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Name	Zhong-Lin Zhang
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Shanghai

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Name

Zhong-Lin Zhang

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Shanghai

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Shanghai Normal University
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	1997-1999 PhD in Science, Zhejiang University 1992-1995 Master of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Graduate School 1988-1992 Bachelor of Agriculture, Hebei Agricultural University Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society Member of Genetics Society of America (GSA) Member of American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)
Work Experience	2019-Present - Shanghai Normal University - Professor 2016-2019 - Shanghai Sunqiao Modern Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. - Researcher 2005-2015 - Duke University - Research Scientist 2004-2005 - University of California, Berkeley - Assistant Specialist 2001-2004 - University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Postdoctoral Fellow 1999-2001 - Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Assistant Researcher 1995-1997 - Biotechnology Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Research Intern
Awards	2005: Hargitt Scholarship, Duke University 2003: EPSCoR Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Science Foundation 1997: Third Prize, Science and Technology Progress Award, Ministry of Agriculture

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Shanghai Normal University

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

1997-1999 PhD in Science, Zhejiang University
1992-1995 Master of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Graduate School
1988-1992 Bachelor of Agriculture, Hebei Agricultural University
Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
Member of Genetics Society of America (GSA)
Member of American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

Work Experience

2019-Present - Shanghai Normal University - Professor
2016-2019 - Shanghai Sunqiao Modern Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. - Researcher
2005-2015 - Duke University - Research Scientist
2004-2005 - University of California, Berkeley - Assistant Specialist
2001-2004 - University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Postdoctoral Fellow
1999-2001 - Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Assistant Researcher
1995-1997 - Biotechnology Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Research Intern

Awards

2005: Hargitt Scholarship, Duke University
2003: EPSCoR Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Science Foundation
1997: Third Prize, Science and Technology Progress Award, Ministry of Agriculture

Areas of Focus	Dissociation and function of DELLA protein complexes Molecular mechanisms of gibberellin regulation in plant growth and development Genome editing techniques and their applications
Publications	The ERF11 Transcription Factor Promotes Internode Elongation by Activating Gibberellin Biosynthesis and Signaling, Xin Zhou, Zhong-Lin Zhang, et al., 2016 SCARECROW-LIKE 3 promotes gibberellin signaling by antagonizing master growth repressor DELLA in Arabidopsis, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Mikihiro Ogawa, et al., 2011 A negative regulator encoded by a rice WRKY gene represses both abscisic acid and gibberellins signaling in aleurone cells, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Margaret Shin, et al., 2009 Global analysis of DELLA direct targets in early gibberellin signaling in Arabidopsis, Rodolfo Zentella, Zhong-Lin Zhang, et al., 2007 Salicylic acid inhibits gibberellin-induced alpha-amylase expression and seed germination via a pathway involving an abscisic-acid-inducible WRKY gene, Zhen Xie, Zhong-Lin Zhang, et al., 2007 Genetic characterization and functional analysis of the GID1 gibberellin receptors in Arabidopsis, Jayne Griffiths, Kohji Murase, et al., 2006 Interactions of two abscisic acid induced WRKY genes in repressing gibberellin signaling in aleurone cells, Zhen Xie, Zhong-Lin Zhang, et al., 2006 Annotations and functional analyses of the rice WRKY gene superfamily reveal positive and negative regulators of abscisic acid signaling in aleurone cells, Zhen Xie, Zhong-Lin Zhang, et al., 2005 Symmetrical directional cloning: An efficient method to prepare hairpin RNA interference constructs, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Everett Cook, et al., 2004 A rice WRKY gene encodes a transcriptional repressor of the gibberellin signaling pathway in aleurone cells, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Zhen Xie, et al., 2004

Areas of Focus

Dissociation and function of DELLA protein complexes
Molecular mechanisms of gibberellin regulation in plant growth and development
Genome editing techniques and their applications

Publications

The ERF11 Transcription Factor Promotes Internode Elongation by Activating Gibberellin Biosynthesis and Signaling, Xin Zhou, Zhong-Lin Zhang, et al., 2016
SCARECROW-LIKE 3 promotes gibberellin signaling by antagonizing master growth repressor DELLA in Arabidopsis, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Mikihiro Ogawa, et al., 2011
A negative regulator encoded by a rice WRKY gene represses both abscisic acid and gibberellins signaling in aleurone cells, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Margaret Shin, et al., 2009
Global analysis of DELLA direct targets in early gibberellin signaling in Arabidopsis, Rodolfo Zentella, Zhong-Lin Zhang, et al., 2007
Salicylic acid inhibits gibberellin-induced alpha-amylase expression and seed germination via a pathway involving an abscisic-acid-inducible WRKY gene, Zhen Xie, Zhong-Lin Zhang, et al., 2007
Genetic characterization and functional analysis of the GID1 gibberellin receptors in Arabidopsis, Jayne Griffiths, Kohji Murase, et al., 2006
Interactions of two abscisic acid induced WRKY genes in repressing gibberellin signaling in aleurone cells, Zhen Xie, Zhong-Lin Zhang, et al., 2006
Annotations and functional analyses of the rice WRKY gene superfamily reveal positive and negative regulators of abscisic acid signaling in aleurone cells, Zhen Xie, Zhong-Lin Zhang, et al., 2005
Symmetrical directional cloning: An efficient method to prepare hairpin RNA interference constructs, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Everett Cook, et al., 2004
A rice WRKY gene encodes a transcriptional repressor of the gibberellin signaling pathway in aleurone cells, Zhong-Lin Zhang, Zhen Xie, et al., 2004

Della Protein Complexes Dissociation Function Gibberellin Molecular Mechanisms Plant Growth Development Genome Editing Applications

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