Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Yong Yang

Yong Yang, first author of RNAi-based screen reveals concerted functions of MEKK2 and CRCK3 in plant cell death regulation

Current Position: Research Assistant in the National Navel Orange Engineering Research Center, Gannan Normal University, Jiangxi, China

Research Experience: Joint-Ph.D. in the Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA

Education: Doctor and Bachelor of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China

Non-scientific interests: traveling, playing basketball, and watching movies

Brief bio: I’ve been deeply attracted by the mystery of plant sciences since I was an undergraduate student. My scientific career started as a Ph.D. student in 2012 under the guidance of Prof. Xiaofeng Wang at Northwest A&F University, where I worked on the brassinosteroid signal transduction pathway. In the winter of 2015, funded by China Scholarship Council, I was honored to join in the research group led by Prof. Ping He and Prof. Libo Shan at Texas A&M University as a Joint-Ph.D. student, engaged in the research on the regulatory mechanisms of plant cell death. After graduation, I moved to Gannan Normal University and worked on citrus Huanglongbing.

姓名：杨勇

论文：A RNAi-based screen reveals concerted functions of MEKK2 and CRCK3 in plant cell death regulation

当前职位：科研助理，国家脐橙工程技术研究中心，赣南师范大学，江西，中国

科研经历：联合培养博士研究生，植物病理与微生物系，德州农工大学，德克萨斯州，美国

教育经历：农学博士和农学学士，西北农林科技大学，陕西，中国

兴趣爱好：旅游，打篮球和看电影

个人简介：自从本科开始，我就被植物科学的神秘性深深吸引。我于2012年加入了西北农林科技大学王晓峰教授实验室，成为博士研究生，从事油菜素内脂信号传导的研究。我于2015年获得中国留学基金委的资助，有幸以联合培养博士生的身份加入德州农工大学Ping He教授和Libo Shan教授团队，从事植物细胞凋亡调节机制的研究。毕业后，我就职于赣南师范大学，从事柑橘黄龙病相关的工作。