Areas of Focus
- Exploration and utilization of soybean disease and pest resistance genes
- Investigation of genetic diversity of soybean pathogens
Work Experience
- 2023-Present Professor, College of Agriculture, China Agricultural University
- 2021-2023 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Agriculture, Purdue University
- 2014-2015 Research Assistant, Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota-twin cities
- 2013-2014 Research Intern, Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2015-2021 Ph.D. in Agronomy/Plant Genetics & Breeding, Purdue University
- 2010-2013 M.S. in Crop Genetics & Breeding, China Agricultural University
- 2006-2010 B.S. in Agronomy/Crop Genetics & Breeding, China Agricultural University
Publications
- Long noncoding RNAs underlie multiple domestication traits and leafhopper resistance in soybean, Weidong Wang et al., 2024
- A giant NLR gene confers broad-spectrum resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean, Weidong Wang et al., 2021
- A transposon‐mediated reciprocal translocation promotes environmental adaptation but compromises domesticability of wild soybeans, Weidong Wang et al., 2021
- Elevation of soybean seed oil content through selection for seed coat shininess, Weidong Wang et al., 2018
- Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic architecture of oil biosynthesis in maize kernels, Weidong Wang et al., 2013
Awards
- 2022 National Youth Talent Project
- 2022 National Excellent Self-financed Student Scholarship
- 2019 Graduate Research Award + Travel Award, Purdue Center for Plant Biology
- 2018 Outstanding Graduate Ph.D. Research Award, Purdue Agronomy Department
- 2017 George W. Bailey Graduate Travel Scholarship, Purdue Agronomy Department
- 2017 Dow AgroScience Graduate Scholarship, Purdue Agronomy Department
- 2016 George W. Bailey Graduate Travel Scholarship, Purdue Agronomy Department
- 2013 Outstanding Master's Thesis, China Agricultural University
