Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation in bacterial diseases of crops
- Mechanisms of gene horizontal transfer in crop diseases
- Biocontrol resources for major bacterial diseases of crops
Work Experience
- 2010-2017 - Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer: Zhejiang University, Catholic University of Leuven, University of Tokyo, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
- Since June 2017 - Tenured Associate Professor: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010 - PhD in Plant Pathology: Zhejiang University
- Hosted multiple national and municipal research projects
- Published over 30 papers as first or corresponding author
Publications
- Suppression of host plant defense by bacterial small RNAs packaged in outer membrane vesicles, Wu, Y., Wang, S., Wang, P., Nie, W., Ahmad, I., Sarris, P.F., Chen, G., Zhu, B., 2024
- A-to-I mRNA Editing in a Ferric Siderophore Receptor Improves Competition for Iron in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola, Nie, W., Wang, S., Huang, J., Xu, Q., Wang, P., Wu, Y., He, R., Yiming, A., Liang, J., Ahmad, I., Zhu, B., Chen, G., 2021