Zhang Jian-State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology

State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology

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Dr. Zhang Jian

Principal Investigator

State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology

China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI)

Address: 28 Shuidaosuo Road,Fuyang,Zhejiang Province, P.R. China 311400

Phone: +86-571-63370277

Cell: +86-13656661382

E-mail: [email protected]

Education Background

PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China Supervisor: Dr. Qifa Zhang and Dr. Changyin Wu	Sept 2001 - Oct 2007
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China	Sept 1997 -June 2001

Research Area

Rice (Oryza Sativa) feeds more than half of the worlds’ population. Studying the function of rice seed development-related genes is of great importance to fit the needs of food security in China. The Rice Seed Development lab in CNRRI is dedicated to study the following areas:

(1) the functional characterization of rice seed-specifically expressed transcription factors;

(2) the epigenetic regulatory network in rice seed development;

(3) the roles of long non-coding RNA in rice seed development regulation.

Professional Experience

Principal Investigator Seed development group, State key lab of rice biology Chinese National rice research institute (CNRRI) Fuyang, China	June 2013- Present
Assistant Research Professor Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology Mississippi State University, U.S.A	Nov 2011- June 2013
Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mississippi State University, U.S.A	Jan 2008 - Nov 2011

Social Activity

Associate editor of “Journal of research in plant science”. Since 2013.

Associate editor of “World Research Journal of plant Biology”. Since 2013.

Member of “Rice Technical Workers Group” (SERA018, Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group, U.S.A). 2012-2013.

Invited reviewer for Plant Biotechnology Journal, Molecular Plant, Plos One, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum etc.

1. Publications
- Research Paper
  
  1. Hana Mujahid, Feng Tan, Jian Zhang, Babi R. Nallamilli, Ken Pendarvis and Zhaohua Peng. Nuclear proteome response to cell wall removal in rice (Oryza sativa). Proteome Science, 2013, 11:26. doi:10.1186/1477-5956-11-26
  2. J. Yang, J. Wang, F.J. Fan, J.Y. Zhu, T. Chen, C.L. Wang, T.Q. Zheng, J Zhang, W.G. Zhong. Development of AS-PCR marker based on a key mutation confirmed by re-sequencing of Wx-mp in Milk Princess and its application in japonica soft rice (Oryza sativa L.) breeding. Plant Breeding, 2013, 132, 595–603.
  
  3. Jian Zhang, Hana Mujahid, Yuxuan Hou, Babi R. Nallamilli and Zhaohua Peng. Plant long non-coding RNA: a new frontier of gene regulation. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2013, 4:1038-1045.
  
  4. Babi R. Nallamilli, Jian Zhang, Hana Mujahid, Brandon M Malone, Susan M Bridges and Zhaohua Peng. Polycomb Group Gene OsFIE2 Regulates Rice (Oryza sativa) Seed Development and Grain Filling via a Mechanism Distinct from Arabidopsis. Plos Genetics, 2012, 9(3):e1003322. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003322
  
  5. Xinqiang Gao, Zhihui Chen, Jian Zhang, Xingwang Li, Guoxing Chen, Xianghua Li and Changyin Wu. OsLIS-L1 encoding a lissencephaly type-1-like protein with WD40 repeats is required for plant height and male gametophyte formation in rice. Planta, 2011, 235, 713-27.
  
  6. Jian Zhang, Babi R. Nallamilli, Hana Mujahid, and Zhaohua Peng. OsMADS6 plays an essential role in endosperm nutrient accumulation and is subject to epigenetic regulation in rice (Oryza sativa). The Plant Journal, 2010, 64, 604-617.
  
  7. Jian Zhang, Dong Guo, Yuxiao Chang, Changjun You, Xingwang Li, Xiaoxia Dai, Qijun Weng, Jianwei Zhang, Guoxing Chen, Xianghua Li, et al. Non-random distribution of T-DNA insertions at various levels of the genome hierarchy as revealed by analyzing 13 804 T-DNA flanking sequences from an enhancer-trap mutant library. The Plant Journal, 2007, 49, 947–959.