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Xingwang Deng
Life Science
Peking University
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Light Signaling
Photoreceptors
Arabidopsis
Gene Expression
Development
Uv Resistance
Protein Interaction
Transcription Factors
Signal Transduction
Chromatin Remodeling
Rna Analysis
Gene Regulation
Plant Growth
Rice
Transcriptional Control
Rna Sequencing
Gene Silencing
Molecular Biology
Plant Development
Hybrid Vigor
Maize
Genetic Analysis
Dna Methylation
Histone Modification
Epigenetics
Plant Breeding
Genomics
Snp
Breeding
Molecular Markers
Gene Tracking
High-Throughput Sequencing
Crop Improvement
Agricultural Biotechnology
Phenotype
Areas of Focus
- Plant photomorphogenesis
- Non-coding RNA function in plants
- Molecular mechanisms of hybrid vigor
- Functional genomics and molecular breeding in rice
Work Experience
- 2014-present: Chair of the Preparatory Group, Modern Agricultural College, Peking University, China
- 2014-present: University Endowed Professor, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, China
- 2003-2014: Daniel C. Eaton Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, USA
- 2001-2014: Full Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, USA
Academic Background & Achievements
- Ph.D. in Plant Biology, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1989
- MS in Plant Physiology, Peking University, China, 1985
- BS in Biology, Peking University, China, 1982
- Elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences, 2013
Publications
- Noncanonical role of Arabidopsis COP1/SPA complex in repressing BIN2-mediated PIF3 phosphorylation and degradation in darkness, Ling, J.J., Li, J., Zhu, D., Deng, X.W., 2017
- Arabidopsis small nucleolar RNA monitors the efficient pre-rRNA processing during ribosome biogenesis, Zhu, P., Wang, Y., Qin, N., Wang, F., Wang, J., Deng, X.W., Zhu, D., 2016
Awards
- 2013: Elected member of US National Academy of Sciences
- 2013: Elected fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2003: The Kumho Science International Award
