Dr. Xingtan Zhang is a research professor and doctoral supervisor at the AGIS, CAAS.  He is also the deputy director of the National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding and a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences' Leading Talent B. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in 2009 and obtained a Ph.D. in Botany from Chongqing University in 2015. With experiences and expertise in plant genomics, he is proficient in genome assembly and bioinformatics analysis of plant complex genomes. During the past five years, his relevant achievements have been published as first or corresponding author (including co-authorship) in journals such as Cell, Nature, Nature Genetics, and Nature Plants.

Working Experience

Agricultural Genomics Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences，research Professor 2020.10 – Present    

Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University associate researcher 2015.7-2020.10

Education Experience

Chongqing University  Ph.D  2009.9–2015.7

J.Craig Venter Institute  visiting scholar  2013.10–2014.10

Harbin Institute of Technology  Bachelor  2005.9–2009.7