Areas of Focus
- Functional genomics of rice
- Molecular breeding of rice
- Molecular mechanisms of rice origin and evolution
Work Experience
- Current: Professor at the College of Agronomy, China Agricultural University
- Director of the Plant Genetic Breeding Department
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001-2004: PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University
- Published over 30 SCI papers
- Holds 5 national invention patents
Publications
- Natural Variations at TIG1 Encoding a TCP Transcription Factor Contribute to Plant Architecture Domestication in Rice, Zhang Weifeng, 2019
- Variation in the regulatory region of FZP causes increases in secondary inflorescence branching and grain yield in rice domestication, Huang Yongyu, 2019
- Genetic control of seed shattering during African rice domestication, Lv Shuwei, 2018
- The domestication of plant architecture in African rice, Hu Min, 2018
- A single-nucleotide polymorphism causes smaller grain size and loss of seed shattering during African rice domestication, Wu Wenguang, 2017
- Single-Molecule Sequencing Assists Genome Assembly Improvement and Structural Variation Inference, Yan Jun, 2016
- Genetic control of inflorescence architecture during rice domestication, Zhu Zuofeng, 2013
Awards
- National Outstanding Youth Fund recipient