Areas of Focus
- Plant lipid metabolism
- Oil crop genetic engineering
Work Experience
- 1987-1989 Shaanxi Provincial Agricultural Reclamation Science and Education Center, Assistant Agronomist
- 1992-2001 Northwest University of Agriculture and Forestry, College of Horticulture, Lecturer, Associate Professor
- 2001-2005 Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel, Plant Science Research Institute
- 2006-2008 National Research Council of Canada, Plant Biotechnology Institute
- 2008-2010 Michigan State University, Department of Plant Biology
- 2010-present Northwest University of Agriculture and Forestry, College of Agriculture
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1983-1987 Bachelor's Degree: Northwest Agricultural University, Department of Horticulture
- 1989-1992 Master's Degree: Northwest Agricultural University, Department of Horticulture
- 1997-2001 PhD: Northwest University of Agriculture and Forestry, College of Horticulture
Publications
- FUSCA3-induced AINTEGUMENTA-like 6 manages seed dormancy and lipid metabolism, Meng Zhang*, 2023
- Genome-wide analysis revealed the stepwise origin and functional diversification of HSDs from lower to higher plant species, Meng Zhang*, 2023
- Bioengineering of soybean oil and its impact on agronomic traits, Meng Zhang*, 2023
- Multiple caleosins have overlapping functions in oil accumulation and embryo development, Meng Zhang*, 2022
- ABI3 with or without FUS3 highly up-regulates lipid droplet proteins and activates oil accumulation, Meng Zhang*, 2022
- A 3 ketoacyl CoA synthase 11 (KCS11) homolog from Malania oleifera synthesizes nervonic acid in plants rich in 11Z Eicosenoic acid, Meng Zhang*, 2021
- Accelerating gene function discovery by rapid phenotyping of fatty acid composition and oil content of single transgenic T1 Arabidopsis and camelina seeds, Meng Zhang*, 2020
- Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Candidate Genes for Petroselinic Acid Biosynthesis in Fruits of Coriandrum sativum L., Meng Zhang*, 2020
- Evaluation of duplicated reference genes for quantitative real‑time PCR analysis in genome unknown hexaploid oat (Avena sativa L.), Meng Zhang*, 2020
- WRINKLED1 homologs highly and functionally express in oil-rich endosperms of oat and castor, Meng Zhang*, 2019
- Strong co-suppression impedes an increase in polyunsaturated fatty acids in seeds overexpressing FAD2, Meng Zhang*, 2019
- BnDGAT1s Function Similarly in Oil Deposition and Are Expressed with Uniform Patterns in Tissues of Brassica napus, Meng Zhang*, 2017
- Investigation of plant species with identified seed oil fatty acids in Chinese literature and analysis of five unsurveyed Chinese endemic species, Meng Zhang*, 2017
- FUSCA3 activates triacylglycerol accumulation in Arabidopsis seedlings and tobaccoBY2 cells, Meng Zhang*, 2016
