Recognizing The Plant Cell authors: Yi Ren

Yi Ren, author of Evolutionary Gain of Oligosaccharide Hydrolysis and Sugar Transport Enhanced Carbohydrate Partitioning in Sweet Watermelon Fruits

Name: Yi Ren

Current Position: Associate Research Fellow, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (BAAFS), Beijing, China

Education: PhD in vegetable science and master degree in crop genetic breeding, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), bachelor degree in plant protection, University of Shenyang Agriculture

Non-scientific Interests: I like gardening, climbing, hiking, swimming and cooking.

Brief bio: While getting my PhD, I did a visiting scholar in the Carnegie Institution at Stanford University working on sugar transporter. After getting my PhD, I did UDP-galactose transporter research as a post-doc in the Joint Bioenergy Institute at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. I focus my research on the sweet genes in watermelon, an important and high yield but poorly understood crop. Currently, I contributed to the regulation of sweet genes and the development of technology using for watermelon breeding and cultivating, which provides new challenges for me. I was happy to work on these topics. I am grateful for all the teachers and friends who have lent me a hand on my way and my family in my life.

 

姓名:任毅

目前职位：北京市农林科学院副研究员

教育背景：中国农业科学院蔬菜学博士，作物遗传育种学硕士；沈阳农业大学植物保护学本科

兴趣爱好：园艺、登山、徒步、游泳和厨艺

个人研究简介：在博士期间，我在斯坦福大学卡耐基中心从事糖转运蛋白研究；博士毕业后，前往伯克利劳伦斯国家实验室联合生物能源中心开展尿苷二磷酸半乳糖转运的博士后研究工作。西瓜是全球重要且高产的作物，但是研究基础非常薄弱。我研究领域是西瓜糖分积累基因。目前，我开启了一项新的挑战，开始从事这些甜蜜基因的调控研究及开发可用于西瓜生产和育种的技术的研究。我非常喜欢这些有意义的研究课题。借此机会，我真诚感谢一路上帮助过我的老师、朋友和相伴一生的家人。