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.