Areas of Focus
- Soybean yield and quality trait domestication and molecular mechanisms
- Exploration of superior soybean genetic resources and elucidation of gene regulatory mechanisms for trait formation
Work Experience
- Chief Expert, Shandong Modern Agricultural Soybean Industry Technology System
- Vice Director, Eighth Shandong Province Soybean Variety Committee
Academic Background & Achievements
- Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- Recipient of the Shandong Province Outstanding Youth Fund
- Taishan Scholar Youth Expert
Publications
- Phylogenomics of the genus Glycine sheds light on polyploid evolution and life-strategy transition, Dajian Zhang et al., 2022
- Elevation of soybean seed oil content through selection for seed coat shininess, Dajian Zhang et al., 2018
- A post-domestication mutation, Dt2, triggers systemic modification of divergent and convergent pathways modulating multiple agronomic traits in soybean, Dajian Zhang et al., 2019
