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Name	Hong Zhai
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Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

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Name

Hong Zhai

Contact Information

zhaihong@cau.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	China Agricultural University
Faculty	Veterinary Medicine
Academic Background & Achievements	2004-2009 PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University 1998-2001 Master's in Crop Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University 1991-1995 Bachelor's in Plant Genetics and Breeding, Beijing Agricultural University Published over 120 academic papers, including 70+ SCI-indexed articles Authorized over 30 national invention patents Developed 5 new sweet potato varieties
Work Experience	1995-Present Professor at China Agricultural University
Awards	2021: Third Prize, Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Progress Award 2015: China Agriculture Science and Technology Award (2014-2015) 2014: Ministry of Public Security Science and Technology Award

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

China Agricultural University

Faculty

Veterinary Medicine

Academic Background & Achievements

2004-2009 PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University
1998-2001 Master's in Crop Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University
1991-1995 Bachelor's in Plant Genetics and Breeding, Beijing Agricultural University
Published over 120 academic papers, including 70+ SCI-indexed articles
Authorized over 30 national invention patents
Developed 5 new sweet potato varieties

Work Experience

1995-Present Professor at China Agricultural University

Awards

2021: Third Prize, Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Progress Award
2015: China Agriculture Science and Technology Award (2014-2015)
2014: Ministry of Public Security Science and Technology Award

Areas of Focus	Sweet potato genetic breeding
Publications	Sweetpotato NAC transcription factor NAC43 negatively regulates plant growth by causing leaf curling and reducing photosynthetic efficiency, Sifan Sun, Xu Li, Nan Nie, Yanqi Chen, Shaopei Gao, Huan Zhang, Shaozhen He, Qingchang Liu, Hong Zhai, 2023 Expression of the Sweet Potato MYB Transcription Factor IbMYB48 Confers Salt and Drought Tolerance in Arabidopsis, Hongyuan Zhao, Haoqiang Zhao, Yuanfeng Hu, Shanshan Zhang, Shaozhen He, Huan Zhang, Ning Zhao, Qingchang Liu, Shaopei Gao, Hong Zhai, 2022 Genome-Wide Characterization of the PIFs Family in Sweet Potato and Functional Identification of IbPIF3.1 under Drought and Fusarium Wilt Stresses, Nan Nie, Jinxi Huo, Sifan Sun, Zhidan Zuo, Yanqi Chen, Qingchang Liu, Shaozhen He, Shaopei Gao, Huan Zhang, Ning Zhao, Hong Zhai Fast track to obtain heritable transgenic sweet potato inspired by its evolutionary history as a naturally transgenic plant, Wen Zhang, Zhidan Zuo, Yixuan Zhu, Yuanxu Feng, Yong Wang, Haoqiang Zhao, Ning Zhao, Huan Zhang, Shaozhen He, Qingchang Liu, Ran Xu, Hong Zhai, Shaopei Gao, 2023 A cytochrome P450 superfamily gene, IbCYP82D47, increases carotenoid contents in transgenic sweet potato, Xing Shihan, Zhu Hong, Zhou Yuanyuan, XueLuyao, Wei Zihao, Wang Yuxin, He Shaozhen, Zhang Huan, Gao Shaopei, Zhao Ning, Zhai Hong, Liu Qingchang, 2022 A novel WRKY transcription factor from Ipomoea trifida, ItfWRKY70, confers drought tolerance in sweet Potato, Sun Sifan, Li Xu, Gao Shaopei, Nie Nan, Zhang Huan, Yang Yufeng, He Shaozhen, Liu Qingchang, Zhai Hong, 2021 A novel sweetpotato RING-H2 type E3 ubiquitin ligase gene IbATL38 enhances salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Du Bing, Nie Nan, Sun Sifan, Hu Yuanfeng, Bai Yidong, He Shaozhen, Zhao Ning, Liu Qingchang, Zhai Hong, 2021 A sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase-1 gene, IbSnRK1, confers salt, drought and cold tolerance in sweet potato, Ren Zhitong, He Shaozhen, Zhou Yuanyuan, Zhao Ning, Jiang Tao, Zhai Hong, Liu Qingchang, 2020 A sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase-1 gene, IbSnRK1, improves starch content, composition, granule size, degree of crystallinity and gelatinization in transgenic sweet potato, Ren Zhitong, He Shaozhen, Zhao Ning, Zhai Hong, Liu Qingchang, 2019 A genome-wide BAC-end sequence survey provides first insights into sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) genome composition, Si Zengzhi, Du Bing, Huo Jinxi, He Shaozhen, Qingchang Liu, Hong Zhai, 2016

Areas of Focus

Sweet potato genetic breeding

Publications

Sweetpotato NAC transcription factor NAC43 negatively regulates plant growth by causing leaf curling and reducing photosynthetic efficiency, Sifan Sun, Xu Li, Nan Nie, Yanqi Chen, Shaopei Gao, Huan Zhang, Shaozhen He, Qingchang Liu, Hong Zhai, 2023
Expression of the Sweet Potato MYB Transcription Factor IbMYB48 Confers Salt and Drought Tolerance in Arabidopsis, Hongyuan Zhao, Haoqiang Zhao, Yuanfeng Hu, Shanshan Zhang, Shaozhen He, Huan Zhang, Ning Zhao, Qingchang Liu, Shaopei Gao, Hong Zhai, 2022
Genome-Wide Characterization of the PIFs Family in Sweet Potato and Functional Identification of IbPIF3.1 under Drought and Fusarium Wilt Stresses, Nan Nie, Jinxi Huo, Sifan Sun, Zhidan Zuo, Yanqi Chen, Qingchang Liu, Shaozhen He, Shaopei Gao, Huan Zhang, Ning Zhao, Hong Zhai
Fast track to obtain heritable transgenic sweet potato inspired by its evolutionary history as a naturally transgenic plant, Wen Zhang, Zhidan Zuo, Yixuan Zhu, Yuanxu Feng, Yong Wang, Haoqiang Zhao, Ning Zhao, Huan Zhang, Shaozhen He, Qingchang Liu, Ran Xu, Hong Zhai, Shaopei Gao, 2023
A cytochrome P450 superfamily gene, IbCYP82D47, increases carotenoid contents in transgenic sweet potato, Xing Shihan, Zhu Hong, Zhou Yuanyuan, XueLuyao, Wei Zihao, Wang Yuxin, He Shaozhen, Zhang Huan, Gao Shaopei, Zhao Ning, Zhai Hong, Liu Qingchang, 2022
A novel WRKY transcription factor from Ipomoea trifida, ItfWRKY70, confers drought tolerance in sweet Potato, Sun Sifan, Li Xu, Gao Shaopei, Nie Nan, Zhang Huan, Yang Yufeng, He Shaozhen, Liu Qingchang, Zhai Hong, 2021
A novel sweetpotato RING-H2 type E3 ubiquitin ligase gene IbATL38 enhances salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis, Du Bing, Nie Nan, Sun Sifan, Hu Yuanfeng, Bai Yidong, He Shaozhen, Zhao Ning, Liu Qingchang, Zhai Hong, 2021
A sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase-1 gene, IbSnRK1, confers salt, drought and cold tolerance in sweet potato, Ren Zhitong, He Shaozhen, Zhou Yuanyuan, Zhao Ning, Jiang Tao, Zhai Hong, Liu Qingchang, 2020
A sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase-1 gene, IbSnRK1, improves starch content, composition, granule size, degree of crystallinity and gelatinization in transgenic sweet potato, Ren Zhitong, He Shaozhen, Zhao Ning, Zhai Hong, Liu Qingchang, 2019
A genome-wide BAC-end sequence survey provides first insights into sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) genome composition, Si Zengzhi, Du Bing, Huo Jinxi, He Shaozhen, Qingchang Liu, Hong Zhai, 2016

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