Areas of Focus
- Development and application of precise genome editing technologies in plants
- Research in synthetic biology technologies in plants
- Molecular design and breeding of important traits in wheat
Work Experience
- 2019-2021 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2013-2019 Doctor of Science, Genetics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2009-2013 Bachelor of Agriculture, Forestry, Northwest A&F University
- Published research in top journals including Science, Nature Biotechnology, and Nature Communications
Publications
- Development of novel genome editing tools for wheat, Zong Yuan, 2021
- Synthetic biology approaches in agricultural biotechnology, Zong Yuan, 2022
Awards
- 2019 Future Women Scientist Program
- 2022 Top Young Talents of Ten Thousand Talents Program
- 2022 Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics
