2005年毕业于华中农业大学生物科学专业获理学学士学位，2010年12月毕业于华中农业大学蔬菜学专业，获农学博士学位。从2011年至今在中国农业科学院蔬菜花卉研究所工作，现为副研究员，硕士生导师。

长期从事蔬菜种质资源优异基因发掘和新种质创制工作。主要集中在十字花科蔬菜（萝卜、白菜、芥菜）及近缘野生种（欧洲山芥、埃塞俄比亚芥、白芥、野甘蓝）中抗虫、抗病、抗逆资源的搜集、筛选，并克隆抗性基因。

1.Yun-Song Lai, Xiaohui Zhang, Wei Zhang, Di Shen, Haiping Wang, Yudong Xia, Yang Qiu, Jiangping Song, Chenchen Wang and Xixiang Li*, The association of changes in DNA methylation with temperature-dependent sex determination in cucumber. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2017, 68(11):2899–2912 2.Xiaohui Zhang, Tongjin Liu, Haiping Wang, Yang Qiu, Jiangping Song, Xixiang Li. A high density genetic map of Barbarea vulgris. Brassica 2017, Pontevedra, 2017 3.张晓辉，邱杨，宋江萍，王海平，李锡香. 极端抗感池测序定位白菜资源对小菜蛾趋避性抗性. 园艺学报, 2017,44,2544 4.Xiaohui Zhang, TongjinLiu, Mengmeng Duan, Jiangping Song and Xixiang Li. De novo transcriptome analysis of Sinapis alba in revealing the glucosinolate and phytochelatin pathways. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016, 7:259 5.Tongjin Liu, Xiaohui Zhang, Haohui Yang, Niels Agerbirk, Yang Qiu, Haiping Wang, Di Shen, Jiangping Song & Xixiang Li. Aromatic glucosinolate biosynthesis pathway in Barbarea vulgaris and its response to Plutella xylostella infestation. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016, 7:83 6.Xiaohui Zhang, Tongjin Liu, Xixiang Li, Mengmeng Duan, Jinglei Wang, Yang Qiu, Haiping Wang, Jiangping Song & Di Shen. Interspecific hybridization, polyploidization, and backcross of Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra with B. rapa var. purpurea morphologically recapitulate the evolution of Brassica vegetables. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6:18618 IF 5.228 7.ZHANG Xiaohui, YUE Zhen, MEI Shiyong, QIU Yang, YANG Xinhua, CHEN Xiaohua, CHENG Feng, WU Zhangyan, SUN Yuyan, JING Yi, LIU Bo, SHEN Di, WANG Haiping, CUI Na, DUAN Yundan, WU Jian, WANG Jinglei, GAN Caixia, WANG Jun, WANG Xiaowu, LI Xixiang. A de novo Genome of a Chinese Radish Cultivar. Horticultural Plant Journal, 2015,1 (3): 155–164 8.Xiaochun Wei, XiaohuiZhang, QiujuYao, YuxiangYuan, XixiangLi, FangWei , YanyanZhao, QiangZhang, ZhiyongWang, WushengJiang and XiaoweiZhang. The miRNAs and their regulatory networks responsible for pollen abortion in Ogura-CMS Chinese cabbage revealed by high-throughput sequencing of miRNAs, degradomes, and transcriptomes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015,6:e894. IF 4.495 9.Xiaohui Zhang, Tongjin Liu, Xiaochun Wei, Yang Qiu, Jiangping Song, Haiping Wang, Di Shen, Niels Agerbirk and Xixiang Li. Expression patterns, molecular markers and genetic diversity of insect-susceptible and resistant Barbarea genotypes by comparative transcriptome analysis. BMC Genomics, 2015, 16: e486, IF 3.867 10.张晓辉，魏小春，李锡香，孙玉燕，王 冠，常兆晶，刘冠群，邱 杨，宋江萍，王海平，沈 镝，王大江，韩月澎. 苹果全基因组SBP-box 基因家族分析及代表成员的分子克隆. 园艺学报，2014，41（2）：215–226 11.张晓辉，邱杨，王海平，宋江萍，沈镝，李锡香. 十字花科栽培蔬菜及野生近缘种资源对小菜蛾的抗性分析. 植物遗传资源学报，2014,15（2）：229-235 12.Xiaochun Wei, Xiaohui Zhang, Di Shen, Haiping Wang, Qingjun Wu, Peng Lu, Yang Qiu, Jiangping Song, Youjun Zhang, Xixiang Li. Transcriptome Analysis of Barbarea vulgaris Infested with Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella) Larvae. PLoS ONE, 2013, 8(5): e64481, IF 3.534 13.Chanjuan Zhang, Bo Ouyang, Changxian Yang, Xiaohui Zhang, Hui Liu, Yuyang Zhang, Junhong Zhang, Hanxia Li, Zhibiao Ye. Reducing AsA Leads to Leaf Lesion and Defence Response in Knock-Down of the AsA Biosynthetic Enzyme GDP-D-Mannose Pyrophosphorylase Gene in Tomato Plant. PLoS ONE,2013, 8(4): e61987 14.魏小春，李锡香，沈镝，王海平，邱杨，张晓辉，宋江萍，追施氮量对欧洲山芥营养品质的影响 .华北农学报，2012, 27: 1-8 15.魏小春，张晓辉，吴青君，王海平，沈 镝，邱 杨，宋江萍，李锡香. 欧洲山芥皂苷合成关键酶基因Bv-beta-AS 克隆及表达分析. 园艺学报，2012，39：923–930 16.Xiaohui Zhang, Hanxia Li, Junhong Zhang, Chanjuan Zhang, Pengjuan Gong, Khurram Ziaf, Fangming Xiao, Zhibiao Ye. Expression of artificial microRNAs in tomato confers efficient and stable virus resistance in a cell-autonomous manner. Transgenic Research, 2011, 20:569-581 IF 2.467 17.Xiaohui Zhang, Zhe Zou, Pengjuan Gong, Junhong Zhang, Khurram Ziaf, Hanxia Li, Fangming Xiao, Zhibiao Ye. Over-expression of microRNA169 confers enhanced drought tolerance to tomato. Biotechnology Letters, 2011, 33:403-409 IF 1.636 18.Xiaohui Zhang, Zhe Zou, Junhong Zhang, Yuyang Zhang, Qinqin Han, Xiaoguang Xu, Hui Liu, Tixu Hu, Hanxia Li, Zhibiao Ye. Over-expression of Sly-miR156a in tomato results in multiple vegetative and reproductive trait alterations and partial phenocopy of the sft mutant. FEBS Letters, 2011, 585:435-439 IF 3.541 19.Pengjuan Gong, Junhong Zhang, Hanxia Li, Changxian Yang, Chanjuan Zhang, Xiaohui Zhang, Khurram Ziaf, Yuyang Zhang, Taotao Wang, Zhangjun Fei, Zhibiao Ye. Transcriptional profiles of drought-responsive genes in modulating transcription, signal transduction and biochemical pathways in tomato. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2010, 61:3563-3575 20.李汉霞，张晓辉，付雪林，张余洋，张俊红，王涛涛，叶志彪. 双Bt基因提高青花菜对菜粉蝶和小菜蛾抗性. 农业生物技术学报，2010, 18(4):654-662