Areas of Focus
- Flower development
- Small RNA metabolism
- Plant RNA modifications
Work Experience
- 2023- Dean, Peking University School of Life Sciences
- 2023- Distinguished Professor, Peking University
- 2013-2023 Distinguished Professor, University of California, Riverside
- 2009-2013 Professor, University of California, Riverside
- 2005-2009 Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside
- 1999-2005 Assistant Professor, Rutgers University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1984-1988 Bachelor: Peking University
- 1989-1995 PhD: Cornell University
- Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (2013)
Publications
- MicroRNA156 conditions auxin sensitivity to enable growth plasticity in response to environmental changes in Arabidopsis, Xuemei Chen, 2023
- A novel factor that recruits and excludes Pol IV-mediated DNA methylation in a site-specific manner, Xuemei Chen, 2022
Awards
- 2018 Achievement Award, Chinese American Association of Scientists and Engineers of Southern California
- 2016 University Faculty Lecturer, UC Riverside
- 2013 Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences
- 2011 Elected an AAAS Fellow
- 2006 Charles Albert Shull award from American Society of Plant Biologists