wang, Céline Rebours, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu*. (2022). Recovery of nutrients from aquaculture wastewater: Effects of light quality on the growth, biochemical composition, and nutrient removal of Chlorella sorokiniana. Algal Research 69: 102965. (Available online 29 December 2022, Version of Record 30 December 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102965)

18. Hanwen Zhang, David J Patterson, Yue He, Hongxia Wang, Danni Yuan, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong*. (2022). Kinopus chlorellivorus gen. nov., sp. nov. (Vampyrellida, Rhizaria), a new algivorous protist predator isolated from large-scale outdoor cultures of Chlorella sorokiniana. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 88 (22): e01215-22. (27 October 2022. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01215-22)

19. Yuqing He, Jie Lian, Lan Wang*, Hang Su, Lu Tan, Quan Xu, Hongxia Wang, Yanhua Li, Meng Li, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu* (2022). Enhanced brewery wastewater purification and microalgal production through algal-bacterial synergy. Journal of Cleaner Production 376: 134361 (Published 2 October 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134361)

20. Yunyan Deng, Kui Wang, Zhangxi Hu, Qiang Hu, and Ying Zhong Tang* (2022). Identification and implications of a core bacterial microbiome in 19 clonal cultures laboratory-reared for months to years of the cosmopolitan dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum. Frontiers in Microbiology 13: 967610. (Published 04 August 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.967610 )

21. Kuo Zhao, Yanhua Li, Hailong Yan, Qiang Hu, Danxiang Han* (2022). Regulation of light spectra on cell division of the unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis: insights from physiological and lipidomic analysis. Cells 11(12): 1956. (Published 17 June 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11121956 )

22. Qing He, Hanwen Zhang, Mingyang Ma, Yue He, Jing Jia, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong* (2022). Critical assessment of protozoa contamination and control measures in mass culture of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Bioresource Technology 359: 127460. (Available online 11 June 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127460 )

23. Jijian Long, Jing Jia, Yingchun Gong, Danxiang Han*, Qiang Hu* (2022). Assessment of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) production from filamentous microalga Tribonema aequale: from laboratory to pilot-scale study. Marine Drugs 20 (6): 343. (Published: 24 May 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20060343 )

24. Hailong Yan, Haiyan Ma, Yanhua Li, Liang Zhao, Juan Lin, Qikun Jia, Qiang Hu*, Danxiang Han* (2022). Oxidative stress facilitates infection of the unicellular alga Haematococcus pluvialis by the fungus Paraphysoderma sedebokerense: description of a biosafe and environmentally-friendly chemical that blocks the infection. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts 15 : 56. (Published: 20 May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-022-02140-y )

25. Congjun Xu, Guohuan Su*, Kangshun Zhao, Xiaoqi Xu, Ziqi Li, Qiang Hu, Ying Xue, and Jun Xu. (2022). Current status of greenhouse gas emissions from aquaculture in China. Water Biology and Security 2022: 100041. (Available online 10 May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watbs.2022.100041 )

26. Haiyan Ma*, Li Cao, Ziwang Wei, Jie Zheng, Song Zou, Liang Zhao, Yanhua Li, Qiang Hu, Danxiang Han (2022). Type I diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT1) from the unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis is a xanthophyll acyltransferase. Algal Research 64: 102720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102720.

27. Danni Yuan, Junchu Liu, Hongxia Wang, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong*. (2022). Biodiversity and seasonal variation of microzooplankton contaminating pilot-scale cultures of Chlorella sorokiniana. Algal Research 64: 102722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102722

28. Mingyang Ma, Chaojun Wei, Man Chen, Hongxia Wang, Yingchun Gong*, Qiang Hu* (2022). Effects of nutritional mode on the physiological and biochemical characteristics of the mixotrophic flagellate Poterioochromonas malhamensis and the potential ecological implications. Microorganisms 10 (5): 852. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10050852

29. Peng Zhang, Yi Xin, Yuehui He, Xianfeng Tang, Chen Shen, Qintao Wang, Nana Lv, Yun Li, Qiang Hu, and Jian Xu* (2022). Exploring a blue-light-sensing transcription factor to double the peak productivity of oil in Nannochloropsis oceanica. Nature Communications 13: 1664. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29337-x

30. Haiyan Ma*, Jie Zheng, Yanhua Li, Liang Zhao, Song Zou, Qiang Hu, Danxiang Han (2022) A novel bifunctional wax ester synthase involved in early triacylglycerol accumulation in unicellular green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis under high light stress. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 9: 794714. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.794714

31. Mingyang Ma, Fuchen Wang, Chaojun Wei, Jianping Chen, Hu Jin, Hongxia Wang, Lirong Song, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong* (2022). Establishment of high-cell-density heterotrophic cultivation of Poterioochromonas malhamensis contributes to achieving biological control of Microcystis. Journal of Applied Phycology 34: 423–434. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-021-02659-x

32. Qiaohong Chen, Yi Chen, Quan Xu, Hu Jin, Qiang Hu, Han Danxiang* (2022). Effective two-stage heterotrophic cultivation of the unicellular green microalga Chromochloris zofingiensis enabled ultrahigh biomass and astaxanthin production. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10: 834230. 2022 Feb 24, https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.834230

33. Yu Wang, Jing Jia, Qinglei Chi, Yanhua Li, Hongxia Wang, Yingchun Gong, Guoxiang Liu, Zhengyu Hu, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu* (2022). Critical assessment of the filamentous green microalga Oedocladium carolinianum for astaxanthin and oil production. Algal Research 61: 102599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102599

34. Haiyang Zhang, Ting Gong, Jing Li, Bo Pan, Qiang Hu, Ming Duan*, Xuezhi Zhang* (2021) Study on the effect of spray drying process on the quality of microalgal biomass: a comprehensive biocomposition analysis of spray-dried S. acuminatus biomass. BioEnergy Research 15: 320–333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-021-10343-8）

35. Xuehua Liu, Xiujun Xie, Shan Gao, Lepu Wang, Lu Zhou, Yao Liu, Qiang Hu, Wenhui Gu*, Guangce Wang* (2021). Chlorophyll fluorescence as a light signal enhances iron uptake by the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum under high-cell density conditions. BMC Biology 19: 249. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01177-z

36. Quan Xu, Guoli Hou, Jianping Chen, Hongxia Wang, Li Yuan, Danxiang Han, Qiang Hu, Hu Jin* (2021). Heterotrophically ultrahigh-cell-density cultivation of a high protein-yielding unicellular alga Chlorella with a novel nitrogen-supply strategy. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 9:774854. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.774854

37. Juan Lin*, Liang Zhao, Hailong Yan, Qiang Hu, Danxiang Han (2021). Potential role of nitrogen in spore dispersal and infection of Paraphysoderma sedebokerense, a fungal parasite of Haematococcus pluvialis. Algal Research 60: 102552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102552

38. Weijun Chen, Lin Luo, Danxiang Han, Feiping Long, Qinglei Chi, Qiang Hu* (2021). Effect of dietary supplementation with Chlorella sorokiniana meal on the growth performance, antioxidant status, and immune response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Journal of Applied Phycology 33: 3113–3122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-021-02541-w

39. Yue He, Mingyang Ma, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong* (2021). Assessment of NH4HCO3 for the control of the predator flagellate Poterioochromonas malhamensis in pilot-scale culture of Chlorella sorokiniana. Algal Research 60: 102481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102481

40. Weijun Chen, Yu Wang, Danxiang Han, Dong Han, Xiaoming Zhu, Shouqi Xie, Feiping Long, Jing Jia, Qiang Hu* (2021). Effects of dietary supplementation with filamentous microalgae (Oedocladium sp. or Tribonema ultriculosum) on growth performance, fillet fatty acid composition, skin pigmentation, and immune response of yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 52(6): 1273-1289. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12839

41. Hu Jin, Wenhua Chuai, Kunpeng Li, Guoli Hou, Mingcan Wu, Jianping Chen, Hongxia Wang, Jing Jia, Danxiang Han*, Qiang Hu* (2021). Ultrahigh-cell-density heterotrophic cultivation of the unicellular green alga Chlorella sorokiniana for biomass production. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 118 (10): 4138-4151. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27890  Published: 15 July 2021

42. Mingyang Ma, Yanhua Li, Jianping Chen, Fuchen Wang, Li Yuan, Yi Li, Baocai Zhang, Ding Ye, Danxiang Han, Hu Jin*, Qiang Hu* (2021). High-cell-density cultivation of the flagellate alga Poterioochromonas malhamensis for biomanufacturing the water-soluble β-1,3-glucan with multiple biological activities. Bioresource Technology 337: 125447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125447 October 2021

43. Hu Zhang, Liang Zhao, Yi Chen, Mianmian Zhu, Quan Xu, Mingcan Wu, Danxiang Han*, Qiang Hu* (2021). Trophic transition enhanced biomass and lipid production of the unicellular green alga Scenedesmus acuminatus. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 9: 342. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2021.638726

44. Zijun Xu, Qing He,Yingchun Gong, Yao Wang, QingLei Chi, GuoXiang Liu, ZhengYu Hu, ChengWu Zhang, Qiang Hu* (2021). Assessment of a novel oleaginous filamentous microalga Klebsormidium sp. Lgx80 (Streptophyta, Klebsormidiales) for biomass and lipid production. Journal of Phycology 57 (4): 1151-1166. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13137

45. Weijun Chen, Lin Luo, Danxiang Han, Feiping Long, Qinglei Chi, Qiang Hu* (2021). Effect of dietary supplementation with filamentous microalga Tribonema ultriculosum on growth performance, fillet quality and immunity of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Aquaculture Nutrition 27 (4):1232-1243. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12839

46. Xiaosong Gu, Li Cao, Xiaoying Wu, Yanhua Li, Qiang Hu, Danxiang Han* (2021). A lipid bodies-associated galactosyl hydrolase is involved in triacylglycerol biosynthesis and galactolipid turnover in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plants 10(4): 675. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040675

47. Cui Liu,Yanhua Li, Zheng Chen, Li Yuan, Haokun Liu, Dong Han, Junyan Jin, Yunxia Yang, Qiang Hu, Xiaoming Zhu*, Shouqi Xie (2021). Effects of dietary whole and defatted Arthrospira platensis (Cyanobacterium) on growth, body composition and pigmentation of the yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco. Journal of Applied Phycology 33: 2251-2259. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-021-02445-9

48. Juan Lin, Hailong Yan, Liang Zhao, Yanhua Li, Bahareh Nahidian, Mianmian Zhu，Qiang Hu*, Danxiang Han* (2021). Interaction between the cell walls of microalgal host and fungal carbohydrate‐activate enzymes is essential for the pathogenic parasitism process. Environmental Microbiology 23 (9): 5114-5130. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15465

49. Haiyan Ma, Xiaoying Wu, Ziwang Wei, Liang Zhao, Zhongze Li, Qing Liang, Jie Zheng, Yu Wang, Yanhua Li, Linfei Huang, Qiang Hu*, Danxiang Han* (2021). Functional divergence of diacylglycerol acyltransferases in the unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis. Journal of Experimental Botany 72 (2): 510-524. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa451

50. Xianhui Wang, Huannan Li, Xueling Zhan, Mingyang Ma, Danni Yuan, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong* (2021). Development and application of quantitative real-time PCR based on the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene for early detection of the grazer Poterioochromonas malhamensis contaminating Chlorella culture. Algal Research 53: 102133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.102133

51. Yanhai Gong, Nam Kyu Kang, Young Uk Kim, Zengbin Wang, Li Wei, Yi Xin, Chen Shen, Qintao Wang, Wuxin You, Jong-Min Lim, Suk-Won Jeong, Youn-Il Park, Hee-Mock Oh, Kehou Pan, Eric Poliner, Guanpin Yang, Yonghua Li-Beisson, Yantao Li, Qiang Hu, Ansgar Poetsch, Eva M. Farre, Yong Keun Chang*, Won-Joong Jeong*, Byeong-ryool Jeong*, Jian Xu* (2020). The NanDesSyn database for Nannochloropsis systems and synthetic biology. The Plant Journal 104(6): 1736-1745. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15025

52. Haiyang Ma, Xiaoying Wu, Ziwang Wei, Liang Zhao, Zhongze Li, Qing Liang, Jie Zheng, Yu Wang, Yanhua Li, Linfei Huang, Qiang Hu*, Danxiang Han* (2020). Functional divergence of diacylglycerol acyltransferases in the unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72 (2): 510-524. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa451

53. Zhongze Li, Li Cao, Liang Zhao, Lihua Yu, Yi Chen, Kang-sup Yoon, Qiang Hu, Danxiang Han* (2020). Identification and biotechnical potential of a Gcn5-related N-acetyltransferase gene in enhancing microalgal biomass and starch production. Frontiers in Plant Sciences, 11: 544827. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.544827

54. Juan Lin, Yi Chen, Hailong Yan, Bahareh Nahidian, Qiang Hu, Danxiang Han* (2020). High-throughput fluorescence-activated cell sorting for cell wall-deficient microalgal mutants screening. Algal Research, 50: 102011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.102011

55. Wei Chen*, Yongmei Liu, Lirong Song, Milton Sommerfeld, Qiang Hu* (2020). Automated accelerated solvent extraction method for total lipid analysis of microalgae. Algal Research 51: 102080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.102080

56. Rui Liu, Lan Wang, Li Yang, Qingling Liu, Yunxiao Gao, Jing Ye, Jingrong Xiao, Qiang Hu*, Xuezhi Zhang* (2020). Ultrafiltration and microfiltration membrane performance, cleaning, and flux recovery for microalgal harvesting. Journal of Applied Phycology 32, 3101-3112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-020-02204-2

57. Lu Zhou, Shan Gao, Songcui Wu, Danxiang Han, Hui Wang, Wenhui Gu, Qiang Hu, Jing Wang, Guangce Wang* (2020). PGRL1 overexpression in Phaeodactylum tricornutum inhibits growth and reduces apparent PSII activity. The Plant Journal 103: 1850-1857. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14872

58. Linfei Huang, Lihua Yua, Zhongze Li, Yanhua Li, Kang-sup Yoon, Qiang Hu, Li Yuan*, Danxiang Han* (2020). Microalgal plastidial lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase interacts with upstream glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase and defines its substrate selectivity via the two transmembrane domains. Algal Research 45: 101758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101758

59. Zhiying Lu, Sarah Loftus, Jun Sha, Wenxuan Wang, Min S. Park, Xuezhi Zhang*, Zackary I. Johnson, Qiang Hu (2020). Water reuse for sustainable microalgae cultivation: Current knowledge and future directions. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 161: 104975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104975

60. Zhengrong Zang, Yanhua Li, Qiang Hu, Danxiang Han* (2020). Unraveling enhanced membrane lipid biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii starchless mutant sta6 by using an electrospray ionization mass spectrometry-based lipidomics method. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 38: 783-794. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-019-9138-1

61. Chaojun Wei, Hongxia Wang, Mingyang Ma, Qiang Hu, Yingchun Gong* (2020). Factors affecting the mixotrophic flagellate Poterioochromonas malhamensis grazing on Chlorella cells. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 67 (2): 190-202. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12770

62. Hu Jin, Hu, Zhang, H., Zhou, Z., Li, K., Hou, G., Xu, Q., Chuai, W., Zhang, C., Danxiang Han*, Qiang Hu* (2020). Ultrahigh-cell-density heterotrophic cultivation of the unicellular green microalga Scenedesmus acuminatus and application of the cells to photoautotrophic culture enhance biomass and lipid production. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 117 (1): 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27190

63. Zang, Z., Li, Y., Qiang Hu, Danxiang Han* (2020). Unraveling enhanced membrane lipid biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii starchless mutant sta6 by using an electrospray ionization mass spectrometry-based lipidomics method. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 38(3): 783-794. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-019-9138-1