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Jian Cai Li
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English, German
Insect-Plant Interactions: Insects
Plants
Interactions
Ecology
Molecular
Resistance
Genes
Discovery
Crops
Defense
Molecular Ecology: Molecular
Environment
Evolution
Adaptation
Species
Populations
Diversity
Crop Insect Resistance Gene Discovery: Crops
Insects
Breeding
Biotechnology
Agriculture
Areas of Focus
- Insect-Plant Interactions
- Molecular Ecology
- Crop Insect Resistance Gene Discovery
Work Experience
- 2021-04 to Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences - Researcher, Group Leader
- 2015-06 to 2021-04 - Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2010-09 to 2015-05 - Zhejiang University - PhD
- 2006-09 to 2010-06 - Shandong Agricultural University - Bachelor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010-09 to 2015-05 PhD: Zhejiang University
- 2006-09 to 2010-06 Bachelor: Shandong Agricultural University
Publications
- The downside of metabolic diversity: Postingestive rearrangements by specialized insects, 11th Author, 2022
- Harmonizing biosynthesis with post-ingestive modifications to understand the ecological functions of plant natural products, 11th Author, 2022
- Controlled hydroxylations of diterpenoids allow for plant chemical defense without autotoxicity, 1st Author, 2021
- A Group D MAPK Protects Plants from Autotoxicity by Suppressing Herbivore-Induced Defense Signaling, 1st Author, 2019
- The decoration of specialized metabolites influences stylar development, 1st Author, 2018
