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Qia Wang
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: Chinese, English
Bacterial Genes
Terrestrial Adaptation
Plants
Lichen Symbiosis
Extreme Environment
Genomics
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Biodiversity
Southwest China
Gene Resource Mining
Areas of Focus
- Research on the role of bacterial genes in the terrestrial adaptive evolution of plants
- Revealing the molecular mechanisms of lichen symbiosis and extreme environment adaptation through genomics and horizontal gene transfer studies
- Research on horizontal gene transfer in the biodiversity of Southwest China and gene resource mining
Work Experience
- 2022-02 - Present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2018-01 - 2022-02 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 2016-02 - 2017-02 - East Carolina University - Visiting Scholar
Publications
- Origins of strigolactone and karrikin signaling in plants, Qia Wang, 2022
- Fungal Genes in Plants: Impact and Potential Applications, Qia Wang, 2020
- Are fungi-derived genomic regions related to antagonism towards fungi in mosses?, Qia Wang, 2020
- A mycorrhizae-like gene regulates stem cell and gametophore development in mosses, Qia Wang, 2020
- Genome of Crucihimalaya himalaica, a close relative of Arabidopsis, shows ecological adaptation to high altitude, Qia Wang, 2019
- Gene refashioning through innovative shifting of reading frames in mosses, Qia Wang, 2018
- Re-analyses of 'Algal' Genes Suggest a Complex Evolutionary History of Oomycetes., Qia Wang, 2017
- Transcriptome sequencing of Crucihimalaya himalaica (Brassicaceae) reveals how Arabidopsis close relative adapt to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qia Wang, 2016
- Comparative Transcriptomics of Strawberries (Fragaria spp.) Provides Insights into Evolutionary Patterns, Qia Wang, 2016
- The evolution of land plants: a perspective from horizontal gene transfer, Qia Wang, 2014
- 水平基因转移在生物进化中的作用, Horizontal gene transfer provides new insights into biological evolution, Qia Wang, 2014
Awards
- Selected for the 'Western Young Scholars' program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Member of the 'Youth Innovation Promotion Association' of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Selected for the 'Yunnan Province Xingdian Talent Support Program' Youth Talent Special Project
