Areas of Focus
- 玉米数量抗病基因挖掘及抗病分子育种
Work Experience
- 2010-2012: 博士后，中国农业大学
- 2012-2017: 博士后，美国北卡州立大学昆虫与植物病理系
- 2017-2018: 研究助理，美国北卡州立大学昆虫与植物病理系
- 2018-至今: 教授，博士生导师，西北农林科技大学农学院
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001-2005: 农学学士，中国农业大学作物遗传育种专业
- 2005-2010: 农学博士，中国农业大学作物遗传育种专业
- 入选第十四批国家高层次人才青年项目和陕西省高层次人才青年项目
Publications
- A leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase gene confers quantitative susceptibility to maize southern leaf blight, Chen C, Zhao Y, Tabor G, Nian H, Phillips J, Wolters P, Yang Q†, Balint-Kurti P†, 2023
- Quantitative disease resistance: Multifaceted players in plant defense, Gou M, Balint-Kurti P, Xu M†, Yang Q†, 2023
- Comparative transcriptome meta-analysis reveals a set of genes involved in the responses to multiple pathogens in maize, Wang Y, Li T, Sun Z, Huang X, Yu N, Tai H, Yang Q†, 2022
- A gene encoding maize caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase confers quantitative resistance to multiple pathogens, Yang Q†, He Y, Kabahuma M, Chaya T, Kelly A, Borrego E, Bian Y, Kasmi FE, Yang L, Teixeira P, Kolkman J, Nelson R, Kolomiets M, Dangl J, Wisser R, Caplan J, Li X, Lauter N, Balint-Kurti P†, 2017
- A transposon-directed epigenetic change in ZmCCT underlies quantitative resistance to Gibberella stalk rot in maize, Wang C*, Yang Q*, Wang W*, Li Y, Guo Y, Zhang D, Ma X, Xu M†, 2017
- Quantitative disease resistance: dissection and adoption in maize, Yang Q, Balint-Kurti P†, Xu M†, 2017
- CACTA-like transposable element in ZmCCT attenuated photoperiod sensitivity and accelerated the postdomestication spread of maize, Yang Q*, Li Z*, Li W*, Ku L*, Wang C, Ye J, Li K, Yang N, Zhong T, Li J, Chen Y, Yan J†, Yang X†, Xu M†, 2013
- Fine mapping of a quantitative resistance gene for gray leaf spot of maize (Zea mays. L) derived from teosinte (Z. mays ssp. parviglumis), Zhang X*, Yang Q*, Rucker E, Thomason W, Balint-Kurti P†, 2017
- Limits on the reproducibility of marker associations with southern leaf blight resistance in the maize nested association mapping population, Bian Y*, Yang Q*, Balint-Kurti P, Wisser R, Holland J†, 2014
- Qualitative and quantitative trait polymorphisms in maize, Yang Q, Xu M†, 2013
- A sequential quantitative trait locus fine-mapping strategy using recombinant-derived progeny, Yang Q*, Zhang D*, Xu M†, 2012
- A major QTL for resistance to Gibberella stalk rot in maize, Yang Q*, Yin G*, Guo Y, Zhang D, Chen S, Xu M†, 2010
- Ascorbate peroxidase 1 confers resistance to southern corn leaf blight in maize
