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Yu Xing
Veterinary Medicine
Beijing University of Agriculture
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Horticulture
Molecular Biology
Fruit Development
Ripening
Softening
Comparative Genomics
Genome Editing
Chestnut
Disease Resistance
Breeding
Areas of Focus
- Molecular biology of fruit development in horticultural crops
- Mechanisms of fruit ripening and softening
- Comparative genomics
- Genome editing in chestnut
- Disease resistance resource collection and breeding
Work Experience
- 2009-2010 - Postdoctoral Researcher at University of California, Riverside
- 2015-2016 - Visiting Scholar at Cornell University, Department of Plant Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000 - Bachelor in Horticulture: Beijing Agricultural College
- 2003 - Master's in Pomology: China Agricultural University
- 2007 - PhD in Biology: Hong Kong Baptist University
- Selected as Beijing Top Young Innovative Talent in 2015
Publications
- Changes in the cell wall during fruit development and ripening in Fragaria vesca, Zhang WW, Zhao SQ, Zhang LC, Xing Y*, Jia WS*, 2020
- Hybrid de novo genome assembly of Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima), Xing Y, Liu Y, Zhang Q, Nie X, Sun Y, Zhang Z, Li H, Fang K, Wang G, Huang H, Bisseling T, Cao Q, Qin L, 2019
- Roles of the GA-mediated SPL gene family and miR156 in the floral development of Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima), Guosong Chen, Jingtong Li, Yang Liu, Qing Zhang, Yuerong Gao, Kefeng Fang, Qingqin Cao, Ling Qin, Yu Xing*, 2019
- Identification and analysis of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades in Fragaria vesca, Heying Zhou, Suyue Ren, Yuanfang Han, Qing Zhang, Ling Qin, Yu Xing*, 2017
- Identification and expression analysis of starch branching enzymes involved in starch synthesis during the development of chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) cotyledons, Chen L, Lu D, Wang T, Li Z, Zhao Y, Jiang Y, Zhang Q, Cao Q, Fang K, Xing Y*, Qin L*, 2017
Awards
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (2 grants)
- Key Project of Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Class B)
