1) The team focuses on rice genome-assisted germplasm innovation. Specific research areas include 1. Gene mapping and allele mining, particularly through the introduction, characterization and resequencing of rice germplasms;
2) Analysis of the molecular and genetic regulatory mechanisms of traits related to direct seeding, salt tolerance, drought tolerance, grain zinc content and cadmium accumulation;
3) Genomic prediction in the management of germplasm resources and breeding;
4) Germplasm enhancement and variety development with particular interests in direct-seeding, abiotic tolerance and grain nutritional quality.
Lijun Meng
Prof. dr. Lijun Meng was awarded as a Shenzhen High-level Talent and works as a researcher at the Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
She received PhD in 2012 from Shenyang Agricultural University. During this period, she joined the collaborative training program between International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and CAAS. With the main research field of collecting rice germplasm resources, population construction, gene mining, and genetic breeding. She has published 39 scientific research articles and has been authorized with 4 national invention patents. She leads research projects funded by two international cooperation projects, National Youth Science Foundation projects, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation first-class funding, Provincial Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration City projects, etc.
Junhui Zhan
Wenli Zou
Junhui Zhan, Postdoctoral Researcher. He received his Ph.D. degree in Crop genetics and breeding and from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in 2019. He mainly focuses on cloning of genes and exploring the function and molecular mechanism for zinc deficiency tolerance and grain zinc accumulation in rice. Published 3 papers in research journals with the first author or co-author, authorized 1 invention patent
Wenli Zou, Postdoctoral Researcher. She is mainly engaged in rice molecular stress biology. By using population genetics and genomics, she aims to clone the functional loci/genes controlling the responses to stress such as cadmium tolerance, grain cadmium accumulation and salt tolerance in rice, and unravel their mechanisms. She is responsible for one innovation project in Jiangxi Province and three patents. She has published 11 papers, including 6 SCI papers as first author (including co-authors) in Plant Physiology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Rice Science and other journals.
Yuetong Chen
Zhao Qing
Shangshu Lian
Qing Zhao
Yingzhuo Ou
Jichun Tang
Yinping Wang
Huaiying Gu
Shiqin Hu
Yingxin Chi
Longtao Wang