Area(s) of Expertise

Forest Genetics, Tree Breeding

Education

B.S. Beijing Forestry University (1982)
M.S. North Carolina State University (1985)
Ph.D. North Carolina State University (1989)

Research Interests

Forest genetics and breeding; Quantitative and population genetics; Breeding strategy development; Genetic data analysis and interpretation;
Genetic studies of tree physiology and molecular biology

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Publications

• Evolutionary Origins of Pseudogenes and Their Association with Regulatory Sequences in Plants (2019)
• Ploidy and hybridity effects on leaf size, cell size and related genes expression in triploids, diploids and their parents in Populus (2019)
• Time-specific and pleiotropic quantitative trait loci coordinately modulate stem growth in Populus (2019)
• Factors influencing direct shoot regeneration from leaves, petioles, and plantlet roots of triploid hybrid Populus sect. Tacamahaca (2018)
• In vitro tetraploid induction from leaf and petiole explants of hybrid sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua x Liquidambar formosana) (2017)
• Association genetics and transcriptome analysis reveal a gibberellin-responsive pathway involved in regulating photosynthesis (2016)
• Genetic architecture of growth traits in Populus revealed by integrated quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis and association studies (2016)
• Genetic variations and miRNA-target interactions contribute to natural phenotypic variations in Populus (2016)
• Identification of additive, dominant, and epistatic variation conferred by key genes in cellulose biosynthesis pathway in Populus tomentosa (2015)
• Genome-wide transcriptional profiling reveals molecular signatures of secondary xylem differentiation in Populus tomentosa (2014)

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