Areas of Focus
- Function and mechanism of small peptide molecules in legume nodulation and plant cell wall development
Work Experience
- 2014/7 - 2019/2 Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University
- 2019/3 - Present Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004/9 - 2008/6 Bachelor of Agriculture: Nanjing Agricultural University
- 2008/9 - 2014/6 PhD in Botany: Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Recipient of the 2019 Shanghai University Cai Guanshen Outstanding Young Teacher Award
Publications
- A legume-specific novel type of phytosulfokine, PSK-δ, promotes nodulation by enhancing nodule organogenesis, Yu L, Di Q, Zhang D, Liu Y, Li X, Mysore KS, Wen J, Yan J, Luo L, 2022
- Phytosulfokine-α promotes root growth by repressing expression of Pectin Methylesterase Inhibitor (PMEI) genes in Medicago truncatula, Yu L, Zhou W, Zhang D, Yan J, Luo L, 2020
- Overexpression of PSK-gamma in Arabidopsis promotes growth without influencing pattern-triggered immunity, Liu Y, Zhang D, Li M, Yan J, Luo L, Yu L, 2019
Awards
- 2019: Shanghai University Cai Guanshen Outstanding Young Teacher Award
