RESUME
About me
I'm a research associate working on plant genomics.
Work
experience
2017–Present Visiting Research Associate with Dr. C. Robin Buell at Michigan State University
2014–2017 Visiting Research Associate with Drs. Ning Jiang and C. Robin Buell at Michigan State University
2008–2014 Graduate Research Assistant at Michigan State University,
2007–2008 Lab Technician at Institute of Genetics & Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2004–2007 Graduate Research Assistant at Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Skills
Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Transposons
Python/Perl/Unix/R
Photoshop
Education
Michigan State University (MSU)
2008–2014 Ph.D. in Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology
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Advisor: Dr. Ning Jiang
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Dissertation: Plant Mutator-like transposable elements (MULEs): Their evolutionary dynamics, interaction with genes, and recapitulation of transposition activity in yeast
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2004-2007 M.Sc. in Cell Biology
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Advisor: Dr. Wen-Hao Zhang
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Thesis: Nitric oxide is involved in nitrate-mediated root elongation
Jilin Agricultural University
2000-2004 B.Sc. in Agricultural Education
Fellowships Awards
2013 MSU Plant Science Graduate Student Research Symposium, Oral Session, 2nd place
2013 Travel grant from the MSU Horticultural Organization of Graduate Students
2012 MSU Plant Science Graduate Student Research Symposium, Poster Session, 1st place
2009 Drs. Leo W. and Rae Phelps Mericle Memorial Scholarship, MSU
2009 First-year Graduate Student Scholarship, Department of Horticulture, MSU
2007 First-Class Excellent student scholarship, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2006 Second-Class Excellent student scholarship, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2005 Third-Class Excellent student scholarship, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Patent
2013 Method for creating high yielding plants using the K-domain of a MIKC type MADS-box gene. Reference code TEC2013-0077, MSU
Published media
2018 “Giant milkweed genome grows drug potential.” A blog on [Hoopes et al., G3 2018 8: 385-391] from the Genetics Society of America. http://genestogenomes.org/giant-milkweed-genome-grows-drug-potential/?category=science-and-publishing
2015 Author Profile: Zhao D., http://www.plantcell.org/content/27/1/132/suppl/DC2
2015 Editor Commentary: Mach J (2015) Rice MULEs transpose in yeast. The Plant Cell 27: 5-6
2015 Recommendation: Schmidt R: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Zhao D et al., Plant Cell 2015, 27(1): 132-48]. In F1000Prime, 18 Mar 2015; DOI: 10.3410/f.725312048.793504898. F1000Prime.com/725312048#eval793504898