Areas of Focus
- Plant Cell Wall
- Plant Resistance
- Plant Development
Work Experience
- 2018-01~Present - South China Botanical Garden, CAS - Researcher
- 2011-08~Present - Purdue University - Plant Researcher
- 2006-10~2011-07 - Purdue University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2001-07~2002-04 - Beijing Institute of Genomics, CAS - Research Assistant
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002-05--2006-12 PhD: University of Connecticut
- 1998-09--2001-07 Master's: China Agricultural University
- 1994-09--1998-07 Bachelor's: Nanchang University
Publications
- Enhanced rates of enzymatic saccharification and catalytic synthesis of biofuel substrates in gelatinized cellulose generated by trifluoroacetic acid, Third Author, 2017
- Cell wall targeted in planta delivery of iron enhances both biomass conversion and nutrition in Arabidopsis and rice., First Author, 2016
- Job-sharing in the endomembrane system: Vacuolar acidification requires the combined activity of V-ATPase and V-PPase, Ninth Author, 2015
- Overexpression of the Arabidopsis proton-pyrophosphatase AVP1 enhances transplant survival, root mass, and fruit development under limiting phosphorus conditions., Corresponding Author, 2014
- Transgenic ferritin overproduction largely enhances thermochemical pretreatments in Arabidopsis. Biomass and Bioenergy, First Author, 2014
- Sterols and sphingolipids differentially function in trafficking of the Arabidopsis ABCB19 auxin transporter, First Author, 2013
- The Arabidopsis concentration-dependent influx/efflux transporter ABCB4 regulate cellular auxin levels in the root epidermis, First Author, 2012
- phot1 inhibition of ABCB19 primes lateral auxin fluxes in the shoot apex required for phototropism., Second Author, 2011
- Tobacco nicotine uptake permease (NUP1) affects alkaloid metabolism, Third Author, 2011
- Alkoxy-auxins are selective inhibitors of auxin transport mediated by PIN, ABCB, and AUX1 transporters, First Author, 2011
- Arabidopsis PIS1 encodes the ABCG37 transporter of auxinic compounds including the auxin precursor indole-3-butyric acid, Fourth Author, 2010
- Functional expression and characterization of Arabidopsis ABCB, AUX1 and PIN auxin transporters in Schizosaccharomyces pombe., First Author, 2009
- Enhanced phosphorus nutrition in monocots and dicots over-expressing a phosphorus-responsive type I H+-pyrophosphatase, First Author, 2007
- Up-regulation of a vacuolar H+-PPase as a strategy to engineer drought-resistant crop plants., Fifth Author, 2006
- Arabidopsis H+-PPase AVP1 regulates auxin mediated organ development., First Author, 2005
Awards
- Purdue Agronomy TEAM Award (2014): First Prize
- Great American Plant Cell Membrane Conference Travel Award (2012): First Prize
- University of Connecticut Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (2006): First Prize
- University of Connecticut Clifford R. Burr Fellowship (2005): First Prize
- University of Connecticut Clifford R. Burr Fellowship (2004): First Prize
- University of Connecticut Clifford R. Burr Fellowship (2003): First Prize
- University of Connecticut Clifford R. Burr Fellowship (2002): First Prize