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Baorong Lu
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese, German
Systematics
Evolutionary Biology
Population Genetics
Conservation Genetics
Ecology
Molecular Evolution
Genetic Diversity
Transgenic Safety
Gene Flow
Hybridization
Areas of Focus
- Systematics and Evolutionary Biology of Wild Relatives of Wheat, Rice, and Soybean
- Population Genetics
- Conservation Genetics
- Ecology
- Molecular Evolution of Plants
- Genetic Diversity
- Transgenic Organism Safety
- Gene Flow and Hybridization
- Plant Fitness and Evolutionary Potential
- Ecological Impact of Gene Flow
Work Experience
- 2000.9 - Present: Fudan University - Distinguished Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
- 1994.8 - 2001.7: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - Germplasm Specialist (Senior Researcher)
- 1993.9 - 1994.8: Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 1990.9 - 1993.9: The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - PhD Assistant
- 1986.6 - 1987.10: Sichuan Agricultural University - Wheat Research Institute
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1993 - PhD: The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- 1986 - Master's Degree: Sichuan Agricultural University
- 2001 - Recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund
- Published over 280 academic papers, including 137 SCI papers
- H-index of 25
Publications
- Limited fitness advantages of crop-weed hybrid progeny containing insect-resistant transgenes (Bt/CpTI) in transgenic rice field, Yang X, Wang F, Su J, Lu B-R, 2012
- Rapid evolutionary divergence and ecotypic diversification of germination behavior in weedy rice populations, Xia HB, Xia H, Ellstrand NC, Yang C, Lu B-R, 2011
- Modelling pollen-mediated gene flow in rice: risk assessment and management of transgene escape, Rong J, Song ZP, de Jong T., Zhang XS, Sun SG, Xu X, Xia H, Liu B, Lu B-R, 2010
- Gene flow from genetically modified rice to its wild relatives: assessing potential ecological consequences, Lu B-R, Yang C, 2009
- Dramatic reduction of crop-to-crop gene flow within a short distance from transgenic rice fields, Rong J, Lu B-R, Song ZP, Su J, Snow AA, Zhang XS, Sun SG, Chen R, Wang F, 2007
Awards
- 1999 - Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (4th place)
- 2000 - National Natural Science Award (6th place)
- 2005 - National Invention Award (6th place)
- 2007 - Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award (3rd place)
- 2007 - Yunnan Provincial Natural Science Award (8th place)
- 2008 - Ministry of Education Natural Science Award (4th place)
- 2008 - Ministry of Environmental Protection Science and Technology Award (4th place)
- 2008 - Shanghai Natural Science Award (2nd place)
- 2009 - Shanghai Natural Science Award (1st place)
- 2010 - National Science and Technology Progress Award (3rd place)
