Upload Avatar (500 x 500)
Yan Bao
Veterinary Medicine
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Autophagy
Plant Resistance
Growth Regulation
Upr Signaling
Stress Response
Chloroplasts
Metabolic Pathways
Nutrition
Yield
Plant Biology
Areas of Focus
- Autophagy in regulating plant resistance and growth
- Fine-tuning UPR signaling to balance plant resistance and growth
- Impact of chloroplasts and related metabolic pathways on plant resistance, nutrition, and yield
Work Experience
- 2014-2016: Postdoctoral Researcher at Iowa State University, USA
- 2017-2020: Assistant Research Professor/Research Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, USA
- 2020-present: Tenured Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004-2008: Bachelor's Degree from Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2008-2014: PhD from Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Discovered key autophagy regulator COST1 in plants and revealed its molecular mechanism
