About

Jinghua Chen is a faculty member in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Florida, serving as a Glaucoma Specialist. The position involves providing advanced clinical care, training residents and fellows, and contributing to innovative research within a leading academic health center. The glaucoma service led by the faculty, including Dr. Chen, offers comprehensive medical and surgical treatment options for patients with glaucoma and other optic nerve disorders, including primary open-angle glaucoma, angle-closure glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and pediatric glaucoma. The faculty routinely perform advanced glaucoma procedures such as trabeculectomy, glaucoma drainage device implantation, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT), and transscleral cyclophotocoagulation. As part of the academic environment, Dr. Chen contributes to the education of ophthalmology residents, medical students, visiting trainees, and fellows, fostering collaboration across subspecialties including retina, cornea, oculoplastic, neuro-ophthalmology, and pediatric ophthalmology. The clinical facilities include outpatient care at the UF Health Eye Center – The Oaks and surgical procedures at the adjacent UF Health Surgical Center – The Oaks, equipped with advanced ophthalmic technology. The role offers opportunities for clinical trials, translational research, and participation in the development of new glaucoma therapies, within a collaborative and multidisciplinary setting.

Research topics

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Horticulture
• Agronomy
• Computer Science
• Metallurgy
• Engineering
• Composite material
• Environmental science
• Chemical engineering
• Database
• Nanotechnology
• Organic chemistry
• Ecology
• Environmental engineering
• Materials science
• Waste management
• Botany
• Nuclear chemistry

Selected publications

• Table of Contents

  2020 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) · 2023

  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science
  • Database
  DOI

• Effects of Maternal Environment on Seed Germination and Seedling Vigor of Petunia × hybrida under Different Abiotic Stresses

  Plants · 2021 · 31 citations

  • Biology
  • Horticulture
  • Agronomy

  under a variety of abiotic stresses. Petunia mother plants were grown in either a greenhouse during the summer months or an indoor controlled-temperature-and-light environment. Collected seeds were subjected to external stressors, including polyethylene glycol (PEG), sodium chloride (NaCl), high temperature, and abscisic acid (ABA), to determine seed germination percentage and seedling vigor. Results indicated that seeds harvested from the mother plants grown in a controlled environment germinated better than seeds harvested from the mother plants grown in the greenhouse when suboptimal germination conditions were applied. Additionally, the seedlings from the controlled maternal environment performed better in both ABA and salinity stress tests than the greenhouse seedlings. Interestingly, the greenhouse seedlings displayed less reactive oxygen species (ROS) damage and lower electrolyte leakage than the controlled environment seedlings under dehydration stress. The difference in germination and seedling vigor of seeds from the two different maternal environments might be due to the epigenetic memory inherited from the mother plants. This study highlighted the strong impact of the maternal environment on seed germination and seedling vigor in Petunia and may assist in high-quality seed production in ornamental plants.

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• Cobalt: An Essential Micronutrient for Plant Growth?

  Frontiers in Plant Science · 2021 · 217 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Chemistry

  fixation provides crops with the macronutrient of N. Co is a component of several enzymes and proteins, participating in plant metabolism. Plants may exhibit Co deficiency if there is a severe limitation in Co supply. Conversely, Co is toxic to plants at higher concentrations. High levels of Co result in pale-colored leaves, discolored veins, and the loss of leaves and can also cause iron deficiency in plants. It is anticipated that with the advance of omics, Co as a constitute of enzymes and proteins and its specific role in plant metabolism will be exclusively revealed. The confirmation of Co as an essential micronutrient will enrich our understanding of plant mineral nutrition and improve our practice in crop production.

  DOI

• Solvent-free synthesis of magnetic biochar and activated carbon through ball-mill extrusion with Fe3O4 nanoparticles for enhancing adsorption of methylene blue

  The Science of The Total Environment · 2020 · 222 citations

  • Chemical engineering
  • Materials science
  • Chemistry
  DOI

• Water-Soluble Carbon Nanoparticles Improve Seed Germination and Post-Germination Growth of Lettuce under Salinity Stress

  Agronomy · 2020 · 136 citations

  • Agronomy
  • Horticulture
  • Biology

  Seed germination is a critical developmental phase for seedling establishment and crop production. Increasing salinity stress associated with climatic change can pose a challenge for seed germination and stand establishment of many crops including lettuce. Here, we show that water soluble carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) can significantly promote seed germination without affecting seedling growth. Twenty-seven varieties of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) were screened for sensitivity to germination in 150 and 200 mM NaCl, and six salt-sensitive varieties (Little Gem, Parris Island, Breen, Butter Crunch, Muir, and Jericho) were selected and primed with 0.3% soluble carbon nanoparticles. Pretreatment with CNPs significantly improved seed germination under 150 mM NaCl and high temperature. CNP treatment slightly inhibited the elongation of primary roots but promoted lateral root growth and accumulation of chlorophyll content of seedlings grown under salt stress. Despite different lettuce varieties exhibiting a distinct response to nanoparticle treatments, results from this study indicate that soluble nanoparticles can significantly improve lettuce seed germination under salinity stress, which provide fundamental evidence on the potential of nanoparticles in agricultural application to improve crop yield and quality under stressful conditions.

  DOI

• Biochar technology in wastewater treatment: A critical review

  Chemosphere · 2020 · 829 citations

  • Environmental science
  • Waste management
  • Environmental engineering
  DOI

Frequent coauthors

• Richard J. Henny

  242 shared

• Xiangying Wei

  Minjiang University

  92 shared

• Ping Zhang

  65 shared

• F.‐L. HSU

  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

  64 shared

• Chutima Kuhakarn

  Mahidol University

  64 shared

• Carilyn Torruellas

  University of Pennsylvania

  64 shared

• Martín A. Iglesias‐Arteaga

  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

  64 shared

• Kritchasorn Kantarod

  Mahidol University

  64 shared

Education

• M.D.

  University of Florida

Awards & honors

• Rabb-Venable Fellow Award 2016
• Excellent Young Teacher Award 2000
• Excellent Teacher Award 1999
• Excellent Graduate Student Award 1998

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