Areas of Focus
- Population and Evolutionary Functional Genomics
- Biomass Energy
Work Experience
- 2011-01~Present - Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2007-08~Present - Michigan State University - Professor
- 2002-08~2007-08 - Michigan State University - Associate Professor
- 1996-08~2002-08 - Michigan State University - Assistant Professor
- 1995-07~1996-07 - Harvard University - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1990-09--1995-06 PhD: Ohio State University
- 1986-09--1989-06 Master's: Fudan University
- 1982-09--1986-06 Bachelor's: Fudan University
Publications
- Development of energy plants from hybrids between Miscanthus sacchariflorus and M. lutarioriparius grown on reclaimed mine land in the Loess Plateau of China, Zhao, Xuhong, Xiao, Liang, Mi, Jia, Kang, Lifang, Lin, Cong, Chen, Wenli, Huang, Hongmei, Yan, Juan, Yi, Zili, Sang, Tao, Liu, Wei, 2023
- Cellulase production from Trichoderma reesei RUT C30 induced by continuous feeding of steam-exploded Miscanthus lutarioriparius, Xiang, Jinyue, Wang, Xiaoqian, Sang, Tao, 2021
- Water Use Efficiency and Stress Tolerance of the Potential Energy Crop Miscanthus lutarioriparius Grown on the Loess Plateau of China, Xuhong Zhao, Lifang Kang, Qian Wang, Cong Lin, Wei Liu, Wenli Chen, Tao Sang, Juan Yan, Veronica De Micco, 2021
- Chromosome-scale assembly and analysis of biomass crop Miscanthus lutarioriparius genome, Miao, Jiashun, Feng, Qi, Li, Yan, Zhao, Qiang, Zhou, Congcong, Lu, Hengyun, Fan, Danlin, Yan, Juan, Lu, Yiqi, Tian, Qilin, Li, Wenjun, Weng, Qijun, Zhang, Lei, Zhao, Yan, Huang, Tao, Li, Laigeng, Huang, Xuehui, Sang, Tao, Han, Bin, 2021
- Transcriptomic evaluation of Miscanthus photosynthetic traits to salinity stress, Wang, Qian, Kan, Lifang, Lin, Cong, Song, Zhihong, Tao, Chen Then, Liu, Wei, Sang, Tao, Yan, Juan, 2019
- Increased expression diversity buffers the loss of adaptive potential caused by reduction of genetic diversity in new unfavourable environments, Liu, Wei, Kang, Lifang, Xu, Qin, Tao, Chengcheng, Yan, Juan, Sang, Tao, 2019
- Coexpression network revealing the plasticity and robustness of population transcriptome during the initial stage of domesticating energy crop Miscanthus lutarioriparius, Xing, Shilai, Tao, Chengcheng, Song, Zhihong, Liu, Wei, Yan, Juan, Kang, Lifang, Lin, Cong, Sang, Tao, 2018
- N2O and CH4 emission from Miscanthus energy crop fields in the infertile Loess Plateau of China, Mi, Jia, Liu, Wei, Zhao, Xuhong, Kang, Lifang, Lin, Cong, Yan, Juan, Sang, Tao, 2018
- Systematic comparison of lncRNAs with protein coding mRNAs in population expression and their response to environmental change, Xu, Qin, Song, Zhihong, Zhu, Caiyun, Tao, Chengcheng, Kang, Lifang, Liu, Wei, He, Fei, Yan, Juan, Sang, Tao, 2017
- Haplotypes phased from population transcriptomes detecting selection in the initial adaptation of Miscanthus Lutarioriparius to stressful environment, Tao Sang, 2017
- Population transcriptomic characterization of the genetic and expression variation of a candidate progenitor of Miscanthus energy crops, Yan, Juan, Song, Zhihong, Xu, Qin, Kang, Lifang, Zhu, Caiyun, Xing, Shilai, Liu, Wei, Greimler, Josef, Zuest, Tobias, Li, Jianqiang, Sang, Tao, 2017
- Transcriptomic characterization of candidate genes responsive to salt tolerance of Miscanthus energy crops, Song, Zhihong, Xu, Qin, Lin, Cong, Tao, Chengcheng, Zhu, Caiyun, Xing, Shilai, Fan, Yangyang, Liu, Wei, Yan, Juan, Li, Jianqiang, Sang, Tao, 2017
- Population transcriptomics uncovers the regulation of gene expression variation in adaptation to changing environment, Xu, Qin, Zhu, Caiyun, Fan, Yangyang, Song, Zhihong, Xing, Shilai, Liu, Wei, Yan, Juan, Sang, Tao, 2016
- The Coordination of Gene Expression within Photosynthesis Pathway for Acclimation of C-4 Energy Crop Miscanthus lutarioriparius, Xing, Shilai, Kang, Lifang, Xu, Qin, Fan, Yangyang, Liu, Wei, Zhu, Caiyun, Song, Zhihong, Wang, Qian, Yan, Juan, Li, Jianqiang, Sang, Tao, 2016
- Sustainable bioenergy production with little carbon debt in the Loess Plateau of China, Liu, Wei, Peng, Cheng, Chen, Zhifen, Liu, Yue, Yan, Juan, Li, Jianqiang, Sang, Tao, 2016
- Population transcriptomics reveals a potentially positive role of expression diversity in adaptation, Xu, Qin, Xing, Shilai, Zhu, Caiyun, Liu, Wei, Fan, Yangyang, Wang, Qian, Song, Zhihong, Yang, Wenhui, Luo, Fan, Shang, Fei, Kang, Lifang, Chen, Wenli, Yan, Juan, Li, Jianqiang, Sang, Tao, 2015
- High photosynthetic rate and water use efficiency of Miscanthus lutarioriparius characterize an energy crop in the semiarid temperate region, Yan, Juan, Zhu, Caiyun, Liu, Wei, Luo, Fan, Mi, Jia, Ren, Yongjian, Li, Jianqiang, Sang, Tao, 2015
- Carbon sequestration by Miscanthus energy crops plantations in a broad range semi-arid marginal land in China, Mi, Jia, Liu, Wei, Yang, Wenhui, Yan, Juan, Li, Jianqiang, Sang, Tao, 2014
- Long-term water balance and sustainable production of Miscanthus energy crops in the Loess Plateau of China, Liu, Wei, Mi, Jia, Song, Zhihong, Yan, Juan, Li, Jianqiang, Sang, Tao, 2014
- Potential productivity of the Miscanthus energy crop in the Loess Plateau of China under climate change, Liu, Wei, Sang, Tao, 2013
- Pretreatment on Miscanthus lutarioriparious by liquid hot water for efficient ethanol production, Li, HongQiang, Li, ChengLan, Sang, Tao, Xu, Jian, 2013
- Understanding rice domestication and implications for cultivar improvement, Sang, Tao, Ge, Song, 2013
- Yield potential of Miscanthus energy crops in the Loess Plateau of China, Liu, Wei, Yan, Juan, Li, Jianqiang, Sang, Tao, 2012
- China's bioenergy potential, Sang, Tao, Zhu, Weixing, 2011
- Toward the domestication of lignocellulosic energy crops: Leaning from food crop domestication, Tao Sang, 2011
- Variability and adaptability of Miscanthus species evaluated for energy crop domestication, Tao Sang, 2011
- Genome-wide association studies of 14 agronomic traits in rice landraces, Li Jiayang, 2010
- GENETIC ARCHITECTURE FOR THE ADAPTIVE ORIGIN OF ANNUAL WILD RICE, ORYZA NIVARA, Grillo, Michael A, Li, Changbao, Fowlkes, Angela M, Briggeman, Trevor M, Zhou, Ailing, Schemske, Douglas W, Sang, Tao, 2009
- Genes and Mutations Underlying Domestication Transitions in Grasses, Sang, Tao, 2009
Awards
- The Stebbins Medal (2007): Other