2001-2005: Bachelor in Crop Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University
2005-2010: PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University
Selected for the 14th National High-level Talents Youth Project and Shaanxi Province High-level Talents Youth Project
2010-2012: Postdoctoral Researcher, China Agricultural University
2012-2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University
2017-2018: Research Assistant, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University
2018-Present: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University
Research
Quantitative disease resistance gene mining and molecular breeding in maize
A leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase gene confers quantitative susceptibility to maize southern leaf blight, Chen C, Zhao Y, Tabor G, Nian H, Phillips J, Wolters P, Yang Q†, Balint-Kurti P†, 2023
Quantitative disease resistance: Multifaceted players in plant defense, Gou M, Balint-Kurti P, Xu M†, Yang Q†, 2023
Comparative transcriptome meta-analysis reveals a set of genes involved in the responses to multiple pathogens in maize, Wang Y, Li T, Sun Z, Huang X, Yu N, Tai H, Yang Q†, 2022
A gene encoding maize caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase confers quantitative resistance to multiple pathogens, Yang Q†, He Y, Kabahuma M, Chaya T, Kelly A, Borrego E, Bian Y, Kasmi FE, Yang L, Teixeira P, Kolkman J, Nelson R, Kolomiets M, Dangl J, Wisser R, Caplan J, Li X, Lauter N, Balint-Kurti P†, 2017
A transposon-directed epigenetic change in ZmCCT underlies quantitative resistance to Gibberella stalk rot in maize, Wang C*, Yang Q*, Wang W*, Li Y, Guo Y, Zhang D, Ma X, Xu M†, 2017
Quantitative disease resistance: dissection and adoption in maize, Yang Q, Balint-Kurti P†, Xu M†, 2017
CACTA-like transposable element in ZmCCT attenuated photoperiod sensitivity and accelerated the postdomestication spread of maize, Yang Q*, Li Z*, Li W*, Ku L*, Wang C, Ye J, Li K, Yang N, Zhong T, Li J, Chen Y, Yan J†, Yang X†, Xu M†, 2013
Fine mapping of a quantitative resistance gene for gray leaf spot of maize (Zea mays. L) derived from teosinte (Z. mays ssp. parviglumis), Zhang X*, Yang Q*, Rucker E, Thomason W, Balint-Kurti P†, 2017
Limits on the reproducibility of marker associations with southern leaf blight resistance in the maize nested association mapping population, Bian Y*, Yang Q*, Balint-Kurti P, Wisser R, Holland J†, 2014
Qualitative and quantitative trait polymorphisms in maize, Yang Q, Xu M†, 2013
A sequential quantitative trait locus fine-mapping strategy using recombinant-derived progeny, Yang Q*, Zhang D*, Xu M†, 2012
A major QTL for resistance to Gibberella stalk rot in maize, Yang Q*, Yin G*, Guo Y, Zhang D, Chen S, Xu M†, 2010
Ascorbate peroxidase 1 confers resistance to southern corn leaf blight in maize, Zhang J, Jia X, Wang G, Ma S, Wang S, Yang Q, Chen X, Zhang Y, Lyu Y, Wang X, Shi J, Zhao Y, Chen Y, Wu L†, 2022
A CRISPR/dCas9 toolkit for functional analysis of maize genes, Gentzel I, Park CH, Bellizzi M, Xiao G, Gadhave K, Murphree C, Yang Q, LaMantia J, Redinbaugh M, Balint-Kurti P, Sit T, Wang GL†, 2020
Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of a large, diverse population of maize near-isogenic lines, Morales L, Repka A, Swarts K, Stafstrom W, He Y, Sermons S, Yang Q, Lopez-Zuniga L, Rucker E, Thomason W, Nelson R, Balint-Kurti P†, 2020
Frequent intra-and inter-species introgression shapes the landscape of genetic variation in bread wheat, Cheng H, Liu J, Wen J, Nie X, Xu L, Chen N, Li Z, Wang Q, Zheng Z, Li M, Cui L, Liu Z, Bian J, Wang Z, Xu S, Yang Q, Apples R, Han D, Song W†, Sun Q†, Jiang Y†, 2019
Identification of a locus in maize controlling response to a host-selective toxin derived from Cochliobolus heterostrophus, causal agent of southern leaf blight, Xie X, Olukolu B, Yang Q, & Balint-Kurti P†, 2018
Semiautomated confocal imaging of fungal pathogenesis on plants: Microscopic analysis of macroscopic specimens, Minker K, Biedrzycki M, Kolagunda A, Rhein S, Perina F, Jacobs S, Moore M, Jamann T, Nelson R, Yang Q, Balint-Kurti P, Kambhamettu C, Wisser R, Caplan J†, 2018
An atypical thioredoxin imparts early resistance to Sugarcane mosaic virus in maize, Liu Q, Liu H, Gong Y, Tao Y, Jiang L, Zuo W, Yang Q, Ye J, Lai J, Wu J, Lübberstedt T, Xu M†, 2017
Transcriptome analysis of maize resistance to Fusarium graminearum, Liu Y, Guo Y, Ma C, Zhang D, Wang C, Yang Q, 2016
Fine-mapping of qRfg2, a QTL for resistance to Gibberella stalk rot in maize, Zhang D, Liu Y, Guo Y, Yang Q, Ye J, Chen S, Xu M, 2012
Identification and isolation of Mu-flanking fragments from maize, Wang Y, Yin G, Yang Q, Tang J, Lu X, Korban S, Xu M, 2008
