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Name	Lei Gao
Contact Information	leigao@wbgcas.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Hubei

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Name

Lei Gao

Contact Information

leigao@wbgcas.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Hubei

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2006-09 to 2009-06 PhD: Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2003-09 to 2006-07 Master's: Nanjing Forestry University 1999-09 to 2003-07 Bachelor's: Nanjing Forestry University
Work Experience	2020-08 to Present - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher 2014-09 to 2016-08 - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher 2009-09 to 2014-08 - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher 2006-09 to 2009-06 - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - PhD Student 2003-09 to 2006-07 - Nanjing Forestry University - Master's Student 1999-09 to 2003-07 - Nanjing Forestry University - Bachelor's Student
Awards	Hubei Province Excellent Academic Paper in Natural Science (2014): First Prize, Provincial Level

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2006-09 to 2009-06 PhD: Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2003-09 to 2006-07 Master's: Nanjing Forestry University
1999-09 to 2003-07 Bachelor's: Nanjing Forestry University

Work Experience

2020-08 to Present - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
2014-09 to 2016-08 - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
2009-09 to 2014-08 - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
2006-09 to 2009-06 - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - PhD Student
2003-09 to 2006-07 - Nanjing Forestry University - Master's Student
1999-09 to 2003-07 - Nanjing Forestry University - Bachelor's Student

Awards

Hubei Province Excellent Academic Paper in Natural Science (2014): First Prize, Provincial Level

Areas of Focus	Horticultural Plant Genomics and Molecular Improvement Genomics
Publications	Genome assembly of autotetraploid Actinidia arguta highlights adaptive evolution and dissects important economic traits., Lei Gao, 2024 Genomic analyses reveal dead-end hybridization between two deeply divergent kiwifruit species rather than homoploid hybrid speciation, Lei Gao, 2023 Chromosome-scale genome assemblies of wild tomato relatives Solanum habrochaites and Solanum galapagense reveal structural variants associated with stress tolerance and terpene biosynthesis, Lei Gao, 2022 Genome of Solanum pimpinellifolium provides insights into structural variants during tomato breeding, Lei Gao, 2020 The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor, Lei Gao, 2019

Areas of Focus

Horticultural Plant Genomics and Molecular Improvement
Genomics

Publications

Genome assembly of autotetraploid Actinidia arguta highlights adaptive evolution and dissects important economic traits., Lei Gao, 2024
Genomic analyses reveal dead-end hybridization between two deeply divergent kiwifruit species rather than homoploid hybrid speciation, Lei Gao, 2023
Chromosome-scale genome assemblies of wild tomato relatives Solanum habrochaites and Solanum galapagense reveal structural variants associated with stress tolerance and terpene biosynthesis, Lei Gao, 2022
Genome of Solanum pimpinellifolium provides insights into structural variants during tomato breeding, Lei Gao, 2020
The tomato pan-genome uncovers new genes and a rare allele regulating fruit flavor, Lei Gao, 2019

Horticulture Plant Genomics Molecular Improvement Genetic Research Plant Breeding Genome Assembly Adaptive Evolution Economic Traits Stress Tolerance Terpene Biosynthesis

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