Areas of Focus
- Crop immunity
- Hormonal signaling
- Disease resistance and growth development interaction
- DNA methylation
- small RNA
- Epigenetics
Work Experience
- 2014.9-present Teacher at Nanjing Agricultural University, College of Agriculture
- 2012.1-2014.12 Associate Researcher at Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005.9-2009.11 PhD in Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1999.9-2003.7 Bachelor in Biological Sciences, Shandong University
Publications
- Discovery of aphid-transmitted Rice tiller inhibition virus from native plants through metagenomic sequencing, Yan Wenkai, Zhu Yu, Liu Wencheng, Zou Chengwu, Jia Bei, Chen Zhong-Qi, Han Yanhong, Wu Jianguo, Yang Dong-Lei, Zhang Zhongkai, Xie Lianhui, Chen Baoshan, Li Rongbai, Ding Shou-Wei, Wu Qingfa, Guo Zhongxin, 2023
- DNA-dependent RNA polymerases in plants, Yang Dong-Lei, Huang Kun, Deng Deyin, Zeng Yuan, Wang Zhenxing, Zhang Yu, 2023
- The Molecular Mechanism of GhbHLH121 in Response to Iron Deficiency in Cotton Seedlings, Li Jie, Nie Ke, Wang Luyao, Zhao Yongyan, Qu Mingnan, Yang Donglei, Guan Xueying, 2023
- Rice requires a chromatin remodeler for Polymerase IV-small interfering RNA production and genomic immunity., Xu Dachao, Zeng Longjun, Wang Lili, Yang Dong-Lei, 2023
- Reinforcement of CHH methylation through RNA-directed DNA methylation ensures sexual reproduction in rice, Wang Lili, Zheng Kezhi, Zeng Longjun, Xu Dachao, Zhu Tianxin, Yin Yumeng, Zhan Huadong, Wu Yufeng, Yang Dong-Lei, 2022
- The Rise and Fall of Billionaire siRNAs during Reproductive Development in Rice, Wang Lili, Xu Dachao, Zeng Longjun, Yang Dong-Lei, 2022