Associate Prof. Chen, Chun
Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
College of Life Sciences
Northwest A&F University
Yangling, Shaanxi 712100
P. R. China
E-mail: chunchen@nwafu.edu.cn; chennchun@126.com, chennchun@yahoo.com
Office: South Campus, State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Room 2011
Research Interests:
Biological and Environmental Interactions of Nanomaterials: Elucidation of the plant-microbe interaction mechanisms for the assessment of the impact of engineered nanomaterials under realistic environmental exposure
Environmental Stress Responses and Adaption Mechanisms in Rhizobium - Legume Symbiosis: Discovering genes and molecular mechanism involved in symbiosis tolerance to environmental stresses (abiotic constraints or anthropogenic pollutants)
Education Experiences:
Nankai University, Environmental Science, Ph.D. 2011
Northwest A&F University, Plant Nutrition, M.S. 2006
Northwest A&F University, Agricultural Resource and Environment, B.S. 2003
Professional Experiences:
Associate Professor in College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University (2017-present)
Postdoc scholar in University of Kentucky (2013-2017)
Research Assistant in Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture (2011-2013)
Visiting Scholar in University of Rice (2009-2010)
Publications:
Ecotoxicity of Nanomaterials (Soils, microorganisms, plants & animals) :
1. Chen C*, Unrine J, Hu JW, et al. Responses of soil bacteria 1 and fungal communities to pristine and sulfidized zinc oxide nanoparticles relative to Zn ions [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials , 2021 (Accepted).
2. Poynton H C, Chen C, Alexander S L, et al. Enhanced toxicity of environmentally transformed ZnO nanoparticles relative to Zn ions in the epibenthic amphipod Hyalella azteca [J]. Environmental Science : Nano , 2019, 6(1): 325-340.
3. Starnes D, Unrine J, Chen C, et al. Toxicogenomic responses of Caenorhabditis elegans to pristine and transformed zinc oxide nanoparticles[J]. Environmental Pollution, 2019, 247: 917-926.
4. Chun Chen*, Olga V. Tsyusko, Dave H.McNear Jr., Jonathan Judy, Ricky W. Lewis, Jason M. Unrine*. Effects of biosolids from a wastewater treatment plant receiving manufactured nanomaterials on Medicago truncatula and associated soil microbial communities at low nanomaterial concentrations[J]. Science of the Total Environment , 2017, 609: 799–806.
5. Chen, C.*, Unrine, J. M., Judy, J. D., Lewis, R., Guo, J., McNear, D. H., Tsysko, O. V.*, Toxicogenomic responses of the model legume Medicago truncatula to aged biosolids containing a mixture of nanomaterials (TiO2, Ag and ZnO) from a pilot wastewater treatment plant[J]. Environmental Science & Technology , 2015, 49(14):8759-8768.
6. Judy, J. D.; McNear, D.; Chen, C.; Lewis, R.; Tsyusko, O. V.; Bertsch, P. M.; Rao, W.; Stegemeir, J.; Lowry, G. V.; McGrath, S.; Durnekamp, M.; Unrine, J., Nanomaterials in biosolids inhibit nodulation, shift microbial community composition, and result in increased metal uptake relative to bulk metals[J]. Environmental Science & Technology , 2015, 49(14): 8751-8758.
7. Dong Li, John D. Fortner, David R. Johnson, Chun Chen, Qilin Li, and Pedro J.J. Alvarez. Bioaccumulation of 14C60 by the Earthworm Eisenia fetida [J]. Environmental Science & Technology , 2010, 44(23): 9170-9175.
Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology :
8. Chun Chen, Qixing Zhou, Shuo Liu, et al. Acute toxicity, biochemical and gene expression responses of the earthworm Eisenia fetida exposed to polycyclic musks[J]. Chemoshpere , 2011, 83(8): 1147-1154.
9. Chun Chen, ShengguoXue, Qixing Zhou, et al. Multilevel ecotoxicity assessment of polycyclic musk in the earthworm Eisenia fetida using traditional and molecular endpoints[J]. Ecotoxicology , 2011, 20: 1949-1958.
10. Shunan Zheng, Chun Chen*, Yaning Li, Song Li, Junfeng Liang. Characterizing the release of cadmium from 13 purple soils by batch leaching tests 13 purple soils[J]. Chemosphere , 2013, 91(11): 1502-1507. (通讯作者)
11. Shun-an Zheng, Xiangqun Zheng, Chun Chen. Leaching behavior of heavy metals and transformation of their speciation in polluted soil receiving simulated acid rain [J]. PLoS ONE , 2012, 7(11): e49664. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049664.
12. Shun-an Zheng, Xiangqun Zheng, Chun Chen. Transformation of metal speciation in purple soil as affected by waterlogging [J]. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology , 2013, 10(2):351-358.
13. Shuo Liu, Qixing zhou, Chun Chen. Antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in earthworm Eisenia fetida exposed to 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-cyclopenta-γ- 2-benzopyran[J]. Environmental Toxicology , 2012, 27(8):472-479.
14. Yaning Li, Chun Chen*, Liping Wu, Yanjie Zhang. Abandoned reverse osmosis membrane effects on phytoremediation of saline soils with trees[J]. Ecological Engineering , 2015, 84: 660-667.
Environmental Microbiology :
15. Wei Ge-hong, Zhang Zhi-Xin, Chen Chun, et al. Phenotypic and genetic diversity of rhizobia isolated from nodules of the legume genera Astragalus, Lespedeza and Hedysarum in northwestern China[J]. Microbiol Res , 2008, 163: 651-662.
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