Areas of Focus
- Plant Genetics and Species Adaptive Evolution
- Genetic Diversity of Wild Crop Relatives
- Epigenetic Regulation Mechanisms of Long Non-coding RNA in Rice
- Adaptive Evolution and Ecological Speciation of Weedy Rice
Work Experience
- 2016-2017 - Fudan University, Department of Chemistry - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2018-2021 - Fudan University Zhangjiang Institute of Technology - Associate Researcher
- 2021-Present - Fudan University, School of Life Sciences - Young Associate Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-2009 Bachelor: Fudan University, Biological Sciences
- 2009-2015 PhD: Fudan University, Genetics
- 2020 Shanghai Youth Science 'Rising Star'
Publications
- Alternative splicing of lncRNA LAIR fine-tunes the regulation of neighboring yield-related gene LRK1 expression in rice, Wang Y, Cao L, Liu M, Yan P, Niu F, Dong S, Ma F, Lan D, Zhang X, Hu J, Xin X, Yang J, Luo X, 2024
- OsEXPA7 Encoding an Expansin Affects Grain Size and Quality Traits in Rice (Oryza sativa L.), Zhang X, Wang Y, Liu M, Yan P, Niu F, Ma F, Hu J, He S, Cui J, Yuan X, Yang J, Cao L, Luo X, 2024
- Reduced Carbon Dioxide by Overexpressing EPSPS Transgene in Arabidopsis and Rice: Implications in Carbon Neutrality through Genetically Engineered Plants, Sun LX, Li N, Yuan Y, Wang Y, Lu BR, 2023
- The identification and characterization of a plant height and grain length related gene hfr131 in rice, Lan D, Cao L, Liu M, Ma F, Yan P, Zhang X, Hu J, Niu F, He S, Cui J, Yuan X, Yang J, Wang Y, Luo X, 2023
- Key Roles of De-Domestication and Novel Mutation in Origin and Diversification of Global Weedy Rice, Zhu YQ, Fang J, Wang Y, Pang LH, Lu BR, 2021
- Nanobubbles promote nutrient utilization and plant growth in rice by upregulating nutrient uptake genes and stimulating growth hormone production, Wang Y, Wang S, Sun J, Dai H, Zhang B, Xiang W, Hu Z, Li P, Yang J, Zhang W, 2021
- Overexpressing lncRNA LAIR increases grain yield and regulates neighbouring gene cluster expression in rice, Wang Y, Luo X, Sun F, Hu J, Zha X, Su W, Yang J, 2018
- Map-based cloning and characterization of BPH29, a B3 domain-containing recessive gene conferring brown planthopper resistance in rice, Wang Y, Cao L, Zhang Y, Cao C, Liu F, Huang F, Qiu Y, Li R, Luo X, 2015
Awards
- 2020 Shanghai Youth Science 'Rising Star'