Professor | Aizhong Cao | Asia Growth Partners

Name	Aizhong Cao
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Jiangsu

Name

Aizhong Cao

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Jiangsu

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Nanjing Agricultural University
Faculty	Agriculture
Academic Background & Achievements	2000.9-2005.12 PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Agricultural University First author or corresponding author in publications like PNAS, Molecular Plant, Journal of Experimental Botany First inventor with 8 authorized/applied invention patents
Work Experience	2023.10-present Vice Director at Academic Affairs Office, National Experimental Teaching Center, Teacher Development and Teaching Evaluation Center, Vice Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship College (concurrently in charge) 2019.4-2023.10 Vice Dean of the College of Agriculture
Awards	2007 National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize 2011 Ministry of Education Technology Invention First Prize 2012 National Technology Invention Second Prize

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Nanjing Agricultural University

Faculty

Agriculture

Academic Background & Achievements

2000.9-2005.12 PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, Nanjing Agricultural University
First author or corresponding author in publications like PNAS, Molecular Plant, Journal of Experimental Botany
First inventor with 8 authorized/applied invention patents

Work Experience

2023.10-present Vice Director at Academic Affairs Office, National Experimental Teaching Center, Teacher Development and Teaching Evaluation Center, Vice Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship College (concurrently in charge)
2019.4-2023.10 Vice Dean of the College of Agriculture

Awards

2007 National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize
2011 Ministry of Education Technology Invention First Prize
2012 National Technology Invention Second Prize

Areas of Focus	Wheat major disease resistance resource creation, gene discovery, gene localization, cloning, and functional identification
Publications	Wheat Pm55 alleles exhibit distinct interactions with an inhibitor to cause different powdery mildew resistance, Cao Aizhong et al., 2024 Identification and transfer of a new Pm21 haplotype with high genetic diversity and a special molecular resistance mechanism, Cao Aizhong et al., 2023 Fine mapping of powdery mildew and stripe rust resistance genes Pm5V/Yr5V transferred from Dasypyrum villosum into wheat without yield penalty, Cao Aizhong et al., 2022 Genome-wide identification of the NLR gene family in Haynaldia villosa by SMRT-RenSeq, Cao Aizhong et al., 2022 Long-range assembly of sequences helps to unravel the genome structure and small variation of the wheat-Haynaldia villosa translocated chromosome 6VS.6AL, Cao Aizhong et al., 2021 Pm67, a new powdery mildew resistance gene transferred from Dasypyrum villosum chromosome 1V to common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Cao Aizhong et al., 2021

Areas of Focus

Wheat major disease resistance resource creation, gene discovery, gene localization, cloning, and functional identification

Publications

Wheat Pm55 alleles exhibit distinct interactions with an inhibitor to cause different powdery mildew resistance, Cao Aizhong et al., 2024
Identification and transfer of a new Pm21 haplotype with high genetic diversity and a special molecular resistance mechanism, Cao Aizhong et al., 2023
Fine mapping of powdery mildew and stripe rust resistance genes Pm5V/Yr5V transferred from Dasypyrum villosum into wheat without yield penalty, Cao Aizhong et al., 2022
Genome-wide identification of the NLR gene family in Haynaldia villosa by SMRT-RenSeq, Cao Aizhong et al., 2022
Long-range assembly of sequences helps to unravel the genome structure and small variation of the wheat-Haynaldia villosa translocated chromosome 6VS.6AL, Cao Aizhong et al., 2021
Pm67, a new powdery mildew resistance gene transferred from Dasypyrum villosum chromosome 1V to common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Cao Aizhong et al., 2021

Wheat Disease Resistance Gene Discovery Gene Localization Cloning Functional Identification Crop Genetics Plant Breeding Molecular Genetics Agricultural Science

Wenxin Liu - China Agricultural University

Ma Zeyang - China Agricultural University

Hong Zhai - China Agricultural University

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