2010-01--2010-12 Visiting Scholar: Duke University, USA
2005-10--2006-10 Visiting Scholar: University of Queensland, Australia
2003-09--2006-07 PhD: Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1999-09--2002-07 Master's: Wuhan Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1993-09--1997-07 Bachelor's: Huazhong Agricultural University
2009-01 to present - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
2007-12 to 2008-12 - South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
2006-07 to 2007-11 - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
2002-07 to 2003-08 - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
1997-07 to 2000-08 - Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Research Intern
2006: Excellent Award by the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
2008: Lu Jiaxi Young Talent Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2009: Guangdong Provincial Youth Post Expert
2012: Member of the Youth Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2012: Excellent Graduate Supervisor, Guangzhou Education Base, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016: Excellent Graduate Supervisor, Guangzhou Education Base, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016: Selected as an Excellent Member of the Youth Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research
Plant Genomics Systematic and Evolutionary Biology Molecular Ecology
The genome of a cave plant, Primulina huaijiensis, provides insights into adaptation to limestone karst habitats, Ming Kang, 2020
Allopolyploid speciation accompanied by gene flow in a tree fern, Ming Kang, 2020
Congruent spatial patterns of species richness and phylogenetic diversity in karst flora-the case study of Primulina, Ming Kang, 2020
Nuclear loci developed from multiple transcriptomes yield high resolution in phylogeny of scaly tree ferns, Ming Kang, 2019
Different species or genetically divergent populations? Integrative species delimitation of the Primulina hochiensis complex from isolated kart habitats, Ming Kang, 2019
Genetic architecture of quantitative flower and leaf traits in a pair of sympatric sister species of Primulina, Ming Kang, 2019
Primulina malipoensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Sino-Vietnamese border area, Ming Kang, 2018
Oreocharis pilosopetiolata , a new species of Gesneriaceae from southeastern Guangdong, China, Ming Kang, 2017
Primulina rubella sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae) from limestone area in Guangdong, China, Ming Kang, 2017
Speciation history of a species complex of Primulina eburnea (Gesneriaceae) from limestone karsts of south China, a biodiversity hotspot, Ming Kang, 2017
Both temperature fluctuations and East Asian monsoons have driven plant diversification in the karst ecosystems from southern China, Ming Kang, 2017
The complete chloroplast genome of Primulina and two novel strategies for development of high polymorphic loci for population genetic and phylogenetic studies, Ming Kang, 2017
Genomic signature of adaptive divergence despite strong nonadaptive forces on edaphic islands: a case study of Primulinajuliae, Ming Kang, 2017
Primulina curvituba (Gesneriaceae), a rare new species from limestone area in Guangxi, China, Ming Kang, 2017
Oreocharis uniflora, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangdong, China, Ming Kang, 2017
Oreocharis uniflora, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Guangdong, China, Ming Kang, 2017
The first genetic linkage map of Primulina eburnea (Gesneriaceae) based on EST-derived SNP markers, Ming Kang, 2016
Adaptive molecular evolution of the two-pore channel 1 gene TPC1 in the karst-adapted genus Primulina (Gesneriaceae), Ming Kang, 2016
Primulina fengkaiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Western Guangdong, China, Ming Kang, 2015
Untangling the influence of phylogeny, soil and climate on leaf element concentrations in a biodiversity hotspot, Ming Kang, 2015
Comparative transcriptome resources of eleven Primulina species, a group of “stone plants” from a biodiversity hotspot, Ming Kang, 2015
Quantitative testing of the methodology for genome size estimation in plants using flow cytometry: a case study of the Primulina genus, Ming Kang, 2015
Adaptive molecular evolution of PHYE in Primulina, a Karst cave plant, Ming Kang, 2015
How Many Genes are Needed to Resolve Phylogenetic Incongruence, Ming Kang, 2015
Oreocharis pilosopetiolata, a new species of Gesneriaceae from southeastern Guangdong, China, Ming Kang, 2015
Primulina rubribracteata, a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Hunan, China, Ming Kang, 2015
Nitrogen limitation as a driver of genome size evolution in a group of karst plants, Ming Kang, 2015
Geographical pattern of isolation and diversification in karst habitat islands: a case study in the Primulina eburnea complex, Ming Kang, 2015
Primulina lepingensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Jiangxi, China, Ming Kang, 2014
Assessment of genetic diversity in seed plants based on a uniform pi criterion, Ming Kang, 2014
Adaptive and nonadaptive genome size evolution in Karst endemic flora of China, Ming Kang, 2014
High-Level Genetic Diversity and Complex Population Structure of Siberian Apricot (Prunus sibirica L.) in China as Revealed by Nuclear SSR Markers, Ming Kang, 2014
Diversity of calcium speciation in leaves of Primulina species (Gesneriaceae), Ming Kang, 2013
Primulina qingyuanensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangdong, China, Ming Kang, 2013
A range wide geographic pattern of genetic diversity and population structure of Castanea mollissima populations inferred from nuclear and chloroplast microsatellites, Ming Kang, 2013
Primulina huaijiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China, Ming Kang, 2013
High genetic diversity in remnant natural populations of Myricaria laxiflora, a species once considered to be extinct in the wild, Ming Kang, 2012
ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROSATELLITE LOCI IN TSOONGIODENDRON ODORUM (MAGNOLIACEAE), Ming Kang, 2011
