Areas of Focus
- Seed development physiology and molecular biology
- Seed vitality and quality improvement in maize
- Molecular mechanisms of seed vitality formation
- High-vitality crop seed production and processing technology
- Key gene discovery and functional analysis in maize breeding
Work Experience
- 2022.08-Present - China Agricultural University - Associate Professor
- 2020.07-2022.08 - China Agricultural University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2015.09-2020.06 - China Agricultural University - PhD Student
- 2015.09-2020.06 - Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Visiting PhD Student
- 2013.09-2015.06 - China Agricultural University - Master's Student
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2015.09-2020.06 PhD: China Agricultural University
- 2015.09-2020.06 Visiting PhD: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- 2013.09-2015.06 Master's Degree: China Agricultural University
- 2009.09-2013.06 Bachelor's Degree: Qingdao Agricultural University
Publications
- RNA polymerase common subunit ZmRPABC5b is transcriptionally activated by Opaque2 and essential for endosperm development in maize, Quanquan Chen; Yingmei Guo; Jie Zhang; Nannan Zheng; Jie Wang; Yan Liu; et al., 2023
- Small kernel 501 (smk501) encodes the RUBylation activating enzyme E1 subunit ECR1 (E1 C-TERMINAL RELATED 1) and is essential for multiple aspects of cellular events during kernel development in maize, Quanquan Chen; Jie Zhang; Jie Wang; Yuxin Xie; Yu Cui; Xuemei Du; et al., 2021
- Label-Free Comparative Proteomic Analysis Combined with Laser-Capture Microdissection Suggests Important Roles of Stress Responses in the Black Layer of Maize Kernels, Quanquan Chen; Ran Huang; Zhenxiang Xu; Yaxin Zhang; Li Li; Junjie Fu; et al., 2020