Mingjian Zhou obtained his bachelor degree in bioengineering at Jiangsu University of Science and Technology in China. He begins a continuous academic project that involves postgraduate and doctoral study on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Nanjing agricultural University from September 2020. He focused on the redox-based regulation of hydrogen sulfide and persulfidation and mechanisms of osmotic and drought tolerance in plants. He joined oxidative stress signaling research group of Professor Frank since November 2022 as a joined Ph.D. student and based the topic of “Thiol-Based Protection Mechanisms In Plant Stress Responses: From S-Sulfenylation To Persulfidation”.

I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Plant Biotechnology from the University of Montpellier in 2023. Throughout my studies, I gained expertise in confocal microscopy, R programming, enzyme kinetics, calcium signaling, and the use of WinRhizo software, as well as fieldwork experience in tropical ecosystems. In 2023, I began the Erasmus Mundus Master's program in Tropical Ecology (TROPIMUNDO MSc). As part of my master's thesis, I joined F. Van Breusegem’s research unit to study plant-to-plant communication. My project aims to compare chemical and electrical above-ground communication in tobacco and tomato plants, focusing on both intra- and inter-species interactions.