2011年7月博士毕业于中国科学院植物研究所。近年来，主持国家重大任务课题、国家重点研发计划子课题、国家自然科学基金等8项、参加科技部973、北京市科委以及院地合作等项目；在植物的环境适应和生长发育调控等方面取得了重要进展，迄今在Molecular Plant，Horticulture Research，Applied and Environmental Microbiology，Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology等杂志发表论文30余篇；授权发明专利17项，获中国草业科学奖一等奖1次，参编学术著作8本。2022年在国家乡村振兴局从事产业振兴和生态振兴实践研究与智库建设。

主要研究方向：植物生长发育和环境适应平衡机制、数智育种以及种质创新利用研究

主持和参加的科研项目：

1. 《乡土饲用植物耐旱机制的解析和新种质创制》，国家重大任务课题，2022.11-2026.12，课题主持人，在研
2. 《羊草耐盐碱分子基础解析》，国家重点研发计划子课题，2022.12-2027.11，子课题主持人，在研
3. 《BpRLK介导的构树低温应答分子机制及耐寒新种质创制》，国家自然科学基金面上项目，2021.1-2024.12，课题主持人，在研
4. 《WOX调控饲用植物构树异形叶形态建成机制研究》，国家自然科学基金面上项目，2018.1-2021.12，课题主持人，已结题
5. 《BpPLK1介导的低温应答分子机制》，北京市自然科学基金，2020.1-2021.12，课题主持人，已结题
6. 《澜沧贫困区杂交构树科技扶贫》，国家其他任务，2017.5-2019.4，课题主持人，已结题
7. 《杂交构树在兰州地区的刈割利用技术研究》，国家其他任务，2017.2-2020.12，课题主持人，已结题
8. 《杂交构树产业化示范推广》，广西巴马宏创生态种养殖有限公司，2016.11-2019.10，课题主持人，已结题

代表性论文(^#共同第一作者，*标记为通讯作者)：

2023

1. Yanmin Hu^#, Feng Tang^#, Dan Zhang, Shihua Shen*, Xianjun Peng*. Integrating Genome-wide Association and Transcriptome Analysis to Provide Molecular Insights into Heterophylly and Eco-adaptability in Woody Plants. Horticulture Research. 2023. 10: uhad212.

2022

2. Yanmin Hu^#, Xianjun Peng*,Shihua Shen*. Identification and Investigation of the Genetic Variations and Candidate Genes Responsible for Seed Weight via GWAS in Paper Mulberry. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.2022. 23: 12520.
3. Feng Tang, Dan Zhang, Naizhi Chen, Xianjun Peng*, Shihua Shen*. Genome-Wide Analysis of BpYABs and Function Identification Involving in the Leaf and Silique Development in Transgenic Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022. 23: 1670.
4. Yalei Su, Xianjun Peng*, Shihua Shen*. Identification of Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor-Like Protein Kinase (LRR-RLK) Genes in Paper Mulberry and Their Potential Roles in Response to Cold Stress. Computational Biology and Chemistry2022. 97: 107622.

2021

5. Yanmin Hu^#,Xianjun Peng^#, Fenfen Wang, Shihua Shen*.Natural Population Re-Sequencing Detects the Genetic Basis of Local Adaptation to Low Temperature in a Woody Plant. Plant Molecular Biology.2021. 105: 585-599.
6. Bohan Zhang, Naizhi Chen, Xianjun Peng*, Shihua Shen*. Identification of the PP2C Gene Family in Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) and Its Roles in the Regulation Mechanism of the Response to Cold Stress. Biotechnology Letters. 2021. 43: 1089-1102.

2020

7. Peilin Chen, Yanmin Hu, Feng Tang, Meiling Zhao, Xianjun Peng*, Shihua Shen*. Cooperation Between Broussonetia papyrifera and Symbiotic Fungal Community to Improve Host Local Adaptability. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2020. 86: e00464-20,
8. Peilin Chen, Meiling Zhao, Feng Tang, Yanmin Hu, Xianjun Peng*, Shihua Shen*. The Effect of Plant Compartments on the Broussonetia papyrifera-associated Fungal and Bacterial Communities. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.2020. 104: 3627-3641.
9. Meiling Zhao, XianjunPeng, Naizhi Chen*, Shihua Shen*. Genome-Wide Identification of the TCP Gene Family in Broussonetia papyrifera and Functional Analysis of BpTCP8, 14 and 19 in Shoot Branching. Plants.2020. 9:1301.

2019

10. Xianjun Peng^#, Hui Liu#, Peilin Chen, Feng Tang, Yanmin Hu, Fenfen Wang, Zhi Pi, Meiling Zhao, Naizhi Chen, Hui Chen, Xiaokang Zhang, Xueqing Yan, Min Liu, Xiaojun Fu, Guofeng Zhao, Pu Yao, Lili Wang, He Dai, Xuming Li, Wei Xiong, Wencai Xu, Hongkun Zheng, Haiyan Yu*, Shihua Shen*. A Chromosome-scale Genome Assembly of Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) Provides New Insights into Its Forage and Papermaking Usage. Molecular Plant.2019. 12: 661-667.
11. Peilin Chen, Meiling Zhao,Feng Tang, Yanmin Hu, Xianjun Peng*, Shihua Shen*. The Effect of Environment on the Microbiome Associated with the Roots of a Native Woody Plant under Different Climate Types in China. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.2019. 103: 3899-3913.

2018

12. Qingqing Wu^#, Xianjun Peng^#, Mingfeng Yang, Wenpeng Zhang, Frank Dazzo, Norman B. Uphoff, Yuxiang Jing*, Shihua Shen*. Rhizobia Promote the Growth of Rice Shoots by Targeting Cell Signaling, Division and Expansion. Plant Molecular Biology. 2018. 97:507-523.
13. 彭献军，沈世华*. 构树:一种新型木本模式植物. 植物学报.2018. 53: 372-381.
14. 彭献军. 构树——人类文明的载体、华夏文明的纽带. 生命世界. 2018. 3: 36-37.

2017

15. Feng Tang, Naizhi Chen, Meiling Zhao, Yucheng Wang, Ruiping He, Xianjun Peng^*, Shihua Shen*. Identification and Functional Divergence Analysis of WOX Gene Family in Paper Mulberry.International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2017. 18(8):1782.
16. Zhujiang Liu, Panpan Liu, Dongmei Qi, Xianjun Peng^*, Gongshe Liu^*. Enhancement of Cold and Salt Tolerance of Arabidopsis by Transgenic Expression of the S-Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase Gene from Leymus chinensis.Journal of Plant Physiology.2017. 211:90-99.
17. Zhujiang Liu, Guangxiao Yuan, Shu Liu, Junting Jia, Liqin Cheng, Dongmei Qi, Shihua Shen, Xianjun Peng^*, Gongshe Liu*. Identified of a Novel cis-Element Regulating the Alternative Splicing of LcDREB2.Scientific Reports.2017. 7:46106.
18. Xianjun Peng, Qi Wang, Hui Liu, Shihua Shen*. Phylogenetic and Functional Analysis of the Basic Transcription Factor Gene BTF3 from Jatropha curcas.Plant Growth Regulation. 2017. 82:247-257.

2016

19. Xianjun Peng, Hui Liu, Dan Wang, and Shihua Shen*. Genome-Wide Identification of the Jatropha curcas MYB Family and Functional Analysis of the Abiotic Stress Responsive Gene JcMYB2.BMC genomics. 2016. 17(1):251.

2015

20. Xianjun Peng, Linhong Teng, Xueqing Yan, Meiling Zhao, Shihua Shen*. The Cold Responsive Mechanism of the Paper Mulberry: Decreased Photosynthesis Capacity and Increased Starch Accumulation. BMC genomics. 2015. 16(1):898.
21. Xianjun Peng, Qingqing Wu, Linhong Teng, Feng Tang, Zhi Pi, Shihua Shen*. Transcriptional Regulation of The Paper Mulberry under Cold Stress as Revealed by a Comprehensive Analysis of Transcription Factors. BMC plant biology.2015. 15(1):108.

2014

22. Xianjun Peng, Yucheng Wang, Ruiping He, Meiling Zhao, Shihua Shen*. Global transcriptomics Identification and Analysis of Transcriptional Factors in Different Tissues of the Paper Mulberry. BMC plant biology. 2014.14(1):194.
23. Xin Huang^#, Xianjun Peng^#, Lexin Zhang, Shuangyan Chen, Liqin Cheng, Gongshe Liu*. Bovine Serum Albumin in Saliva Mediates Grazing Response in Leymus chinensis Revealed by RNA Sequencing. BMC genomics. 2014. 15(1):1126.

2013

24. Xianjun Peng, Lixing Zhang, Lexin Zhang, Zhujiang Liu, Liqing Cheng, Ying Yang, Shihua Shen, Shuangyan Chen, Gongshe Liu*. The Transcriptional Factor LcDREB2 Cooperates with LcSAMDC2 to Contribute to Salt Tolerance in Leymus chinensis. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 2013.113:245-256.
25. Jingwen Sun^#, Xianjun Peng^#, Weihong Fan, Mingjuan Tang, Jie Liu, Shihua Shen*. Functional Analysis of BpDREB2 Gene Involved in Salt and Drought Response from a Woody Plant Broussonetia papyrifera.Gene. 2013. 535(2):140-149.

2011

26. Xianjun Peng, Xingyong Ma, Weihong Fan, Man Su, Liqin Cheng, Alam I, Lee BH, Dongmei Qi, Shihua Shen*, Gongshe Liu*. Improved Drought and Salt Tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana by Transgenic Expression of a Novel DREB gene from Leymus chinensis. Plant Cell Reports.2011. 30:1493-1502.
27. Man Su, Xiaoxia Li, Xingyong Ma, Xianjun Peng, Aiguo Zhao, Liqin Cheng, Shuangyan Chen, Gongshe Liu*. Cloning two P5CS Genes from Bioenergy Sorghum and Their Expression Profiles under Abiotic Stresses and MeJA Treatment. Plant Science.2011. 181(6):652-659.