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Yongmei Qin
Life Science
Peking University
Beijing
Language: Chinese, German, English
Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acids
Synthesis Pathways
Plant Biology
Cell Membrane
Waxes
Cotton
Lipidomics
Gene Expression
Metabolic Pathways
Plant Development
Areas of Focus
- Study of the synthesis pathways of plant very-long-chain fatty acids
- Molecular mechanisms regulating lipid metabolism pathways in cotton fiber development
- Lipidomics studies in cotton
Work Experience
- 2008-present: Professor, Peking University, School of Life Sciences
- 2007-present: PhD Supervisor, Peking University, School of Life Sciences
- 2001-2008: Associate Professor, Peking University, School of Life Sciences
- 1988-1989: Research Intern, China Rehabilitation Research Center
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002-2003: Postdoctoral Researcher, Ruhr University, Germany (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)
- 1999-2001: Postdoctoral Researcher, Peking University, School of Life Sciences
- 1993-1999: PhD in Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Finland
- 1989-1993: Master of Science in Biochemistry, University of Oslo, Norway
- 1983-1988: Bachelor of Science, Peking University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Publications
- Phytosphinganine Affects Plasmodesmata Permeability via Facilitating PDLP5-Stimulated Callose Accumulation in Arabidopsis, Liu NJ, Zhang T, Liu ZH, Chen X, Guo HS, Ju BH, Zhang YY, Li GZ, Zhou QH, Qin YM*, Zhu YX, 2020
- Quantitative proteomics and transcriptomics reveal key metabolic processes associated with cotton fiber initiation, Wang XC, Li Q, Jin X, Xiao GH, Liu GJ, Liu NJ, Qin YM*, 2015
Awards
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship (2002-2003)
- Peking University Outstanding Teaching Award (2016)
