Areas of Focus
- Maize plant architecture and fertility gene cloning
- Genomics research of maize and related species
- Study of maize haploid induction mechanisms
- Chromosomal centromere structure and function in crops
Work Experience
- 2006-present: Professor, China Agricultural University
- 2005-2006: Assistant Researcher, University of Wisconsin
- 2002-2004: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1998-2001: PhD in Genetics, Wuhan University
- 1993-1996: Master in Pomology, Hunan Agricultural University
- 1989-1993: Bachelor in Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural College
- Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
Publications
- Heat shock protein 101 contributes to the thermotolerance of male meiosis in maize, Li YF, Huang YM, Sun HY, Wang TY, Ru W, Pan LL, Zhao XM, Dong ZB, Huang W, Jin WW, 2022
- Maize cytosolic invertase INVAN6 ensures faithful meiotic progression under heat stress, Huang W, Li YF, Du Y, Pan LL, Huang YM, Liu HB, Zhao Y, Shi YL, Ruan YL, Dong ZB, Jin WW, 2022
Awards
- 2010: National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- 2023: First Prize, Natural Science, University Science and Technology Award
