Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Mian Gu

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Mian Gu, first author of OsPHT1;3 Mediates Uptake and Translocation of Phosphate under Extremely Low Phosphate Regime

Current Position: Visiting scholar, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan;  Associate Professor, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China

Education: 2006-2011, Ph.D, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University; 2002-2006, Bachelor, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University

Non-scientific Interests: Cute mammals; Soft music/rap; Basketball; Tourism

Brief bio: I was born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, a historic city established 2,500 years ago. I started my life in Nanjing in the year 2002, when I got the admission to Nanjing Agricultural University as a freshman. I joined Prof. Guohua Xu’s group in 2005 and focused on the transcriptional/post-transcriptional regulation and functional characterization of plant phosphate transporter genes. After got my Ph.D degree in 2011, I became a faculty of Nanjing Agricultural University and continued my research in Prof. Guohua Xu’s group.