Minjie Qian: Plant Physiology First Author

Minjie Qian, first author of “Downsizing in plants – UV light induces pronounced morphological changes in the absence of stress”

Current Position:  Lecturer, Hainan University, China

Education: PhD in Pomology at Zhejiang University, China; joint training PhD in biochemistry at Örebro University, Sweden; B.S. in Horticulture at Zhejiang University, China

Non-scientific Interests: tennis, swimming, hiking, travelling

Brief bio: I did my graduate research and doctoral dissertation at Zhejiang University, China with Prof. Yuanwen Teng working on the mechanism of DNA methylation and microRNA regulating peel coloration in red pear. I did 2 years of joint training PhD and 2 years and 4 months of postdoctor at Örebro University, Sweden with Prof. Åke Strid to use UV light improving the quality of greenhouse grown vegetables including cucumber, basil, and dill. I recently began a lectureship at College of Horticulture, Hainan University, China (lab PI: Prof. Kaibing Zhou). My current research interest is developing new techniques to improve the appearance quality of mango fruit, and reveal the mechanism underlying it.

In Chinese:

钱敏杰，“Downsizing in plants – UV induces pronounced morphological changes in the absence of stress”第一作者

现在职位：海南大学园艺学院讲师

教育经历：浙江大学果树学博士；瑞典厄勒布鲁大学生物化学联合培养博士；浙江大学园艺学学士

兴趣爱好：网球，游泳，徒步，旅行

个人简介：我本科毕业于浙江大学园艺系，随后进入浙江大学果树科学研究所师从滕元文教授攻读博士学位，研究方向为DNA甲基化和microRNA调控红梨果皮着色的机制研究。在博士期间和博士毕业后，我两次前往瑞典厄勒布鲁大学，师从Åke Strid教授，进行为期2年的联合培养和2年4个月的博士后研究，研究课题为利用紫外补光技术改善温室园艺作物品质（包括黄瓜、罗勒、莳萝等）。从2020年3月起，我进入海南大学工作，加入园艺学院周开兵教授的科研团队，目前的研究内容为芒果果实外观品质改善的新技术研发及相关机制研究。