Guoan Shen
2510 Sam Noble Parkway
Ardmore, Ok 73402
Phone: 580-224-6640 Fax: 580-224-6692
E-mail: gshen@noble.org

Current Position
Postdoctoral Fellow 8/18/2008-Present. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
Advisor: Dr. Richard Dixon and Dr. Lloyd Sumner

Research Interests
Biosynthesis and engineering of plant secondary metabolites of (iso)flavonoid and terpene helpful for human being health and agricultural production.  

Education and experiences

2006-2008, Research Associate, worked on plant virus ecology and diversity, SR Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, USA
2003-2005, Postdoctoral fellow, focused on plant molecular genetics, Fudan-SJTU-Nottingham Plant Biotech R&D Centre, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
1999-2003, Ph.D., majored in molecular genetics, State Key Laboratory of Genetics Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. 
1996-1999, M.S., majored in plant genetic breeding, Northwest Agriculture University, Yangling, China.
1992-1996, B.A., majored in agronomy, Henan Vocation-Technical Normal College, Xinxiang, China. 

Publications

1. Shen, G., Pang, Y., Wu, W., Deng, Z., Zhao, L., Cao, Y., Sun, X., Tang, K. (2006). Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel tissue-specific flavanone 3-hydroxylase cDNA from Ginkgo biloba. Bioscience Reports 26 (1): 19-29.
2. Shen, G., Pang, Y., Wu, W., Zhao, L., Zhao, Sun, X., Tang, K. (2006). Cloning and characterization of a root-specific expressing gene encoding 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase from Ginkgo biloba. Mol Biol Rep 33(2) 117-127.
3. Shen, G., Pang, Y., Wu, W., Liu X., Zhao, L., Tan, F., Sun, X. and Tang, K. (2006) Isolation and characterization of a novel tissue-specific anthocyanidin reductase gene from Ginkgo biloba. Journal of Plant Physiology 163(2):224-227.
4. Shen, G., Pang, Y., Wu W., Deng, Z., Liu, X., Lin, J., Li, Z., Sun, X., Tang, K. (2005). Molecular cloning, characterization and expression of a novel Asr gene from Ginkgo biloba. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 43(9): 836-843.
5. Shen, G., Pang, Y., Wu, W., Miao, Z., Qian, H., Zhao, L., Sun, X., Tang, K. (2005). Molecular cloning, characterization and expression of a novel defensin gene from Ginkgo biloba. Journal of Plant Physiology 162(10):1160-1168.
6. Shen, G., Pang, Y., Lin, C., Wei, C., Qian, X., Jiang, L., Du, X., Li, K., Yang, J. (2003). Cloning and Characterisation of a novel Hsp100/Clp gene (osClpD) from Oryza sativa. DNA Sequence. 14(4): 285-293. 
7. Shen, G., Wang, Z., Li, W., Dong, P., Liu, S., He, P. (2000). Analysis of the inheritance and combining ability of the canopy temperature in wheat. Journal of Northwest Sci-tech University of Agriculture and Forestry (natural science edition). 28(6): 43-47. (In Chinese with English abstract).
8. Shen, G., Wang, D., Qian, M., Jiang, R., Yang, J. (2002). Sequencing and preliminary analysis of genomic sequence of rice nmads1 gene. Journal of Fudan University. 41(1): 109-112. (In Chinese with English abstract).
9. Pang, Y., Shen, G., Wu, W., Bergès, T., Cardier, H., Sun, X., Tang, K. (2006).  Molecular cloning, characterization and heterologous expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae of a novel mevalonate disphosphate decarboxylase cDNA from Ginkgo biloba. Physiologia Plantarum, 127(1):19-27.
10. Pang, Y., Shen, G., Wu, W., Liu, X., Lin, J., Tan, F., Sun, X., Tang, K. (2005). Characterization of genomic sequence and expression of chalcone synthase gene from Ginkgo biloba. Plant Science, 168:1525-1531.  
11. Pang, Y., Shen, G. (co-first author), Liao, Z., Yao, J., Fei, J., Tan, F., Tang, K. (2003). Cloning and characterisation of a novel lectin gene from Zephyranthes Candida. DNA Sequence. 14(3): 163-167. 
12. Pang, Y., Shen, G., Qi, H., Tan, F., Sun, X., Tang K. (2004). Transgenic tobacco expressing Zephyranthes candida agglutinin showed enhanced resistance to aphids. Engineering in Life Sciences. 4: 155-159. 
13. Pang, Y., Shen, G., Liu, C., Liu, X., Tan, F., Sun, X., Tang K. (2004). Molecular Cloning and sequence analysis of a novel chalcone synthase gene from Ginkgo biloba. DNA Sequence. 15(4): 283-290.  
14. Pang, Y., Yao, J., Shen, G., Qi, H., Tan, F., Sun, X., Tang K. (2004). Transgenic tobacco expressing Lycoris radiata agglutinin showed enhanced resistance to aphids. Acta Botanica Sinica. 46(7): 767-772. 
15. Jiang, R., Lin, C., Shen, G., Qian, M., Wang, D., Du, X., Huang, J., Yang, J. (2002). Cloning of the rice cytoplasmic malic dehydrogenase gene (RcMDH) and its expression in E. coli. Journal of Fudan University. 41(1): 67-69. (In Chinese with English abstract). 
16. Lin, J., Zhou, X., Pang, Y., Gao, H., Fei, J., Shen, G., Wang, J., Li, X., Sun, X., Tang, K. (2005) Cloning and characterization of an agglutinin gene from Arisaema lobatum. Bioscience Reports. 25(5-6):345-62.