Areas of Focus
- Plant anther development and male sterility mechanisms
- Mechanisms of plant fertility restoration under light and temperature conditions
- Creation of light and temperature sensitive sterile plant lines
Work Experience
- 2002-Present - Shanghai Normal University - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1983-1987 Bachelor: Nanjing University
- 1987-1993 PhD: Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1995-2001 Postdoctoral Researcher: Texas A&M University, USA
Publications
- Low temperature compensates the defective tapetum initiation to restore the fertility of a novel TGMS line ostms15, Han Y, Jiang SZ, Zhong X, Chen X, Ma CK, Yang YM, Mao YC, Zhou SD, Zhou L, Zhang YF, Huang XH, Zhang H, Li LG, Zhu J, Yang ZN, 2023
- Stepwise changes in flavonoids in spores/pollen contributed to terrestrial adaptation of plants, Xue JS, Qiu S, Jia XL, Shen SY, Shen CW, Wang S, Xu P, Tong Q, Lou YX, Yang NY, Cao JG, Hu JF, Shen H, Zhu RL, Murray JD, Chen WS, Yang ZN, 2023
- Mutation of the GMC oxidoreductase leads to thermo-sensitive genic male sterility in rice and Arabidopsis, Zhang YF, Li YL, Zhong X, Wang JJ, Zhou L, Han Y, Li DD, Wang N, Huang XH, Zhu J, Yang ZN, 2022
Awards
- 2017 Shanghai Natural Science Third Prize: Plant Male Sterility and Pollen Development
- 2019 Shanghai Natural Science Third Prize: Regulation of Plant Plastid Gene Expression
- 2020 Elsevier Highly Cited Researcher in Biology
