Degree: Ph.D.
Title: Professor
Graduation School: Huazhong Agricultural University
Office: 430, South Building
Professor Yuyang Zhang lab has been using the genetic approaches to dissect the genetic basis of agronomically important traits in tomato, and use genes to develop markers for molecular breeding of tomato. His research interest includes tomato fruit biology and molecular breeding. He is the investigator of several projects from National Science Foundation of China, and National Key R & D Program etc, and is the chief scientist of Wuhan Vegetable Biological Breeding Project. He has published more than 100 academic papers in Plant Cell, New Physiology, PLoS Genetics, Plant Journal etc, published 1 English monograph, 2 textbooks as associate editor, and authorized 17 patents. He was awarded the second prize of National Science and Technology Progress (no.4), and Teaching and Education Award of Huazhong Agricultural University. He served as Secretary General of Tomato Branch of Chinese Horticultural Society, Associate Editor in Chief of Horticultural Plant Journal, editorial board member of Horticulture.
1997-2001, Huazhong Agricultural University, undergraduate
2001-2006, Huazhong Agricultural University, PhD candidate
2006-2008, Huazhong Agricultural University, lecture
2007-2008, Wageningen University, visiting scholar
2011-2012, Israel Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, post doctorate
2008-2013, Huazhong Agricultural University, associate professor
2013- to date, Huazhong Agricultural University, professor
He together with collaborators has published more than 100 academic papers in Plant Cell, New Phytologist, PLoS Genetics, and Plant Journal etc, published 1 monograph, 2 textbooks as associate editor, and authorized 17 patents.
