Scientific Education and Career: 

Appointments:

2013.08 -Now      Professor, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China 

2013.08 -Now      Director, the Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels, IHB/CAS 

2012.05-2012.07       Visiting professor, University of Seville, Seville, Spain 

2011.10-2012.01       Visiting Professor, Kongju National University, Kongju, Korea        

2010.10-2013.07       Co-Director, Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation, Arizona State University 

2009.01-2013.07       Professor, Department of Applied Sciences and Mathematics, Arizona State University 

2004-2008       Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Arizona State University    

2000-2004    Research Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University 

1998-2000    Faculty Research Associate, Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University 

1996-1998    Biological Researcher, Marine Biotechnology Institute, Japan 

1991-1996    Research Associate, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 

1985-1991    Research Associate, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Acad. of Sciences 　　  

Synergistic Activities

　　·         Associate Editor, Phycologia and Algae;  

　　·         Editorial Board member, Algae Research and Journal of Applied Phycology 

　　·         Teaching courses in Cell Biology, General Biology, Environmental Science and Technology. 

　　1.      Liu J., Han D., Yoon K., Hu Q., Li Y. (2016) Characterization of type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reveals their distinct substrate specificities and function in triacylglycerol biosynthesis, The Plant Journal 86:3-19(Co-Corresponding author) 

　　2.      Zhang Z., Wang B., Hu Q., Sommerfeld M., Li Y., Han D. (2016) A New Paradigm for Producing Astaxanthin From the Unicellular Green Alga Haematococcus pluvialis,Biotechnology and Bioengineering 113: 2088–2099 

　　3.      Zhang X., Wang L., Sommerfeld M., Hu Q. (2016) Harvesting microalgal biomass using magnesium coagulation-dissolved air flotation, Biomass and Bioenergy 93:43-49 

　　4.      Chen G., Wang, B., Han, D., Sommerfeld, M., Lu, Y., Chen, F. and Hu Q (2015) Molecular mechanisms of the coordination between astaxanthin and fatty acid biosynthesis in Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyceae). The Plant Journal 81(1):95-107  

　　5.      Jia J., Han D., Gerken H., Li Y., Sommerfeld M., Hu Q., Xu J. (2015) Molecular mechanisms for photosynthetic carbon partitioning into storage neutral lipids in Nannochloropsis oceanica under nitrogen-depletion conditions, Algal Research 7:66-77 

　　6.      Richardson J., Johnson M., Zhang X., Zemke P., Chen W., Hu Q. (2014) A Financial Assessment of Two Alternative Cultivation Systems and Their Contributions to Algae Biofuels Economic Viability. Algal Research 4: 96-104. 

　　7.      Li J., Han D., Wang D., Ning K., Jia J., Wei L., Jing X., Huang S., Chen J., Li Y., Hu Q.,   Xu J. (2014) Choreography of transcriptomes and lipidomes in Nannochloropsis reveals the mechanisms of oleaginousness in microalgae. Plant Cell 26:1645-1665. 

　　8.      Wang B., Zhang Z., Hu Q., Sommerfeld M., Lu Y. Han D. (2014) Cellular capacities for high-light acclimation developed in life cycle of the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis, Plos One 9（9）：1-12. 

　　9.      Zhang X., Hewson J., Amendola P., Reynoso M., Mondy L., Sommerfeld M., Hu Q. (2014) Critical Evaluation and Modeling of Algal Harvesting Using Dissolved Air Flotation, Algal Research 111（12）：2477-2485. 

　　10.    Gwak Y., Hwang Y., Wang B., Kim M., Jeong J., Lee C., Hu Q., Han D., Jin E. (2014) Comparative analyses of lipidomes and transcriptomes reveals a concerted action of multiple defensive systems against photooxidative stress in Haematococcus pluvialis, Journal of Experimental Botany 65（15）：4317-4334. 

　　11.     Hu Q., Guest Editor (2014) Progress and Perspectives on Microalgal Mass Culture, Special Issue of Algal Research. 4: 1-122 

　　12.     Zemke P., Sommerfeld M., Hu Q. (2013) Assessment of key biological and engineering design parameters for enhanced production of Chlorella sp. (Chlorophycease) in an outdoor photobioreactor. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 97: 5645-5655. 

　　13.     Richmond A., Hu Q. (eds.) (2013) Handbook of Microalgae Culture, 2nd edition, Wiley- Blackwell, West Sussex, UK. pp. 719 

　　14.     Yoon K., Han D., Li Y., Sommerfeld M., Hu, Q. (2012) Phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase is a multifunctional enzyme involved in membrane lipid turnover and degradation while synthesizing triacylglycerol in the unicellular green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The Plant Cell 24: 3708-3724. 

　　15.     Zhang, X., Amendola, P., Hewson, J., Sommerfeld, M., Hu, Q. (2012) Influence of growth phase on harvesting of Chlorella zofingiensis by dissolved air flotation. Bioresource Technology 116: 477-484. 

　　16.     Li Y., Han D., Hu G., Dauvillee D., Sommerfeld M., Ball S., Hu, Q. (2010) Chlamydomonas starchless mutant defective in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase hyper-accumulates triacylglycerol, Metabolic Engineering 12: 387-391.