Areas of Focus
- Molecular regulation of drought resistance in wheat
- Molecular mechanisms of wheat quality formation
Work Experience
- Visiting Researcher at the Key Laboratory of Grain Quality and Genetic Improvement, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Academic Background & Achievements
- Ph.D. in Crop Genetics and Breeding
- Postdoctoral Fellow at the Crop Science Station, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Published over 100 academic papers, including more than 50 SCI papers
- Authored two academic monographs and two higher education textbooks
- Trained over 30 master's and doctoral students
Publications
- Characterization and distribution of novel alleles of the vernalization gene Vrn-A1 in Chinese wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars, B Zhang, Y Y Guo, Q R Fan, R B Li, D S Chen, X K Zhang, 2023
- The wheat WRKY transcription factor TaWRKY1-2D confers drought resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Y Yu, T Q Song, Y K Wang, M F Zhang, N Li, M Yu, S X Zhang, H W Zhou, S H Guo, Y N Bu, T T Wang, J S Xiang, X K Zhang, 2023
Awards
- Third Prize of Shaanxi Province Science and Technology Progress Award
- First Prize of Luoyang City Science and Technology Progress Award
- 10 National Invention Patents
