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Name	Xuelei Lai
Contact Information	xuelei_lai@mail.hzau.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese, German
Province	Hubei

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Name

Xuelei Lai

Contact Information

xuelei_lai@mail.hzau.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese, German

Province

Hubei

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Huazhong Agricultural University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2013-2016: PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Groningen 2009-2012: Master's in Food Science and Technology, Jilin University 2005-2009: Bachelor's in Food Science and Technology, Changchun University of Technology Selected for National High-Level Young Talent Program
Work Experience	2021-Present: Full Professor, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University 2017-2021: Postdoc, The French National Centre for Scientific Research 2016-2017: Postdoc, The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Awards	2024: National High-Level Young Talent Program 2023: Hubei Province Outstanding Youth 2022: Hubei Province 'Hundred Talents Program' 2021: Wuhan Talent Program 2017: National Outstanding Self-Financed International Student Award (Netherlands)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Huazhong Agricultural University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2013-2016: PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Groningen
2009-2012: Master's in Food Science and Technology, Jilin University
2005-2009: Bachelor's in Food Science and Technology, Changchun University of Technology
Selected for National High-Level Young Talent Program

Work Experience

2021-Present: Full Professor, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University
2017-2021: Postdoc, The French National Centre for Scientific Research
2016-2017: Postdoc, The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Awards

2024: National High-Level Young Talent Program
2023: Hubei Province Outstanding Youth
2022: Hubei Province 'Hundred Talents Program'
2021: Wuhan Talent Program
2017: National Outstanding Self-Financed International Student Award (Netherlands)

Areas of Focus	Rice Genetic Improvement Abiotic Stress Sensing in Plants
Publications	The OsSRO1c-OsDREB2B complex undergoes protein phase transition to enhance cold tolerance in rice., Hu, D., Yao, Y., Lv, Y., You, J., Zhang, Y., Lv, Q., Li, J., Hutin, S., Xiong, H., Zubieta, C., Lai, X., Xiong, L., 2024 A double-stranded RNA binding protein enhances drought resistance via protein phase separation in rice., Wang, H., Ye, T., Guo, Z., Yao, Y., Tu, H., Wang, P., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Li, X., Li, B., Xiong, H., Lai, X., Xiong, L., 2024 The Intervening Domain Is Required For DNA-binding and Functional Identity of Plant MADS Transcription Factors., Lai, X., Vega-Leon, R., Hugouvieux, V., Blanc-Mathieu, R., van der Wal, F., Lucas, J., Silva, C.S., Jourdain, A., Muino, J., Nanao, M.H., Immink, R., Kaufmann, K., Parcy, F., Smaczniak, C., Zubieta C., 2021 The LEAFY floral regulator displays pioneer transcription factor properties., Lai, X., Blanc-Mathieu, R., GrandVuillemin L., Huang, Y., Stigliani, A., Lucas, J., Thévenon, E., Loue-Manifel, J., Turchi, L., Daher, H., Brun-Hernandez, E., Vachon, G., Latrasse, D., Benhamed, M., Dumas, R., Zubieta, C., and Parcy, F., 2021 Genome-wide binding of SEPALLATA3 and AGAMOUS complexes determined by sequential DNA-affinity purification sequencing., Lai, X., Stigliani, A., Lucas, J., Hugouvieux, V., Parcy, F., and Zubieta, C., 2020 Molecular mechanisms of Evening Complex activity in Arabidopsis., Silva, C.S., Nayak, A., Lai, X., Hutin, S., Hugouvieux, V., Jung, J.-H., López-Vidriero, I., Franco-Zorrilla, J.M., Panigrahi, K.C.S., Nanao, M.H., Wigge, P.A., and Zubieta, C., 2020 Contrasted evolutionary trajectories of plant transcription factors., Lai, X., Chahtane, H., Martin-Arevalillo, R., Zubieta, C., and Parcy, F., 2020 Building Transcription Factor Binding Site Models to Understand Gene Regulation in Plants., Lai, X., Stigliani, A., Vachon, G., Carles, C., Smaczniak, C., Zubieta, C., Kaufmann, K., and Parcy, F., 2019 Structure of Human Tyrosinase Related Protein 1 Reveals a Binuclear Zinc Active Site Important for Melanogenesis., Lai, X., Wichers, H.J., Soler‐Lopez, M., and Dijkstra, B.W., 2017

Areas of Focus

Rice Genetic Improvement
Abiotic Stress Sensing in Plants

Publications

The OsSRO1c-OsDREB2B complex undergoes protein phase transition to enhance cold tolerance in rice., Hu, D., Yao, Y., Lv, Y., You, J., Zhang, Y., Lv, Q., Li, J., Hutin, S., Xiong, H., Zubieta, C., Lai, X., Xiong, L., 2024
A double-stranded RNA binding protein enhances drought resistance via protein phase separation in rice., Wang, H., Ye, T., Guo, Z., Yao, Y., Tu, H., Wang, P., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Li, X., Li, B., Xiong, H., Lai, X., Xiong, L., 2024
The Intervening Domain Is Required For DNA-binding and Functional Identity of Plant MADS Transcription Factors., Lai, X., Vega-Leon, R., Hugouvieux, V., Blanc-Mathieu, R., van der Wal, F., Lucas, J., Silva, C.S., Jourdain, A., Muino, J., Nanao, M.H., Immink, R., Kaufmann, K., Parcy, F., Smaczniak, C., Zubieta C., 2021
The LEAFY floral regulator displays pioneer transcription factor properties., Lai, X., Blanc-Mathieu, R., GrandVuillemin L., Huang, Y., Stigliani, A., Lucas, J., Thévenon, E., Loue-Manifel, J., Turchi, L., Daher, H., Brun-Hernandez, E., Vachon, G., Latrasse, D., Benhamed, M., Dumas, R., Zubieta, C., and Parcy, F., 2021
Genome-wide binding of SEPALLATA3 and AGAMOUS complexes determined by sequential DNA-affinity purification sequencing., Lai, X., Stigliani, A., Lucas, J., Hugouvieux, V., Parcy, F., and Zubieta, C., 2020
Molecular mechanisms of Evening Complex activity in Arabidopsis., Silva, C.S., Nayak, A., Lai, X., Hutin, S., Hugouvieux, V., Jung, J.-H., López-Vidriero, I., Franco-Zorrilla, J.M., Panigrahi, K.C.S., Nanao, M.H., Wigge, P.A., and Zubieta, C., 2020
Contrasted evolutionary trajectories of plant transcription factors., Lai, X., Chahtane, H., Martin-Arevalillo, R., Zubieta, C., and Parcy, F., 2020
Building Transcription Factor Binding Site Models to Understand Gene Regulation in Plants., Lai, X., Stigliani, A., Vachon, G., Carles, C., Smaczniak, C., Zubieta, C., Kaufmann, K., and Parcy, F., 2019
Structure of Human Tyrosinase Related Protein 1 Reveals a Binuclear Zinc Active Site Important for Melanogenesis., Lai, X., Wichers, H.J., Soler‐Lopez, M., and Dijkstra, B.W., 2017

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