Areas of Focus
- Molecular regulation mechanisms in plant growth involving autophagy
- Identification of plant secondary metabolites and their metabolic pathways and regulatory mechanisms
- Bioinformatics analysis of rice gene functions
Work Experience
- Professor at South China Agricultural University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999-2003 Bachelor: South China Agricultural University
- 2003-2006 Master: South China Agricultural University
- 2006-2011 PhD: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2012-2014 Postdoctoral Training: South China Agricultural University
- 2012-2016 Postdoctoral Training: Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Publications
- Iron oxygen-dependent glutamate synthase regulates nitrogen carbon metabolism group, and undergoes genetic differentiation between japonica and indica rice subspecies, Yang Xiaolu, Nian Jingqiang, Qing-jun Xie, Feng Jian, Zhang Fengxia, Jing Hongwei, Zhang Jian, Dong Guojun, Liang Yan, Peng Ju, Wang Guodong, Qian Qian, Zuo Jianru, 2016
- Chlorina 2 involved in splicing of chloroplast group I and II introns in rice, Liu Changhong, Zhu Haitao, Xing Yi, Tan Jianjie, Chen Xionghui, Zhang Jianjun, Peng Haifeng, Qing-jun Xie, Zhang Zemin, 2016
- Metabolic engineering of phenylpropanoids and their major precursors to enhance fruit flavor and flower fragrance, Hadas Peled-Zehavi, Moran Oliva, Qing-jun Xie, Vered Itzhak, Michal Oren-Shamir, Assaf Aharoni, Gad Galili, 2015
