Overview
Background
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.
Availability
- Dr Jiahua Shi is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Biotechnology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (北京化工大学)
- Doctor of Philosophy of Chemical and Biomedical, Nanyang Technological University
Research interests
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Premium Australian food and beverage
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Sustainable food processing system
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High value nutrients and food ingredients
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Microbial conversion of food waste
Works
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Featured
2024
Journal Article
Effect of high-pressure on protein structure, refolding, and crystallization
Baldelli, Alberto, Shi, Jiahua, Singh, Anika, Guo, Yigong, Fathordoobady, Farahnaz, Amiri, Amir and Pratap-Singh, Anubhav (2024). Effect of high-pressure on protein structure, refolding, and crystallization. Food Chemistry Advances, 5 100741, 100741. doi: 10.1016/j.focha.2024.100741
Featured
2024
Journal Article
Inverse metabolic engineering based on metabonomics for efficient production of hydroxytyrosol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Liu, Yingjie, Gu, Bixuan, Shi, Jiahua, Fu, Changchun, Zhang, Xuepeng, Chen, Xinqi, Yang, Ruijin and Lyu, Xiaomei (2024). Inverse metabolic engineering based on metabonomics for efficient production of hydroxytyrosol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Bioresource Technology, 409 131187, 131187. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131187
Featured
2024
Conference Publication
FDNet: frequency domain denoising network for cell segmentation in astrocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells
Li, Haoran, Shi, Jiahua, Chen, Huaming, Du, Bo, Maksour, Simon, Phillips, Gabrielle, Dottori, Mirella and Shen, Jun (2024). FDNet: frequency domain denoising network for cell segmentation in astrocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), Athens, Greece, 27-30 May 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ISBI56570.2024.10635607
2024
Conference Publication
Transforming food waste into value: Industry innovations and sustainable solutions for a circular economy
Shi, Jiahua (2024). Transforming food waste into value: Industry innovations and sustainable solutions for a circular economy. DAF-QAAFI Food Science Seminar, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 1 October 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Upcycling food waste into value-added products towards a circular economy
Shi, Jiahua (2024). Upcycling food waste into value-added products towards a circular economy. FaBA Premium Food and Beverages Seminar, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 25 July 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Waste to taste: transformation of food waste into value-added products
Shi, Jiahua (2024). Waste to taste: transformation of food waste into value-added products. QAAFI Annual Research Meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 26 March 2024.
2024
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
2024
Journal Article
Characterisation and quantification of phenolic, anthocyanidin and terpene species in plant foods and plant food-based complementary products with antioxidant and neuroprotective properties
May, Naomi, Shi, Jiahua, Clunas, Helen, de Sousa Alves Neri, Julianna Lys, Kelso, Celine, Morgan, Jody, Yu, Yinghua, Charlton, Karen and Weston-Green, Katrina (2024). Characterisation and quantification of phenolic, anthocyanidin and terpene species in plant foods and plant food-based complementary products with antioxidant and neuroprotective properties. Food and Function, 15 (23), 11537-11563. doi: 10.1039/d4fo02942a
2023
Journal Article
Wastewater-based epidemiology of Campylobacter spp.: A systematic review and meta-analysis of influent, effluent, and removal of wastewater treatment plants
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
2023
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
2023
Journal Article
Investigating the therapeutic potential of plants and plant-based medicines: relevance to antioxidant and neuroprotective effects
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
2023
Journal Article
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
2023
Journal Article
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
2023
Journal Article
In-sewer decay and partitioning of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli and implications for their wastewater surveillance
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
2023
Journal Article
Effects of sewer biofilms on the degradability of carbapenems in wastewater using laboratory scale bioreactors
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
2023
Journal Article
Corrigendum: Fetoplacental transmission and placental response to SARS-CoV-2: evidence from the literature (Frontiers in Medicine, (2022), 9, (962937), 10.3389/fmed.2022.962937)
Ezechukwu, Henry C., Shi, Jiahua, Fowora, Muinah A., Diya, Cornelius A., Elfaki, Faiz and Adegboye, Oyelola A. (2023). Corrigendum: Fetoplacental transmission and placental response to SARS-CoV-2: evidence from the literature (Frontiers in Medicine, (2022), 9, (962937), 10.3389/fmed.2022.962937). Frontiers in Medicine, 10 1272249. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1272249
2022
Journal Article
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
2022
Journal Article
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
2022
Journal Article
Analytical performance comparison of four SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR primer-probe sets for wastewater samples
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
2021
Journal Article
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
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Jiahua Shi is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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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.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Biotransformation of ugly fruits and vegetables into value-added products using novel technologies
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Heather Smyth, Dr Alberto Baldelli
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Doctor Philosophy
Encapsulation of flavor and texture: engineered instant coffee latte
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nidhi Bansal, Dr Alberto Baldelli
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