Dr Jiahua Shi got her PhD in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in 2015, followed by three years postdoc training at NTU Food Technology Centre, Singapore, as well as APEC Centre for Sustainable Development in Agriculture & Fishery Sectors, Singapore. She also worked four years at School of Environmental Engineering and School of Medicine at University of Wollongong before joining UQ.
As a FaBA Senior Research Fellow and Future Research Leader, Dr Shi's research at UQ focuses on premium food and beverge products aligning with the Trailblazer of Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA). With a background in analytical chemistry and microbiology, Dr Shi's food research aims at microbial conversion of food waste (e.g. ugly fruits and waste veges) into high value food ingredients through fermentation technology. Since 2015, Dr Shi has attracted 6 research grants (>1.2 million) as chief investigator (lead CI and/or co-CI). She has been working closely with local and international food industry partners and government agencies, as well as multiple international research institutes in China, Singapore and Denmark.
Journal Article: Global disentangled graph convolutional neural network based on a graph topological metric
Liu, Wenzhen, Zhou, Guoqiang, Mao, Xiaoyu, Bao, Shudi, Li, Haoran, Shi, Jiahua, Chen, Huaming, Shen, Jun and Huang, Yuanming (2024). Global disentangled graph convolutional neural network based on a graph topological metric. Knowledge-Based Systems, 284 111283, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.knosys.2023.111283
Zhang, Shuxin, Shi, Jiahua, Li, Xuan, Tiwari, Ananda, Gao, Shuhong, Zhou, Xu, Sun, Xiaoyan, O'Brien, Jake W., Coin, Lachlan, Hai, Faisal and Jiang, Guangming (2023). Wastewater-based epidemiology of Campylobacter spp.: A systematic review and meta-analysis of influent, effluent, and removal of wastewater treatment plants. Science of The Total Environment, 903 166410, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166410
Journal Article: Triplex qPCR assay for Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli monitoring in wastewater
Zhang, Shuxin, Shi, Jiahua, Li, Xuan, Coin, Lachlan, O'Brien, Jake W., Sivakumar, Muttucumaru, Hai, Faisal and Jiang, Guangming (2023). Triplex qPCR assay for Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli monitoring in wastewater. Science of The Total Environment, 892 164574, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164574
Premium food and beverage fermentation technology for production of high value ingredients
I am currently recruiting a PhD student to start in July 2024 with full scholarship ($33,641 pr annum) and a top-up ($10,000) as well as travel funds. The student will be studying in my research group at Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at UQ, focusing on premium food and beverage fermentation technology and production of high value ingredients, with strong connection and collaboration with industry.
Interested candidates with master’s degree or Honor’s with good research experience in food science are encouraged to contact me by email jiahua.shi@uq.edu.au.
Food for the future: quality, safety and sustainability
Jiahua Shi, Kelyn Seow and Jorgen Schlundt eds. (2018). Food for the future: quality, safety and sustainability. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University.
New science for food safety: supporting food chain transparency for improved health
Jiahua Shi, jorgen Schlundt, Patricia Conway, Natasha Yang, Moon Tay Yue Feng, Kelyn Seow Lee Ghee, Siyao Guo, Martin Heilmann, Masami Takeuchi, Peter Ben Embarek and Carmen Savelli eds. (2017). New science for food safety: supporting food chain transparency for improved health. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University.
Ng, Betsy, Shi, Jiahua, Annabel Chen, Shen-Hsing and Ning Chen, William Wei (2020). A preliminary study on the impact of a brief online growth mindset intervention on university students. Transforming teaching and learning in higher education: a chronicle of research and development in a Singaporean context. (pp. 73-90) edited by Seng Chee Tan and Shen-Hsing Annabel Chen. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-4980-9_4
Microbial production of liquid biofuels through metabolic engineering
Chen, Wei Ning and Shi, Jiahua (2017). Microbial production of liquid biofuels through metabolic engineering. Microbial fuels. (pp. 353-378) edited by Farshad Darvishi Harzevili and Ir Serge Hiligsmann. Boca Raton, FL United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781351246101-10
Zhang, Jianhua, Shi, Jiahua, Lee, Benedict Jia Hong, Chen, Liwei, Tan, Kee Yang, Tang, Xiaoling, Tan, Jane Yi Lin, Li, Xiang, Feng, Huixing and Chen, Wei Ning (2013). Proteomic analysis of vascular smooth muscle cells with S- and R-Enantiomers of atenolol by iTRAQ and LC-MS/MS. Vascular Proteomics: Methods and Protocols. (pp. 45-52) edited by Fernando Vivanco. New York, NY United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-405-0_4
Global disentangled graph convolutional neural network based on a graph topological metric
Liu, Wenzhen, Zhou, Guoqiang, Mao, Xiaoyu, Bao, Shudi, Li, Haoran, Shi, Jiahua, Chen, Huaming, Shen, Jun and Huang, Yuanming (2024). Global disentangled graph convolutional neural network based on a graph topological metric. Knowledge-Based Systems, 284 111283, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.knosys.2023.111283
Zhang, Shuxin, Shi, Jiahua, Li, Xuan, Tiwari, Ananda, Gao, Shuhong, Zhou, Xu, Sun, Xiaoyan, O'Brien, Jake W., Coin, Lachlan, Hai, Faisal and Jiang, Guangming (2023). Wastewater-based epidemiology of Campylobacter spp.: A systematic review and meta-analysis of influent, effluent, and removal of wastewater treatment plants. Science of The Total Environment, 903 166410, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166410
Triplex qPCR assay for Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli monitoring in wastewater
Zhang, Shuxin, Shi, Jiahua, Li, Xuan, Coin, Lachlan, O'Brien, Jake W., Sivakumar, Muttucumaru, Hai, Faisal and Jiang, Guangming (2023). Triplex qPCR assay for Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli monitoring in wastewater. Science of The Total Environment, 892 164574, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164574
May, Naomi, de Sousa Alves Neri, Julianna Lys, Clunas, Helen, Shi, Jiahua, Parkes, Ella, Dongol, Anjila, Wang, Zhizhen, Naranjo, Carlos Jimenez, Yu, Yinghua, Huang, Xu-Feng, Charlton, Karen and Weston-Green, Katrina (2023). Investigating the therapeutic potential of plants and plant-based medicines: relevance to antioxidant and neuroprotective effects. Nutrients, 15 (18) 3912, 1-29. doi: 10.3390/nu15183912
Fate of coronaviruses during the wastewater coagulation with ferric chloride
Guo, Ying, Shi, Jiahua, Sharma, Elipsha, Gao, Shuhong, Zhou, Xu, Liu, Yanchen, Sivakumar, Muttucumaru and Jiang, Guangming (2023). Fate of coronaviruses during the wastewater coagulation with ferric chloride. ACS - ES & T Water, 3 (10), 3206-3214. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00112
The reduction of SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in the presence of sewer biofilms
Zhang, Shuxin, Sharma, Elipsha, Tiwari, Ananda, Chen, Yan, Sherchan, Samendra P., Gao, Shuhong, Zhou, Xu, Shi, Jiahua and Jiang, Guangming (2023). The reduction of SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in the presence of sewer biofilms. Water, 15 (11) 2132, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/w15112132
Sharma, Elipsha, Sivakumar, Muttucumaru, Kelso, Celine, Zhang, Shuxin, Shi, Jiahua, Gao, Jianfa, Gao, Shuhong, Zhou, Xu and Jiang, Guangming (2023). Effects of sewer biofilms on the degradability of carbapenems in wastewater using laboratory scale bioreactors. Water Research, 233 119796, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119796
Zhang, Shuxin, Shi, Jiahua, Sharma, Elipsha, Li, Xuan, Gao, Shuhong, Zhou, Xu, O'Brien, Jake, Coin, Lachlan, Liu, Yanchen, Sivakumar, Muttucumaru, Hai, Faisal and Jiang, Guangming (2023). In-sewer decay and partitioning of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli and implications for their wastewater surveillance. Water Research, 233 119737, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119737
Fetoplacental transmission and placental response to SARS-CoV-2: Evidence from the literature
Ezechukwu, Henry C., Shi, Jiahua, Fowora, Muinah A., Diya, Cornelius A., Elfaki, Faiz and Adegboye, Oyelola A. (2022). Fetoplacental transmission and placental response to SARS-CoV-2: Evidence from the literature. Frontiers in Medicine, 9 962937, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.962937
SARS-CoV-2 shedding sources in wastewater and implications for wastewater-based epidemiology
Li, Xuan, Kulandaivelu, Jagadeeshkumar, Guo, Ying, Zhang, Shuxin, Shi, Jiahua, O'Brien, Jake, Arora, Sudipti, Kumar, Manish, Sherchan, Samendra P., Honda, Ryo, Jackson, Greg, Luby, Stephen P. and Jiang, Guangming (2022). SARS-CoV-2 shedding sources in wastewater and implications for wastewater-based epidemiology. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 432 128667, 128667. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128667
Zhang, Shuxin, Li, Xuan, Shi, Jiahua, Sivakumar, Muttucumaru, Luby, Stephen, O'Brien, Jake and Jiang, Guangming (2022). Analytical performance comparison of four SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR primer-probe sets for wastewater samples. Science of the Total Environment, 806 (Pt 2) 150572, 150572. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150572
Enhanced decay of coronaviruses in sewers with domestic wastewater
Shi, Jiahua, Li, Xuan, Zhang, Shuxin, Sharma, Elipsha, Sivakumar, Muttucumaru, Sherchan, Samendra P. and Jiang, Guangming (2021). Enhanced decay of coronaviruses in sewers with domestic wastewater. Science of the Total Environment, 813 151919, 151919. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151919
Data-driven estimation of COVID-19 community prevalence through wastewater-based epidemiology
Li, Xuan, Kulandaivelu, Jagadeeshkumar, Zhang, Shuxin, Shi, Jiahua, Sivakumar, Muttucumaru, Mueller, Jochen, Luby, Stephen, Ahmed, Warish, Coin, Lachlan and Jiang, Guangming (2021). Data-driven estimation of COVID-19 community prevalence through wastewater-based epidemiology. Science of the Total Environment, 789 147947, 147947. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147947
Uncertainties in estimating SARS-CoV-2 prevalence by wastewater-based epidemiology
Li, Xuan, Zhang, Shuxin, Shi, Jiahua, Luby, Stephen P. and Jiang, Guangming (2021). Uncertainties in estimating SARS-CoV-2 prevalence by wastewater-based epidemiology. Chemical Engineering Journal, 415 129039, 129039. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.129039
Ahmed, Warish, Bertsch, Paul M., Angel, Nicola, Bibby, Kyle, Bivins, Aaron, Dierens, Leanne, Edson, Janette, Ehret, John, Gyawali, Pradip, Hamilton, Kerry, Hosegood, Ian, Hugenholtz, Philip, Jiang, Guangming, Kitajima, Masaaki, Sichani, Homa T., Shi, Jiahua, Shimko, Katja M., Simpson, Stuart L., Smith, Wendy J. M., Symonds, Erin M., Thomas, Kevin V., Verhagen, Rory, Zaugg, Julian and Mueller, Jochen F (2020). Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in commercial passenger aircraft and cruise ship wastewater: a surveillance tool for assessing the presence of COVID-19 infected travelers. Journal of Travel Medicine, 27 (5) ARTN taaa116, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa116
Lee, Jaslyn Jie Lin, Chen, Liwei, Shi, Jiahua, Trzcinski, Antoine and Chen, Wei-Ning (2014). Metabolomic profiling of Rhodosporidium toruloides grown on glycerol for carotenoid production during different growth phases. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62 (41), 10203-10209. doi: 10.1021/jf502987q
Shi, Jiahua, Feng, Huixing, Lee, Jaslyn and Chen, Wei Ning (2013). Comparative proteomics profile of lipid-cumulating oleaginous yeast: An iTRAQ-coupled 2-D LC-MS/MS analysis. PLoS One, 8 (12) e85532, 1-10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085532
Shi, Jiahua, Feng, Huixing and Chen, Wei Ning (2013). Proteomics profile of yeast strains for lipid accumulation mechanism exploration using iTRAQ-coupled 2-D LC-MS/MS method. 3rd International Congress on Analytical Proteomics, Brazil, 28-31 July 2013.
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Premium food and beverage fermentation technology for production of high value ingredients
I am currently recruiting a PhD student to start in July 2024 with full scholarship ($33,641 pr annum) and a top-up ($10,000) as well as travel funds. The student will be studying in my research group at Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at UQ, focusing on premium food and beverage fermentation technology and production of high value ingredients, with strong connection and collaboration with industry.
Interested candidates with master’s degree or Honor’s with good research experience in food science are encouraged to contact me by email jiahua.shi@uq.edu.au.