Areas of Focus
- Pathogenic mechanisms and control of bacterial diseases in plants
Work Experience
- 2002.9-2004.7 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2004.7-2015.12 - Huazhong Agricultural University - Associate Professor
- 2016.1-present - Huazhong Agricultural University - Professor
- 2003.7-2004.2 - Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Research Associate
- 2007.12-2009.6 - University of Alberta, Canada - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1992.09-1999.07 Bachelor/Master of Science: Huazhong Agricultural University
- 1999.09-2002.07 Doctor of Science: Wuhan University
Publications
- Elucidation of the Pathogenicity-Associated Regulatory Network in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae, Dehong Zheng, Huihui Wang, Hao Zhong, Wenli Ke, Huifeng Hu, Ming Sun, Lifang Ruan, 2021
- Engineered glyphosate oxidase coupled to spore-based chemiluminescence system for glyphosate detection, Yuqing Qin, Gaobing Wu, Yiming Guo, Da Ke, Jiakang Yin, Donglin Wang, Xuezhu Fan, Ziduo Liu, Lifang Ruan, Yonggang Hu, 2020
- Enrichment of potentially beneficial bacteria from the consistent microbial community confers canker resistance on tomato, Jiakang Yina, Youfeng Yua, Ziliang Zhanga, Lingling Chen, Lifang Ruan, 2020
- Bacillus thuringiensis produces the lipopeptide thumolycin to antagonize microbes and nematodes, Zheng D, Zeng Z, Xue B, Deng Y, Sun M, Tang YJ, Ruan L., 2018
- Activation of PhoBR under phosphate-rich conditions reduces the virulence of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, Zheng D, Xue B, Shao Y, Yu H, Yao X, Ruan L., 2018
- The global strategy employed by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae to conquer low-oxygen tension, Wang J, Guo J, Wang S, Zeng Z, Zheng D, Yao X, Yu H, Ruan L, 2017
- Two overlapping two-component systems in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae contribute to full fitness in rice by regulating virulence factors expression, Zheng D.H., Yao X.Y., Duan M., Luo Y.F., Liu B., Qi P.Y., Sun M., Ruan L.F., 2016
- Are nematodes a missing link in the confounded ecology of the entomopathogen Bacillus thuringiensis?, Ruan, L. F., N. Crickmore, D. H. Peng and M. Sun, 2015
- Is There Sufficient Evidence to Consider Bacillus thuringiensis a Multihost Pathogen? Response to Loguercio and Argôlo-Filho., Ruan, L., N. Crickmore and M. Sun, 2015
- A two-domain protein triggers heat shock pathway and necrosis pathway both in model plant and nematode., Ruan, L.*, H. Wang, G. Cai, D. Peng, H. Zhou, J. Zheng, L. Zhu, X. Wang, H. Yu, S. Li, C. Geng and M. Sun, 2015
- Solute Transport Proteins and the Outer Membrane Protein NmpC Contribute to Heat Resistance of Escherichia coli AW1.7., Ruan, L. F., A. Pleitner, M. G. Ganzle and L. M. McMullen, 2011
- Genome-wide Screening Reveals the Genetic Determinants of an Antibiotic Insecticide in Bacillus thuringiensis., Liu, X. Y., L. F. Ruan, Z. F. Hu, D. H. Peng, S. Y. Cao, Z. N. Yu, Y. Liu, J. S. Zheng and M. Sun, 2010