Areas of Focus
- Rice Reproductive Development
- Plant Epigenetics
Work Experience
- 1998-2005 Assistant Researcher, Biotechnology Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- 2005-present Assistant Researcher, Associate Professor, Researcher, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1991-1995 Bachelor in Plant Physiology, Nanjing University
- 1995-1998 Master in Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2001-2006 PhD in Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- Transcriptional Regulation of Arabidopsis MIR168a and ARGONAUTE1 Homeostasis in Abscisic Acid and Abiotic Stress Responses, Li W, Cui X, Meng ZL, Huang XH, Xie Q, Wu H, Jin HL, Zhang DB, Liang WQ * (corresponding author), 2012
- Rice MADS3 regulates ROS homeostasis during late anther development, Hu LF, Liang WQ (co-first author), Yin CS, Cui X, Zong J, Wang X, Hu JP and Zhang DB, 2011
- Carbon Starved Anther (CSA) encode a MYB domain protein regulates sugar partitioning required for rice pollen development, Zhang H, Liang WQ (co-first author), Yuan XJ, Luo X, Jiang N, Ma Hong and Zhang DB, 2010
Awards
- 2004 Shanghai Science and Technology Progress First Prize for research on qualitative and quantitative detection techniques of major transgenic agricultural products
- 2006 First Prize of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Science Progress Award for research using transgenic potatoes to develop foot-and-mouth disease subunit vaccines
- 2008 Morning Star Scholar title from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
