Areas of Focus
- Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Functional Genomics and Molecular Genetics of Maize
Work Experience
- 2015-2017 Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioinformatics, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2017-present Associate Professor at College of Agriculture, Shandong Agricultural University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008 Bachelor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ocean University of China
- 2015 PhD in Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Published in Nature Plants, Plant Cell, Nature Communications, Molecular Plant
Publications
- The reference genome of Miscanthus floridulus illuminates the evolution of Saccharinae, Guobin Zhang et al., 2021
- Characterization and Fine Mapping of qRPR1-3 and qRPR3-1, Two Major QTLs for Rind Penetrometer Resistance in Maize, Guobin Zhang et al., 2022
- The Arabidopsis Ethylene/Jasmonic Acid-NRT Signaling Module Coordinates Nitrate Reallocation and the Trade-Off between Growth and Environmental Adaptation, Guobin Zhang et al., 2014
- The Expected and Unexpected Roles of Nitrate Transporters in Plant Abiotic Stress Resistance and Their Regulation, Guobin Zhang et al., 2018
- Arabidopsis Histone Methylase CAU1/PRMT5/SKB1 Acts as an Epigenetic Suppressor of the Calcium Signaling Gene CAS to Mediate Stomatal Closure in Response to Extracellular Calcium, Guobin Zhang et al., 2013
- A defensin-like protein drives cadmium efflux and allocation in rice, Guobin Zhang et al., 2018
Awards
- 2020-2022 National Natural Science Foundation of China, Young Scientist Fund, 31901556, Study on the target gene cloning and function of the major QTL qRsl1 for maize lodging resistance
