Areas of Focus
- Gene discovery and cloning in wheat and related species
- Wheat genomics and functional genomics
- Wheat germplasm innovation and new variety breeding
Work Experience
- President of Shandong Genetics Society
- Expert of the Taishan Scholar Climbing Plan
- Special Expert of Shandong Provincial Decision-making Advisory Committee
Academic Background & Achievements
- Developed 7 wheat varieties
- Obtained 10 invention patents
- Published 2 textbooks and monographs
- Trained over 70 graduate students
Publications
- Horizontal gene transfer of Fhb7 from fungus underlies Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat, Wang H, Sun S, Ge W, Zhao L, Hou B, Wang K, Lyu Z, Chen L, Xu S, Guo J, Li M, Su P, Li X, Wang G, Bo C, Fang X, Zhuang W, Cheng X, Wu J, Dong L, Chen W, Li W, Xiao G, Zhao J, Hao Y, Xu Y, Gao Y, Liu W, Liu Y, Yin H, Li J, Li X, Zhao Y, Wang X, Ni F, Ma X, Li A, Xu SS, Bai G, Nevo E, Gao C, Ohm H, Kong L, 2020
- Sympatric speciation of wild emmer wheat driven by ecology and chromosomal rearrangements, Wang H, Yin H, Jiao C, Fang X, Wang G, Li G, Ni F, Li P, Su P, Ge W, Lyu Z, Xu S, Yang Y, Hao Y, Cheng X, Zhao J, Liu C, Xu F, Ma X, Sun S, Zhao Y, Bao Y, Liu C, Zhang J, Pavlicek T, Li A, Yang Z, Nevo E, Kong L, 2020
- Genetic mapping of the wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr19 and development of translocation lines to break its linkage with yellow pigment, Xu S, Lyu Z, Zhang N, Li M, Wei X, Gao Y, Cheng X, Ge W, Li X, Bao Y, Yang Z, Ma X, Wang H, Kong L, 2023
- Genetic mapping of a novel powdery mildew resistance gene in wild emmer wheat from Evolution Canyon in Mt. Carmel Israel, Yin H, Fang X, Li P, Yang Y, Hao Y, Liang X, Bo C, Ni F, Ma X, Du X, Li A, Wang H, Nevo E, Kong L, 2021
- Integrated metabolo-transcriptomics and functional characterization reveals that the wheat auxin receptor TIR1 negatively regulates defense against Fusarium graminearum, Su P, Zhao L, Li W, Zhao J, Yan J, Ma X, Li A, Wang H, Kong L, 2021
Awards
- 2021: Zhuang Qiaosheng Wheat Research Contribution Award
- 2021: National Outstanding Communist Party Member
- 2022: National Outstanding Professional and Technical Talent
