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Huiru Peng
Veterinary Medicine
China Agricultural University
Beijing
Language: Chinese, Russian
Heat Tolerance
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Wheat
Gene Mapping
Cloning
Agronomic Traits
Crop Improvement
Genomic Studies
Trait Discovery
Areas of Focus
- Genetics and molecular biology of wheat heat tolerance
- Gene mapping and cloning for important agronomic traits in wheat
Work Experience
- 2011-Present: Professor, China Agricultural University
- 2001-2011: Associate Professor, China Agricultural University
- 1996-1998: Postdoctoral Researcher, China Agricultural University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1991-1996: PhD in Plant Genetics, Moscow Agricultural Academy, Russia
- 1990-1991: Plant Genetics and Breeding, Beijing Agricultural University
- 1986-1990: Bachelor in Plant Genetics and Breeding, Beijing Agricultural University
Publications
- The translational landscape of bread wheat during grain development, Peng Huiru et al., 2023
- A wheat integrative regulatory network from large-scale complementary functional datasets enables trait-associated gene discovery for crop improvement, Peng Huiru et al., 2023
- Stress granule-associated TaMBF1c confers thermotolerance through regulating specific mRNA translation in wheat (Triticum aestivum), Peng Huiru et al., 2022
- Genome-wide association study identifies QTL for thousand grain weight in winter wheat under normal- and late-sown stressed environments, Peng Huiru et al., 2021
- Origin and adaptation to high altitude of Tibetan semi-wild wheat, Peng Huiru et al., 2021
- Use of near-isogenic lines to precisely map and validate a major QTL for grain weight on chromosome 4AL in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Peng Huiru et al., 2019
- Btr1-A Induces Grain Shattering and Affects Spike Morphology and Yield-related Traits in Wheat, Peng Huiru et al., 2019
- Global QTL analysis identifies genomic regions on chromosomes 4A and 4B harboring stable loci for yield-related traits across different environments in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Peng Huiru et al., 2018
- Mutations in eIF5B confer thermosensitive and pleiotropic phenotypes via translation defects in Arabidopsis thaliana, Peng Huiru et al., 2017
- Overexpression of wheat ferritin gene TaFER-5B enhances tolerance to heat stress and other abiotic stresses associated with the ROS scavenging, Peng Huiru et al., 2017
Awards
- 2021: National Second Prize for Technological Invention - Wheat Heat Tolerance Gene Discovery and Germplasm Innovation Technology and Breeding Utilization
- 2019: First Prize for Technological Invention by the Ministry of Education - Wheat Heat Tolerance Gene Discovery and Germplasm Innovation Technology and Breeding Utilization
- 2018: Hubei Province Science and Technology Progress First Prize
- 2018: Dabeinong Teaching Excellence Award
- 2011: Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award
- 2010: Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award in Higher Education - Progress
