人物經歷
生命科學學院生物化學與分子生物學教授博士生導師，2000-2002年獲得日本學術振興會（Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS）資助赴日本香川大學從事博士後研究工作。2007年5-8月獲德國學術中心（Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst，DAAD）資助, 赴德國Justus-Liebig University, Giessen進行學術交流訪問。
研究方向
植物小分子RNA（small RNA）功能基因組學及基因功能分析。
從事植物養分生理、生物化學和分子機理的研究工作。
1.植物小分子RNA（small RNA）功能基因組學及基因功能分析。
2.從事植物養分生理、生物化學和分子機理的研究工作。
2. 植物養分與非養分元素脅迫的生化與分子機理。
3. 環境生物學與重金屬污染控制。
主要貢獻
代表專著
Chen J, Yang ZM, Su Y, Han FX, Monts DL. 2009. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal/Metalloid-Contaminated Soils. In: Steinberg RV Steinberg RV (Eds.), Contaminated Soils: Environmental Impact, Disposal and Treatment. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. NY, USA.
研究論文
Steffens D, Leppin T, Luschin-Ebengreuth N, Yang ZM, Schuber S. 2010. Organic soil phosphorus considerably contributes to plant nutrition but is neglected by routine soil-testing methods. J Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 173: 765-771.
Wang JJ, Liu F, Chen XS, Ma XJ, Zeng HQ, Yang ZM*. 2010. Transcriptome profiling of early developing cotton fibre by deep-sequencing reveals significantly differential expression of genes in a fuzzless/lintless mutant. Genomics 96: 369–376.
Kong WW, Yang ZM*. 2010. Identification of iron-deficiency responsive microRNA genes and cis-elements in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol Biochem 48: 153-159.
Huang SQ, Xiang AL, Che LL, Chen S, Li Hui, Song JB, Yang ZM *. 2010. A set of miRNAs fromBrassica napus in response to sulfate-deficiency and cadmium stress. Plant Biotech J 8:887-899.
Zeng HQ, Zhu YY, Huang SQ, Yang ZM *. 2010. Analysis of phosphorus-deficient responsive miRNAs andcis-elements from soybean (Glycine max L.). J Plant Physiology 167:1289-1297.
Kong WW, Zhang LP, Guo K, Lui ZP, Yang ZM *. 2010. Carbon monoxide improves adaptation of Arabidopsis to iron deficiency. Plant Biotech J 7:1-12.
Elbaz A, Wei YY, Meng Q, Zheng Q, Yang ZM*. 2010. Mercury-induced oxidative stress and impact on antioxidant enzymes inChlamydomonas reinhardtii. Ecotoxicology 19:1285–1293.
Zhu YY, Zeng HQ, Dong CX, Yin XM, Shen QR, Yang ZM *. 2010. microRNA expression profiles associated with phosphorus deficiency in white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) Plant Science.178: 23–29.
Hu LB, Zhang T, Yang ZM, Zhou W, Shi ZQ. 2009. Inhibition of fengycins on the production of fumonisin B1 fromFusarium verticillioides. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 48: 84–89.
Kwak PB, Wang QQ, Chen XS, Qiu CX, Yang ZM *. 2009. Enrichment of a set of microRNAs during the cotton fiber development. BMC Genomics. 10: 457.
Huang SQ, Peng J, Qiu CX, Yang ZM*. 2009. Heavy metal-regulated new microRNAs from rice. J Inorganic Biochem. 103:282-287.
Guo K, Kong WW, Yang ZM *. 2009.Carbon monoxide promotes root hair development in tomato. Plant and Cell Environment. 32: 1033–1045.
Cui X, Xu SM, Mu DS, Yang ZM*. 2009. Genomic analysis of rice microRNA promoters and clusters. Gene. 431: 61-66.
Zhou ZS, Guo K, Elbaz AA, Yang ZM*. 2009. Salicylic acid alleviates mercury toxicity by preventing oxidative stress in roots ofMedicago sativa. Environ & Experi Botany. 65: 27–34.
Chen J, Shiyab S. Han FX, Monts DL, Waggoner CA, Yang ZM, Su Y. 2009. Bioaccumulation and physiological effects of mercury inPteris vittata andNephrolepis exaltata. Ecotoxicology. 18:110-121.
Xue YJ, Tao L, Yang ZM*. 2008 Aluminum-induced cell wall peroxidase activity and lignin synthesis are differentially regulated by jasmonate and nitric oxide. J Agri Food Chem. 56: 9676–9684.
Zhou ZS, Wang SJ, Yang ZM*. 2008. Bioinformatic identification and expression analysis of new microRNAs fromMedicago truncatula. Biochem Biophy Res Comm. 374: 538–542.
Zhang LP, Mehta SK, Liu ZP, Yang ZM*. 2008. Copper-induced proline synthesis is associated with nitric oxide generation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Cell Physiol. 49:411-419.
Guo K, Xia K, Yang ZM *. 2008. Regulation of tomato lateral root development by carbon monoxide and involvement in auxin and nitric oxide. J Exp Bot. 59: 3443–3452.
Zhou ZS, Wang SJ, Yang ZM*. 2008. Biological detection and analysis of mercury toxicity to alfalfa (Medicago sativa) plants. Chemosphere. 70: 1500-1509.
Guo Q, Xiang AL, Yang Q, Qiu CX, Yang ZM*. 2007. Bioinformatic identification of microRNAs and their target genes from Solanum tuberosum expressed sequence tags. Chin Sci Bullen. 52:1656-1664.
Hu LB, Shi ZQ, Zhang T, Yang ZM* 2007. Fengycins antibiotics isolated from B-FS01 culture inhibit growth of Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon ATCC 38932. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 272:91-98.
Qiu CX, Xie FL, Zhu YY, Guo K, Huang SQ, Nie L, Yang ZM*. 2007. Computational identification of microRNAs and their targets in Gossypium hirsutum expressed sequence tags. Gene. 395:49-61.
Xie FL, Huang SQ, Guo K, Zhu YY, Nie L, Yang ZM*. 2007. Computational identification of novel microRNAs and targets in Brassica napus. FEBS Letters. 581:1464-1473.
Sun XM, Lu Bo, Xu LL, Wang SQ, Mehta SK, Yang ZM*. 2007. Coordinated expression of sulfate transporters and its relation with sulfur metabolites in Brassica napus exposed to cadmium. Bot Studies. 48:43-54.
Zhou ZS, Huang SQ, Guo K, Mehta SK, Zhang PC, Yang ZM*. 2007. Metabolic adaptations to mercury-induced oxidative stress in roots of Medicago sativa L. J Inorganic Biochem.101:1-9.
Xue YJ, Xie FL, Yang ZM*. 2006. Negative regulation of aluminum-responsive citrate efflux from roots of Cassia tora by an anion channel antagonist. Botanical Studies. 47:137-144.
Song NH, Yang ZM*, Zhou LX, Wu X, Yang H. 2006. Effect of dissolved organic matter on the toxicity of chlorotoluron to Triticum aestivum. J Environ Sci. 18:119-126.
Wang YS, Yang ZM*. 2005. Nitric oxide reduces aluminum toxicity by preventing oxidative stress in the roots of Cassia tora L. Plant Cell Physiol. 46:1915-1923.
Yang H, Wu X, Zhou LX, Yang ZM*. 2005. Effect of dissolved organic matter on chlorotoluron sorption and desorption in soils. Pedosphere. 15:432-439.
Sun X, Sun XM, Yang ZM*, Li SQ, Wang J, Wang SH. 2005. Expression of Brassica napus-glutamylcysteine synthetase, low- and high-affinity sulfate transporters in response to excess cadmium. J Inter Plant Biol. 47: 243-250.
Wang YS, Wang J, Yang ZM*, Lu B, Wang QY, Li SQ, Lu YP, Wang SH, Sun X. 2004. Salicylic acid modulates aluminum-induced oxidative stress in roots of Cassia tora L. Acta Bot Sin. 46:819-828.
Yang ZM*, Yang H, Wang J, Wang YS. 2004. Aluminum regulation of citrate metabolism for Al-induced citrate efflux in the roots of Cassia tora L. Plant Sci. 166:1589–1594.
Wang SH, Yang ZM*, Lu B, Li SQ, Lu YP. 2004. Copper-induced stress and antioxidative responses in roots of Brassica juncea L. Bot Bull Acade Sin. 45:203-212.
Yang ZM*, Wang J, Wang SW, Xu LL. 2003. Salicylic acid-induced aluminum tolerance by modulation of citrate efflux from roots of Cassia tora L. Planta. 217:168-174.
目前主持國家自然科學基金項目2項（30671249，20877041）；主編《生物化學》（高等教育出版社 2005年）及《高級生物化學實驗》（高等教育出版社 2010年）各一本，參編面向21世紀教材《基礎生物化學》（高等教育出版社，2000年）和《生物化學實驗》（化學化工出版社，2007年）各一本。本人主持的《生物化學》課程獲江蘇省高等學校一類精品課程（2006）及一類精品教材（2007年）。近5年內，在國內外各種期刊上已發表論文60多篇，其中以第一作者或通訊作者身份在國際著名專業期刊FEBS Letters、BMC Genomics、Gene、Plant and Cell Environment、FEMS Microbiol Letters、Applied Microbiology、J. Experimental Botany、 Planta、 Plant Science、Plant Cell Physiology、Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry、Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications、Environmental & Experimental Botany、Chemosphere、Ecotoxicology等上發表SCI源刊論文50多篇。
曾主持過國家自然科學基金2項和留學回國人員基金項目1項；主持江蘇省自然科學基金項目1項；主持和參與國家863項目各1項；參與教育部科學技術研究重點項目“MicroRNA調控白羽扇豆耐磷脅迫反應的生理和分子機理研究”（107060）。
