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Name	Qifa Zhang
Contact Information	qifazh@mail.hzau.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Hubei

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Name

Qifa Zhang

Contact Information

qifazh@mail.hzau.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Hubei

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Huazhong Agricultural University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1973-1976 Bachelor in Agronomy: Huazhong Agricultural College 1982-1985 Ph.D. in Genetics: University of California, Davis 1985-1986 Postdoctoral Research: University of California, Davis
Work Experience	1976-1982 - Huazhong Agricultural College - Assistant Lecturer 1983-1993 - Huazhong Agricultural University, Department of Agronomy - Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor 1994-present - Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor 1994-2013 - Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology - Dean 1992-present - Huazhong Agricultural University, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement - Deputy Director, Director 2001-present - National Plant Gene Research Center (Wuhan) - Director 2001-present - National Center for Molecular Technology Breeding of Crops - Director
Awards	1993: Baudouin Award from the King of Sweden 1994: National Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Expert 1998: China Youth Science and Technology Award 2003: Ho Leung Ho Lee Science and Technology Progress Award 2005: Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of California, Davis 2008: Hubei Province Outstanding Contribution Award 2012: International Crop Science Society Distinguished Scientist Award Hubei Province Natural Science First Prize (2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015) National Natural Science Second Prize (2013)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Huazhong Agricultural University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1973-1976 Bachelor in Agronomy: Huazhong Agricultural College
1982-1985 Ph.D. in Genetics: University of California, Davis
1985-1986 Postdoctoral Research: University of California, Davis

Work Experience

1976-1982 - Huazhong Agricultural College - Assistant Lecturer
1983-1993 - Huazhong Agricultural University, Department of Agronomy - Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor
1994-present - Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
1994-2013 - Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Life Science and Technology - Dean
1992-present - Huazhong Agricultural University, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement - Deputy Director, Director
2001-present - National Plant Gene Research Center (Wuhan) - Director
2001-present - National Center for Molecular Technology Breeding of Crops - Director

Awards

1993: Baudouin Award from the King of Sweden
1994: National Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Expert
1998: China Youth Science and Technology Award
2003: Ho Leung Ho Lee Science and Technology Progress Award
2005: Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of California, Davis
2008: Hubei Province Outstanding Contribution Award
2012: International Crop Science Society Distinguished Scientist Award
Hubei Province Natural Science First Prize (2002, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015)
National Natural Science Second Prize (2013)

Areas of Focus	Genetic Mechanism of Heterosis Rice Functional Genomics Rice Bioinformatics Green Super Rice
Publications	Extensive sequence divergence between the reference genomes of two elite indica rice varieties Zhenshan 97 and Minghui 63, Zhang J, Chen LL, Xing F, Kudrna DA, Yao W, Copetti D, Mu T, Li W, Song JM, Xie W, Lee S, Talag J, Shao L, An Y, Zhang CL, Ouyang Y, Sun S, Jiao WB, Lv F, Du B, Luo M, Maldonado CE, Goicoechea JL, Xiong L, Wu C, Xing Y, Zhou DX, Yu S, Zhao Y, Wang G, Yu Y, Luo Y, Zhou ZW, Hurtado BE, Danowitz A, Wing RA, Zhang Q, 2016 Coordinated regulation of vegetative and reproductive branching in rice, Wang L, Sun S, Jin J, Fu D, Yang X, Weng X, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q, 2015 Genetic basis of sRNA quantitative variation analyzed using an experimental population derived from an elite rice hybrid, Wang J, Yao W, Zhu D, Xie W, Zhang Q, 2015 Predicting hybrid performance in rice using genomic best linear unbiased prediction, Xu S, Zhu D, Zhang Q, 2014 A whole genome SNP array (RICE6K) for genomic breeding in rice, Yu H, Xie W, Li J, Zhou F, Zhang Q, 2014 Genetic analysis of the metabolome exemplified using a rice population, Gong L, Chen W, Gao Y, Liu X, Zhang H, Xu C, Yu S, Zhang Q, Luo J , 2013 Understanding reproductive isolation based on the rice model, Ouyang Y, Zhang Q, 2013 Genetic composition of yield heterosis in an elite rice hybrid, Zhou G, Chen Y, Yao W, Zhang C, Xie W, Hua J, Xing Y, Xiao J, Zhang Q, 2012 A killer-protector system regulates both hybrid sterility and segregation distortion in rice, Yang J, Zhao X, Cheng K, Du H, Ouyang Y, Chen J, Qiu S, Huang J, Jiang Y, Jiang L, Ding J, Wang J, Xu C, Li X, Zhang Q, 2012 A long noncoding RNA regulates photoperiod-sensitive male sterility, an essential component of hybrid rice, Ding J, Lu Q, Ouyang Y, Mao H, Zhang P, Yao J, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q, 2012 Natural variation in GS5 plays an important role in regulating grain size and yield in rice, Li Y, Fan C, Xing Y, Jiang Y, Luo L, Sun L, Shao D, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, He Y, Zhang Q, 2011

Areas of Focus

Genetic Mechanism of Heterosis
Rice Functional Genomics
Rice Bioinformatics
Green Super Rice

Publications

Extensive sequence divergence between the reference genomes of two elite indica rice varieties Zhenshan 97 and Minghui 63, Zhang J, Chen LL, Xing F, Kudrna DA, Yao W, Copetti D, Mu T, Li W, Song JM, Xie W, Lee S, Talag J, Shao L, An Y, Zhang CL, Ouyang Y, Sun S, Jiao WB, Lv F, Du B, Luo M, Maldonado CE, Goicoechea JL, Xiong L, Wu C, Xing Y, Zhou DX, Yu S, Zhao Y, Wang G, Yu Y, Luo Y, Zhou ZW, Hurtado BE, Danowitz A, Wing RA*, Zhang Q*, 2016
Coordinated regulation of vegetative and reproductive branching in rice, Wang L, Sun S, Jin J, Fu D, Yang X, Weng X, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q*, 2015
Genetic basis of sRNA quantitative variation analyzed using an experimental population derived from an elite rice hybrid, Wang J, Yao W, Zhu D, Xie W, Zhang Q*, 2015
Predicting hybrid performance in rice using genomic best linear unbiased prediction, Xu S, Zhu D, Zhang Q*, 2014
A whole genome SNP array (RICE6K) for genomic breeding in rice, Yu H, Xie W, Li J, Zhou F*, Zhang Q*, 2014
Genetic analysis of the metabolome exemplified using a rice population, Gong L, Chen W, Gao Y, Liu X, Zhang H, Xu C, Yu S, Zhang Q*, Luo J *, 2013
Understanding reproductive isolation based on the rice model, Ouyang Y, Zhang Q*, 2013
Genetic composition of yield heterosis in an elite rice hybrid, Zhou G, Chen Y, Yao W, Zhang C, Xie W, Hua J, Xing Y, Xiao J, Zhang Q*, 2012
A killer-protector system regulates both hybrid sterility and segregation distortion in rice, Yang J, Zhao X, Cheng K, Du H, Ouyang Y, Chen J, Qiu S, Huang J, Jiang Y, Jiang L, Ding J, Wang J, Xu C, Li X, Zhang Q*, 2012
A long noncoding RNA regulates photoperiod-sensitive male sterility, an essential component of hybrid rice, Ding J, Lu Q, Ouyang Y, Mao H, Zhang P, Yao J, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, Zhang Q*, 2012
Natural variation in GS5 plays an important role in regulating grain size and yield in rice, Li Y, Fan C, Xing Y, Jiang Y, Luo L, Sun L, Shao D, Xu C, Li X, Xiao J, He Y, Zhang Q*, 2011

Heterosis Genetics Rice Genomics Bioinformatics Super Rice Crop Improvement Genetic Diversity Molecular Breeding Sustainable Agriculture

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