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Name	Yuchan Zhang
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Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Guangdong

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Name

Yuchan Zhang

Contact Information

zhyuchan@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Guangdong

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Sun Yat-Sen University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2013 - PhD in Science: Sun Yat-sen University Discovered the first microRNA that positively regulates rice yield, published in Nature Biotechnology
Work Experience	2013-2016 - Sun Yat-sen University - Postdoctoral Researcher 2016-2022 - Sun Yat-sen University, School of Life Sciences - Associate Professor 2022-present - Sun Yat-sen University, School of Life Sciences - Professor
Awards	2018: Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award, First Prize in Natural Science Youth Top Talent of the 'Ten Thousand Talents Program' by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee Outstanding Young Women Award

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Sun Yat-Sen University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2013 - PhD in Science: Sun Yat-sen University
Discovered the first microRNA that positively regulates rice yield, published in Nature Biotechnology

Work Experience

2013-2016 - Sun Yat-sen University - Postdoctoral Researcher
2016-2022 - Sun Yat-sen University, School of Life Sciences - Associate Professor
2022-present - Sun Yat-sen University, School of Life Sciences - Professor

Awards

2018: Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award, First Prize in Natural Science
Youth Top Talent of the 'Ten Thousand Talents Program' by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee
Outstanding Young Women Award

Areas of Focus	Identification and function of plant non-coding RNAs
Publications	Genome-wide analysis and functional annotation of chromatin-enriched noncoding RNAs in rice during somatic cell regeneration, Zhang YC, Zhou YF, Cheng Y, et al., 2022 Reproductive phasiRNAs regulate reprogramming of gene expression and meiotic progression in rice, Zhang YC, Lei MQ, Zhou YF, et al., 2020 Ubiquitin-dependent Argonauteprotein MEL1 degradation is essential for rice sporogenesis and phasiRNA target regulation, Lian JP, Yang YW, He RR, et al., 2021 The parent-of-origin lncRNA MISSEN regulates rice endosperm development, Zhou YF, Zhang YC, Sun YM, et al., 2021 OsmiR528 regulates rice-pollen intine formation by targeting an uclacyanin to influence flavonoid metabolism, Zhang YC, He RR, Lian JP, et al., 2019 The subunit of RNA N6-methyladenosine methyltransferase OsFIP regulates early degeneration of microspores in rice, Zhang F, Zhang YC, Liao JY, et al., 2019 EuRBPDB: a comprehensive resource for annotation, functional and oncological investigation of eukaryotic RNA binding proteins (RBPs), Liao JY, Yang B, Zhang YC, et al., 2019 Plant Noncoding RNAs: Hidden Players in Development and Stress Responses, Yu Y, Zhang YC, Chen XM, et al., 2019 Rice UCL8, a plantacyanin gene targeted by miR408, regulates fertility by controlling pollen tube germination and growth, Zhang F, Zhang YC, Zhang JP, et al., 2018 MiR408 Regulates Grain Yield and Photosynthesis via a Phytocyanin Protein, Zhang JP, Yu Y, Feng YZ, et al., 2017 Laccase-13 Regulates Seed Setting Rate by Affecting Hydrogen Peroxide Dynamics and Mitochondrial Integrity in Rice, Yu Y, Li QF, Zhang JP, et al., 2017 Epigenetic Regulation by Noncoding RNAs in Plant Development, Zhang YC, Chen YQ, 2017 Genome-wide screening and functional analysis identify a large number of long noncoding RNAs involved in the sexual reproduction of rice, Zhang YC, Liao JY, Li ZY, et al., 2014 Overexpression of microRNA OsmiR397 improves rice yield by increasing grain size and promoting panicle branching, Zhang YC, Yu Y, Wang CY, et al., 2013 Long noncoding RNAs: New regulators in plant development, Zhang YC, Chen YQ, 2013

Areas of Focus

Identification and function of plant non-coding RNAs

Publications

Genome-wide analysis and functional annotation of chromatin-enriched noncoding RNAs in rice during somatic cell regeneration, Zhang YC, Zhou YF, Cheng Y, et al., 2022
Reproductive phasiRNAs regulate reprogramming of gene expression and meiotic progression in rice, Zhang YC, Lei MQ, Zhou YF, et al., 2020
Ubiquitin-dependent Argonauteprotein MEL1 degradation is essential for rice sporogenesis and phasiRNA target regulation, Lian JP, Yang YW, He RR, et al., 2021
The parent-of-origin lncRNA MISSEN regulates rice endosperm development, Zhou YF, Zhang YC, Sun YM, et al., 2021
OsmiR528 regulates rice-pollen intine formation by targeting an uclacyanin to influence flavonoid metabolism, Zhang YC, He RR, Lian JP, et al., 2019
The subunit of RNA N6-methyladenosine methyltransferase OsFIP regulates early degeneration of microspores in rice, Zhang F, Zhang YC, Liao JY, et al., 2019
EuRBPDB: a comprehensive resource for annotation, functional and oncological investigation of eukaryotic RNA binding proteins (RBPs), Liao JY, Yang B, Zhang YC, et al., 2019
Plant Noncoding RNAs: Hidden Players in Development and Stress Responses, Yu Y, Zhang YC, Chen XM, et al., 2019
Rice UCL8, a plantacyanin gene targeted by miR408, regulates fertility by controlling pollen tube germination and growth, Zhang F, Zhang YC, Zhang JP, et al., 2018
MiR408 Regulates Grain Yield and Photosynthesis via a Phytocyanin Protein, Zhang JP, Yu Y, Feng YZ, et al., 2017
Laccase-13 Regulates Seed Setting Rate by Affecting Hydrogen Peroxide Dynamics and Mitochondrial Integrity in Rice, Yu Y, Li QF, Zhang JP, et al., 2017
Epigenetic Regulation by Noncoding RNAs in Plant Development, Zhang YC, Chen YQ, 2017
Genome-wide screening and functional analysis identify a large number of long noncoding RNAs involved in the sexual reproduction of rice, Zhang YC, Liao JY, Li ZY, et al., 2014
Overexpression of microRNA OsmiR397 improves rice yield by increasing grain size and promoting panicle branching, Zhang YC, Yu Y, Wang CY, et al., 2013
Long noncoding RNAs: New regulators in plant development, Zhang YC, Chen YQ, 2013

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