Areas of Focus
- Plant cell development and differentiation regulation
Work Experience
- 2002-2004 - East China Normal University, School of Life Sciences - Lecturer
- 2005-present - East China Normal University, School of Life Sciences - Associate Professor
- 2018-2019 - National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan, Department of Plant Evolution - Visiting Researcher, Collaborative Supervisor: Professor Mitsuyasu Hasebe
- 2006-2008 - University of Freiburg, Department of Biology, Germany - Postdoctoral Humboldt Scholar, Collaborative Supervisor: Professor Ralf Reski
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1992-1997 Bachelor: University of Science and Technology of China, School of Life Sciences
- 1997-2002 PhD: Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Supervisor: Researcher Hai Huang)
- 2008 Shanghai Rising-Star Program Award
Publications
- Development of a method for protonema proliferation of peat moss (Sphagnum squarrosum) through regeneration analysis, Wenqian Zhao, Zeling Li, Yongyue Hu, Min Wang, Shirui Zheng, Qiuping Li, Youfang Wang, Lin Xu, Xiaofang Li, Ruiliang Zhu, Ralf Reski, Yue Sun*, 2019
- Overexpression of the Arabidopsis gene UPRIGHT ROSETTE reveals a homeostatic control for indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), Yue Sun*, Yang Yang, Zheng Yuan, Jutta Ludwig Müller, Chen Yu, Yanfei Xu, Xinghua Shao, Xiaofang Li, Eva L.Decker, Ralf Reski, Hai Huang, 2010
Awards
- 2008 Shanghai Rising-Star Program Award