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D-Index
76
Citations
24956
World Ranking
1813
National Ranking
834

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Tong Zhu is affiliated with the Research Triangle Park Foundation in the United States and has a significant body of work spanning Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research output includes a focus on plant science, molecular biology, food science, biochemistry, and cancer research.

The main topics covered in Zhu's research include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Food Quality and Safety Studies

Zhu has contributed to multiple papers, highlighting research in genomics, plant biology, and chemical sensing. Some recent publications are:

  • "Ultrarapid Nanopore Genome Sequencing in a Critical Care Setting," 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Accelerated identification of disease-causing variants with ultra-rapid nanopore genome sequencing," 2022, Nature Biotechnology
  • "Transcriptome Analysis Unravels Metabolic and Molecular Pathways Related to Fruit Sac Granulation in a Late-Ripening Navel Orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck)," 2020, Plants
  • "Revealing lipid droplets evolution at nanoscale under proteohormone stimulation by a BODIPY- hexylcarbazole derivative," 2020, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • "Revealing the signaling regulation of hydrogen peroxide to cell pyroptosis using a ratiometric fluorescent probe in living cells," 2021, Chemical Communications

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Xiaohe Tian, Wenming Qiu, Yupeng Tian, Xiao Cui, and Ze-Qiong Wang, indicating ongoing partnerships in related fields.

Publication venues where Zhu has multiple works include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Foods
  • Food Chemistry

Tong Zhu has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019. This distinction is part of their professional record in scientific research.

Best Publications

  • Orchestrated Transcription of Key Pathways in Arabidopsis by the Circadian Clock

    Stacey L. Harmer;John B. Hogenesch;Marty Straume;Hur-Song Chang

  • Transcriptome Changes for Arabidopsis in Response to Salt, Osmotic, and Cold Stress

    Joel A. Kreps;Yajun Wu;Hur-Song Chang;Tong Zhu

  • Expression Profile Matrix of Arabidopsis Transcription Factor Genes Suggests Their Putative Functions in Response to Environmental Stresses

    Wenqiong Chen;Nicholas J. Provart;Jane Glazebrook;Fumiaki Katagiri

  • Transcriptional profiling reveals novel interactions between wounding, pathogen, abiotic stress, and hormonal responses in Arabidopsis.

    Yong Hwa Cheong;Hur-Song Chang;Rajeev Gupta;Xun Wang

  • Quantitative Nature of Arabidopsis Responses during Compatible and Incompatible Interactions with the Bacterial Pathogen Pseudomonas syringae

    Yi Tao;Yi Tao;Zhiyi Xie;Wenqiong Chen;Jane Glazebrook

  • Crosstalk between cytosolic and plastidial pathways of isoprenoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Oliver Laule;Andreas FüRHOLZ;Hur-Song Chang;Tong Zhu

  • The transcriptome of rhizobacteria-induced systemic resistance in arabidopsis.

    Bas W M Verhagen;Jane Glazebrook;Tong Zhu;Hur Song Chang

  • Topology of the network integrating salicylate and jasmonate signal transduction derived from global expression phenotyping.

    Jane Glazebrook;Wenqiong Chen;Bram Estes;Hur Song Chang

  • Multiple transcription-factor genes are early targets of phytochrome A signaling

    James M. Tepperman;Tong Zhu;Hur-Song Chang;Xun Wang

  • Large-Scale Identification of Single-Feature Polymorphisms in Complex Genomes

    Justin O. Borevitz;David Liang;David Plouffe;Hur-Song Chang

  • Expression profiles of Arabidopsis thaliana in mineral deficiencies reveal novel transporters involved in metal homeostasis.

    Henri Wintz;Tama C. Fox;Ying-Ying Wu;Victoria Feng

  • Comparative transcriptomics of rice reveals an ancient pattern of response to microbial colonization

    Sonia Güimil;Hur-Song Chang;Tong Zhu;Ane Sesma

  • Diverse RNA viruses elicit the expression of common sets of genes in susceptible Arabidopsis thaliana plants.

    Steven A. Whitham;Sheng Quan;Hur-Song Chang;Bret Cooper

  • Expression profiling reveals COI1 to be a key regulator of genes involved in wound- and methyl jasmonate-induced secondary metabolism, defence, and hormone interactions.

    Alessandra Devoto;Christine Ellis;Andreas Magusin;Hur-Song Chang

  • Stress-regulated genes of plants, transgenic plants containing same, and methods of use

    Jeffrey F. Harper;Joel Kreps;Xun Wang;Tong Zhu

  • Networks of transcription factors with roles in environmental stress response

    Wenqiong J. Chen;Tong Zhu

  • A High-Density Soybean Genetic Map Based on AFLP Markers

    Paul Keim;James M. Schupp;Steven E. Travis;Kathryn Clayton

  • Characterization of the Early Response of Arabidopsis to Alternaria brassicicola Infection Using Expression Profiling

    Saskia C.M. Van Wees;Hur Song Chang;Tong Zhu;Jane Glazebrook

  • Expression profiling of phyB mutant demonstrates substantial contribution of other phytochromes to red-light-regulated gene expression during seedling de-etiolation

    James M. Tepperman;Matthew E. Hudson;Matthew E. Hudson;Rajnish Khanna;Rajnish Khanna;Tong Zhu

  • Targeted manipulation of maize genes in vivo using chimeric RNA/DNA oligonucleotides.

    Tong Zhu;David J. Peterson;Laura Tagliani;Grace St. Clair

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane Glazebrook
Jane Glazebrook University of Minnesota
Steven J. Rothstein
Steven J. Rothstein University of Guelph
Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University
Steven P. Briggs
Steven P. Briggs University of California, San Diego
Fumiaki Katagiri
Fumiaki Katagiri University of Minnesota
Nicholas J. Provart
Nicholas J. Provart University of Toronto
Liang Shi
Liang Shi Nanjing Agricultural University
Jorge J. Casal
Jorge J. Casal University of Buenos Aires
Matthew E. Hudson
Matthew E. Hudson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jeffrey F. Harper
Jeffrey F. Harper University of Nevada Reno

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