Areas of Focus
- Mechanisms of plant hormone action
- Functional genomics of plant seed development
Work Experience
- 2019.1-present, Professor at the School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 1999.1-2018.12, Associate Researcher and Researcher at Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1991.7 - Bachelor of Science in Biology from East China Normal University, Shanghai
- 1996.7 - PhD from Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Postdoctoral research at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany (1996.7-1998.12)
Publications
- SPOC domain-containing protein Leaf inclination3 interacts with LIP1 to regulate rice leaf inclination through auxin signaling, Chen SH, Zhou LJ, Xu P, Xue HW*, 2018
- miR1432-OsACOT (Acyl-CoA thioesterase) module determines grain yield via enhancing grain filling rate in rice, Zhao, Y.-F., Peng, T., Sun, H.-Z., Teotia, S., Wen, H.-L., Du, Y.-X., Zhang, J., Li, J.-Z., Tang, G.-L., Xue HW*, Zhao QZ*, 2018
Awards
- 1998 - Selected for the Chinese Academy of Sciences 'Hundred Talents Program'
- 2004 - Received the 'National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars'
- 2006 - Received the 'China Youth Science and Technology Award'
- 2009 - Selected for the 'Millions of Talents Project' at the national level
- 2013 - Selected for the Ministry of Science and Technology's 'Young and Middle-Aged Leading Science and Technology Talents'
- 2016 - Selected for the national 'Ten Thousand Talents Program'
