Research interests

1. Molecular Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables after Harvest
2. Artificial Intelligent Agent for Plant-Based Food Processing
3. Low-Altitude Logistics and Preservation Equipment for Agricultural Products

Employment

Jul. 2019 - Jul. 2025  

Zhejiang University  Assistant Researcher / Associate Researcher

Oct. 2022 -Nov. 2023  

Havard University   Visiting Scholar

Aug. 2025.08-now     

Shanghai Jiao Tong University  Professor

Education

Sep. 2015 – Sep. 2017

Joint Ph.D. in Horticulture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada

Sep. 2014 – Jun. 2019

Ph.D. in Food Science, Zhejiang University, China

Sep. 2010 – Jun. 2014

B.E. in Food Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China

Publications (*corresponding author)

1. Yanqun Xu, Zhichao Tong, Xiaochen Zhang, Xing Zhang, Zisheng Luo*, Wenyong Shao, Li Li, Quan Ma, Xiaodong Zheng, Weiguo Fang*. Plant volatile organic compound (E)-2-hexenal facilitates Botrytis cinerea infection of fruits by inducing sulfate assimilation. New Phytologist, 2021, 231 (1) :432-446.
2. Yanqun Xu, Marie Therese Charles*, Zisheng Luo*, Benjamin Mimee, Zhichao Tong, Pierre-Yves Veronneau, Dominique Roussel, Daniel Rolland. Ultraviolet-C priming of strawberry leaves against subsequent Mycosphaerella fragariae infection involves the action of reactive oxygen species, plant hormones, and terpenes. Plant Cell and Environment, 2019, 42 (3) :815-831.
3. Jiali Wang，Zisheng Luo，Rouwang Jiang，Yun Xiao，Zhenbiao Li，Jing Huang，Yanpei Chen，Dong Li，Qingqing Wang，Shenghua Ding，Jingjun Wu，Song Shi，Ahmed Abou El-yazied，Mohamed F.M. Ibrahim，Amr Elkelish, Yanqun Xu*. Humidity-responsive release of E-2-Hexenal based on Michael addition reaction for berry spoilage control. Food Research International, 2025, 217:116808.
4. Jing Huang, Zisheng Luo, Zhenbiao Li, Jiali Wang, Qingqing Wang, Yubo Zhang, Haoyu Zheng, Junliang Cheng, Fengshan Pan, Yanqun Xu*. Stress-induced volatile (E)-2-hexenal activates strawberry disease resistance through the temporal accumulation of phenolic compounds and terpenoids. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2025, 227:113624.
5. Zhenbiao Li, Nanfeng Tan, Jing Huang, Jiali Wang, Yun Xiao, Jiayi Xu, Qingqing Wang, Bin Wu, Zisheng Luo*, Yanqun Xu*. H2O2-mediated cell wall remodeling and pectin demethylesterification are involved in maintaining postharvest texture of table grape by sulfur dioxide. Food Chemistry, 2025, 464 (3) :141838.
6. Nanfeng Tan, Minjie Zhao, Zisheng Luo, Zhenbiao Li, Xuenan Zhang, Jiayi Xu, Xinya Gu, Qingqing Wang, Shenghua Ding, Miaomiao Ying, Yanqun Xu*. Linalool as a key component in strawberry volatile organic compounds (VOCs) modulates gut microbiota, systemic inflammation, and glucolipid metabolism. Food Chemistry, 2024, 460 (2) :140361.