Areas of Focus
- Gravity's role in plant growth direction and morphology
- Mechanisms of gravity perception in plants
- Mechanisms determining plant gravitropism
- Improvement of plant tropisms
Work Experience
- 2008 – 2010 Postdoctoral Researcher - Peking University, School of Life Sciences/Chemistry
- 2010 – 2020 Associate Researcher - Peking University, School of Life Sciences
- 2020 – 2023 Assistant Professor - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences
- 2023 – Present Associate Professor - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences
- 2020 – Present Researcher - Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999 – 2003 Bachelor: Peking University, School of Life Sciences
- 2003 – 2008 PhD: Peking University, School of Life Sciences
- Postdoctoral Researcher at Peking University (2008 – 2010)
Publications
- Amyloplast sedimentation repolarizes LAZYs to achieve gravity sensing in plants, Chen, H.* et al., 2023
- A minus-end directed kinesin motor directs gravitropism in Physcomitrella patens, Chen, H.* et al., 2021
- The asymmetric expression of SAUR genes mediated by ARF7/19 promotes the gravitropism and phototropism of plant hypocotyls, Chen, H.* et al., 2020
- Light modulates the gravitropic responses through organ-specific PIFs and HY5 regulation of LAZY4 expression in Arabidopsis, Chen, H.* et al., 2020
- TCP4 and PIF3 antagonistically regulate organ-specific light induction of SAUR16/50 to modulate cotyledon opening during de-etiolation in Arabidopsis, Chen, H.* et al., 2019
- Light-dependent degradation of PIF3 by SCFEBF1/2 promotes a photomorphogenic response in Arabidopsis, Chen, H.* et al., 2017
- Arabidopsis SAURs are critical for differential light regulation of the development of various organs, Chen, H.* et al., 2016
- DELLA-mediated PIF degradation contributes to coordination of light and gibberellin signalling in Arabidopsis, Chen, H.* et al., 2016
- Arabidopsis DET1 represses photomorphogenesis in part by negatively regulating DELLA protein abundance in darkness, Chen, H.* et al., 2015
- Arabidopsis DE-ETIOLATED1 represses photomorphogenesis by positively regulating phytochrome-interacting factors in the dark, Chen, H.* et al., 2014
- A high-density SNP genotyping array for rice biology and molecular breeding, Chen, H.* et al., 2014
- Development of genomics-based genotyping platforms and their applications in rice breeding, Chen, H.* et al., 2013
- Arabidopsis CULLIN4-Damaged DNA Binding Protein 1 interacts with CONSTITUTIVELY PHOTOMORPHOGENIC1-SUPPRESSOR OF PHYA complexes to regulate photomorphogenesis and flowering time, Chen, H.* et al., 2010
- Arabidopsis CULLIN4 forms an E3 ubiquitin ligase with RBX1 and the CDD complex in mediating light control of development, Chen, H.* et al., 2006
Awards
- Member of the Chinese Society of Plant Biology (2024-2028)
- Board Member of the Beijing Botanical Society (2023-2028)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China, Excellent Young Scientist Fund (2020)
- Member of the International Molecular Moss Science Society (2016 – Present)
- Peking University Green Leaf Biopharma Outstanding Young Scholar Award (2016)
- Peking University Outstanding Postdoctoral Researcher (2010)
- Peking University Outstanding PhD Graduate (2008)
