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Name	Lei Yang
Contact Information	leiyang@cemps.ac.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Lei Yang

Contact Information

leiyang@cemps.ac.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2007-09--2010-07 PhD: Northeast Forestry University 2004-09--2007-07 Master's: Northeast Forestry University 2000-09--2004-07 Bachelor's: Northeast Forestry University
Work Experience	2018-12~Present - Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden - Researcher 2014-01~2018-12 - Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden - Associate Researcher 2010-07~2014-01 - Shanghai Institute of Life Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2007-09--2010-07 PhD: Northeast Forestry University
2004-09--2007-07 Master's: Northeast Forestry University
2000-09--2004-07 Bachelor's: Northeast Forestry University

Work Experience

2018-12~Present - Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden - Researcher
2014-01~2018-12 - Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden - Associate Researcher
2010-07~2014-01 - Shanghai Institute of Life Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher

Areas of Focus	Medicinal Plants and Secondary Metabolism
Publications	Miltiradiene Production by Cytoplasmic Metabolic Engineering in Nicotiana benthamiana, Not mentioned, 2023 Chemical Constituents of Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss (Euphorbiaceae), Not mentioned, 2023 A 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase converts dihydrofuran to furan in Salvia diterpenoids, Not mentioned, 2022 The sage genome provides insight into the evolutionary dynamics of diterpene biosynthesis gene cluster in plants, Not mentioned, 2022 Diterpenoids with an unprecedented ring system from Euphorbia peplus and their activities in the lysosomal-autophagy pathway, Not mentioned, 2021 Side Products of Recombinant Amorpha-4,11-diene Synthase and Their Effect on Microbial Artemisinin Production, Not mentioned, 2021 Engineering high coenzyme Q10 tomato, Not mentioned, 2021 Three new diterpenoids from Euphorbia peplus, Not mentioned, 2021 Comparative Analysis on Volatile Terpenoids in Nine Aromatic Plants of Lamiaceae, Not mentioned, 2020 The Reference Genome Sequence of Scutellaria baicalensis Provides Insights into the Evolution of Wogonin Biosynthesis, Not mentioned, 2019 Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Reductases in the Tyrosine Conversion Pathway, Not mentioned, 2018 Identification of a Novel (-)-5-Epieremophilene Synthase from Salvia miltiorrhiza via Transcriptome Mining, Not mentioned, 2017 Investigation of the tanshinone biosynthesis pathway by overexpressing GGPPS in Salvia miltiorrhiza, Not mentioned, 2017 Recent advances in biosynthesis of bioactive compounds in traditional Chinese medicinal plants, Not mentioned, 2016 Exogenous trehalose largely alleviates ionic unbalance, ROS burst, and PCD occurrence induced by high salinity in Arabidopsis seedlings, Not mentioned, 2014 Correction: Transcriptome Analysis of Medicinal Plant Salvia miltiorrhiza and Identification of Genes Related to Tanshinone Biosynthesis, Not mentioned, 2013 Ethylene improves Arabidopsis salt tolerance mainly via retaining K+ in shoots and roots rather than decreasing tissue Na+ content, Not mentioned, 2013 A unique flavoenzyme operates in ubiquinone biosynthesis in photosynthesis-related eukaryotes, Not mentioned Development of genomic resources for Wenchengia alternifolia C.Y. Wu & S. Chow (Lamiaceae) based on genome skimming data, Not mentioned Two CYP82D enzymes function as flavone hydroxylases in the biosynthesis of root-specific 4-deoxyflavones in Scutellaria baicalensis, Not mentioned

Areas of Focus

Medicinal Plants and Secondary Metabolism

Publications

Miltiradiene Production by Cytoplasmic Metabolic Engineering in Nicotiana benthamiana, Not mentioned, 2023
Chemical Constituents of Euphorbia stracheyi Boiss (Euphorbiaceae), Not mentioned, 2023
A 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase converts dihydrofuran to furan in Salvia diterpenoids, Not mentioned, 2022
The sage genome provides insight into the evolutionary dynamics of diterpene biosynthesis gene cluster in plants, Not mentioned, 2022
Diterpenoids with an unprecedented ring system from Euphorbia peplus and their activities in the lysosomal-autophagy pathway, Not mentioned, 2021
Side Products of Recombinant Amorpha-4,11-diene Synthase and Their Effect on Microbial Artemisinin Production, Not mentioned, 2021
Engineering high coenzyme Q10 tomato, Not mentioned, 2021
Three new diterpenoids from Euphorbia peplus, Not mentioned, 2021
Comparative Analysis on Volatile Terpenoids in Nine Aromatic Plants of Lamiaceae, Not mentioned, 2020
The Reference Genome Sequence of Scutellaria baicalensis Provides Insights into the Evolution of Wogonin Biosynthesis, Not mentioned, 2019
Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Reductases in the Tyrosine Conversion Pathway, Not mentioned, 2018
Identification of a Novel (-)-5-Epieremophilene Synthase from Salvia miltiorrhiza via Transcriptome Mining, Not mentioned, 2017
Investigation of the tanshinone biosynthesis pathway by overexpressing GGPPS in Salvia miltiorrhiza, Not mentioned, 2017
Recent advances in biosynthesis of bioactive compounds in traditional Chinese medicinal plants, Not mentioned, 2016
Exogenous trehalose largely alleviates ionic unbalance, ROS burst, and PCD occurrence induced by high salinity in Arabidopsis seedlings, Not mentioned, 2014
Correction: Transcriptome Analysis of Medicinal Plant Salvia miltiorrhiza and Identification of Genes Related to Tanshinone Biosynthesis, Not mentioned, 2013
Ethylene improves Arabidopsis salt tolerance mainly via retaining K+ in shoots and roots rather than decreasing tissue Na+ content, Not mentioned, 2013
A unique flavoenzyme operates in ubiquinone biosynthesis in photosynthesis-related eukaryotes, Not mentioned
Development of genomic resources for Wenchengia alternifolia C.Y. Wu & S. Chow (Lamiaceae) based on genome skimming data, Not mentioned
Two CYP82D enzymes function as flavone hydroxylases in the biosynthesis of root-specific 4-deoxyflavones in Scutellaria baicalensis, Not mentioned

Medicinal Plants Secondary Metabolism Phytochemistry Biosynthesis Metabolic Engineering Plant Physiology Biotechnology Pharmacognosy Natural Products Plant Biochemistry

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