1962-1967: Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Fudan University
1979-1981: Advanced Studies in Molecular Biology, National University of Gent, Belgium
1985-1988: Research in Plant Molecular Biology, Rockefeller University, USA
Completed full genome sequence analysis of Cauliflower Mosaic Virus (Xinjiang strain) and Rice Yellow Dwarf Virus
Developed transgenic tobacco resistant to both Tobacco Mosaic Virus and Cucumber Mosaic Virus
1968-1978: Intern Researcher, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1978-1986: Assistant Researcher, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1986-1990: Associate Researcher, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1990-present: Researcher, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1991-1999: Deputy Director, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2000-2004: Director, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2004-2011: Director, National Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics
2006-2010: Dean, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University
1987: First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1994: National Award for Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions
2005: Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Award for Scientific and Technological Progress
Research
Functional analysis of plant virus pathogenic factors and their interaction with host defense systems Regulation of gene expression related to plant pathogenic bacteria Mechanisms of plant gene expression regulation and their application in plant biotechnology
Structure-function analyses of coiled-coil immune receptors define a hydrophobic module for improving plant virus resistance, Wu, Xiujuan, Zhang, Xuan, Wang, Hongwei, Fang, Rongxiang, Ye, Jian, 2023
Laodelphax striatellus saliva mucin enables the formation of stylet sheathes to facilitate its feeding and rice stripe virus transmission, Yan Huo, Jing Zhao, Xiangyi Meng, Jie Yang, Ziyu Zhang, Zhiwei Liu, Rongxiang Fang, Lili Zhang, 2022
Designing specific bacterial 16S primers to sequence and quantitate plant endo-bacteriome, Chen, Liying, Zhang, Mengting, Liu, Da, Sun, Hongbo, Wu, Jianxiang, Huo, Yan, Chen, Xiaoying, Fang, Rongxiang, Zhang, Lili, 2022
RIR1 represses plant immunity by interacting with mitochondrial complex I subunit in rice, Lin An, Siyuan Zhang, Ping Guo, Liyang Song, Chuanmiao Xie, Hongyan Guo, Rongxiang Fang, Yantao Jia, 2022
GrpE is involved in mitochondrial function and is an effective target for RNAi-mediated pest and arbovirus control, Yan Huo, Zhiyu Song, Haiting Wang, Ziyu Zhang, Na Xiao, Rongxiang Fang, Yuman Zhang, Lili Zhang, 2022
Red-light is an environmental effector for mutualism between begomovirus and its vector whitefly, Zhao, Pingzhi, Zhang, Xuan, Gong, Yuqing, Wang, Duan, Xu, Dongqing, Wang, Ning, Sun, Yanwei, Gao, Lianbo, Liu, ShuSheng, Deng, Xing Wang, Kliebenstein, Daniel J, Zhou, Xueping, Fang, RongXiang, Ye, Jian, 2021
Whole genome sequencing of Enterobacter mori, an emerging pathogen of kiwifruit and the potential genetic adaptation to pathogenic lifestyle, Zhang, Mingyang, Zhang, Yilin, Han, Xue, Wang, Juan, Yang, Yu, Ren, Biao, Xia, Mian, Li, Gang, Fang, Rongxiang, He, Hang, Jia, Yantao, 2021
Rice GERMIN-LIKE PROTEIN 2-1 Functions in Seed Dormancy, Fang Rongxiang, 2020
A 7-Amino-Acid Motif of Rep Protein Essential for Virulence Is Critical for Triggering Host Defense Against Sri Lankan Cassava Mosaic Virus, Wang, Duan, Zhang, Xuan, Yao, Xiangmei, Zhang, Peng, Fang, Rongxiang, Ye, Jian, 2020
Plant defense networks against insect-borne pathogens, Jian Ye, Lili Zhang, Xuan Zhang, Rongxiang Fang, 2020
RiceGERMIN-LIKE PROTEIN 2-1Functions in Seed Dormancy under the Control of Abscisic Acid and Gibberellic Acid Signaling Pathways(1), Wang, Haiting, Zhang, Yuman, Xiao, Na, Zhang, Ge, Wang, Fang, Chen, Xiaoying, Fang, Rongxiang, 2020
The histone deacetylase HDA703 interacts with OsBZR1 to regulate rice brassinosteroid signaling, growth and heading date through repression ofGhd7expression, Wang, Huacai, Jiao, Xiaoming, Kong, Xiaoyu, Liu, Yawen, Chen, Xiaoying, Fang, Rongxiang, Yan, Yongsheng, 2020
Promotion of BR Biosynthesis by miR444 Is Required for Ammonium-Triggered Inhibition of Root Growth(1), Jiao, Xiaoming, Wang, Huacai, Yan, Jijun, Kong, Xiaoyu, Liu, Yawen, Chu, Jinfang, Chen, Xiaoying, Fang, Rongxiang, Yan, Yongsheng, 2020
The Orthotospovirus nonstructural protein NSs suppresses plant MY
