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Xingwang Deng
Life Science
Southern University of Science and Technology
Guangdong
Language: English, Chinese
Photomorphogenesis
Arabidopsis
Light Signal
Gene Regulation
Crop Improvement
Molecular Genetics
Genomics
Plant Development
Light Receptors
Transcription Factors
Areas of Focus
- Plant photomorphogenesis
- Molecular design breeding of crops
Work Experience
- 2016.07-present: Chair Professor, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
- 2014.10-present: Group Leader, Peking University Modern Agro-Institute (Preparation)
- 2014.07-present: Chair Professor, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, China
- 2000.07-2014.06: Cheung Kong Chair Professor (part-time), College of Life Sciences, Peking University, China
- 2003.05-2014.06: Daniel C. Eaton Professor, Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, USA
- 2001.07-2014.06: Full Professor, Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, USA
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1985-1989: Ph.D. in Plant Biology, University of California, Berkeley
- 1982-1985: MS in Plant Physiology, Peking University
- 1978-1982: BS in Biology, Peking University
- Elected member of US National Academy of Sciences (2013)
Publications
- BBX21, an Arabidopsis B-box protein, directly activates HY5 and is targeted by COP1 for 26S proteasome-mediated degradation, Xu D, Jiang Y, Li J, Lin F, Holm M, Deng XW, 2016
- DELLA-mediated PIF degradation contributes to coordination of light and gibberellin signalling in Arabidopsis, Li, K., Yu, R., Fan, L.M., Wei, N., Chen, H. and Deng, X.W., 2016
Awards
- 2013: Elected member of US National Academy of Sciences
- 2013: Elected fellow of American Association for Advancement of Science
- 2003: The Kumho Science International Award from the International Society of Plant Molecular Biology
- 1995: Presidential Faculty Fellow Award, USA
