Postgraduate at Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology
Former President of the Chinese Society of Plant Biology
1979-08 to 1981-09: Researcher at John Innes Centre, UK and University of Nottingham
1983-12 to 1988-10: Associate Researcher and Deputy Director, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology
1988-11 to 1991-02: Researcher and Deputy Director, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology
1991-02 to 1993-10: Director, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology
1992-10 to 2003-02: Vice President, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1999-11 to 2008-11: President, Peking University
1998: Outstanding Young Scientist
1990: First Class Natural Science Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1991: Third Class National Natural Science Award
1994: Honorary Doctor of Science, De Montfort University
1994: Honorary Professor, University of Hong Kong
2000: Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Nottingham
2001: Honorary Doctor of Science, City University of Hong Kong
2002: Honorary Doctor of Science, Waseda University
2003: Honorary Doctor of Science, McGill University
Research
Plant Physiology Cell Biology Biotechnology
Investment in plant research and development bears fruit in China., Chong Kang and Xu Zhihong, 2014
HDA18 affects cell fate in the Arabidopsis root epidermis via histone acetylation at four kinase genes., Liu, C., Li, L. C., Chen, W. Q., Chen, X., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2013
Unisexual cucumber flowers, sex and sex differentiation., Bai, S. N. and Xu, Z. H., 2013
Arabidopsis NMD3 is required for nuclear export of 60S ribosomal subunits and affects secondary cell wall thickening., Chen, M. Q., Zhang, A. H., Zhang, Q., Zhang, B. C., Nan, J., Li, X., Liu, N., Qu, H., Lu, C.M., Sodmergen, Zhou, Y. H., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2012
Bird-nest puzzle: can the study of unisexual flowers such as cucumber solve the problem of plant sex determination?, Bai, S. N. and Xu, Z. H., 2012
Characterization of an ethylene inducible, calcium dependent nuclease that is differentially expressed in cucumber flower development., Gu, H. T., Wang, D. H., Li, X., He, C. X., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2011
From ethylene promotion of female flowers to ethylene inhibition of stamen development: a review on the study of developmental fate of inappropriate organs in unisexual cucumber flowers., Bai, S. N. and Xu, Z. H., 2010
Ethylene perception is involved in female cucumber flower development., Wang, D. H., Li, F., Duan, Q. H., Han, T., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2010
Why is ethylene involved in selective promotion of female flower development in cucumber?, Sun, J. J., Li, F., Li, X., Liu, X. C., Rao, G. Y., Luo, J. C., Wang, D. H., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2010
Stamen development in Arabidopsis is arrested by organ-specific overexpression of a cucumber ethylene synthesis gene CsACO2., Duan, Q. H., Wang, D. H., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2008
A simple treatment to significantly increase signal specificity in immunohistochemistry., Gong, H. Q., Peng, Y. B., Zou, C., Wang, D. H., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2006
Molecular analysis of early rice stamen development using organ-specific gene expression profiling., Lu, X. C., Gong, H. Q., Huang, M. L., Bai, S. L., He, Y. B., Mao, X. Z., Geng, Z., Li, S. G., Yuwen, J. S., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2006
Preferential localization of abscisic acid in primordial and nursing cells of reproductive organs of Arabidopsis and cucumber., Peng, Y. B., Zou, C., Wang, D. H., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2006
Histone acetylation affects expression of cellular patterning genes in the Arabidopsis root epidermis., Xu, C. R., Liu, C., Wang, Y. L., Li, L. C., Chen, W. Q., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2005
Immunolocalization of arabinoglactan proteins and pectins in floral buds of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) during sex determination., Peng, Y. B., Bai, S. N., Xu, Z. H. and Li, Y. Q., 2005
Developmental analyses reveal early arrests of the spore-bearing parts of reproductive organs in unisexual flowers of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)., Bai, S. L., Peng, Y. B., Cui, J. X., Gu, H. T., Xu, L. Y., Li, Y. Q., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2004
Glandular characteristics of the stigma during the development of Cucumis sativus L. female flower., Peng, Y. B., Bai, S. N., Xu, Z. H. and Li, Y. Q., 2004
Nectar production and transportation in the nectaries of the female Cucumis sativus L. flower during anthesis., Peng, Y. B., Li, Y. Q., hao, Y. J., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2004
DNA damage in early primordial anther is closely correlated with the stamen arrest in female flower of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), Hao, Y. J., Wang, D. H., Peng, Y. B., Bai, S. L., Xu, L. Y., Li, Y. Q., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2003
OsSET1, a novel SET-domain containing gene from rice., Liang, Y. K., Wang, Y. Y., Zhang, Y., Li, S. G., Li, H., Zou, C., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2003
Impact of biotechnology on agriculture in China., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 2002
Carpel of cucumber (Cucumis sativus. L) male flowers maintains early primordia characteristics during organ development., Yang, L. L., Chen, M., Liu, F. Q., Geng, Y., Chen, C., Li, Y., Cao, Z. X., Xu, Z. H. and Bai, S. N., 1999
Area of Focus
Tumorigenesis | Molecular | Genetics | Apoptosis | Alzheimer'S | Embryonic | Development | Pax Genes | Chinese Medicine | Neurodegeneration
