Wuzhong Yin: Plant Physiology First Author

Wuzhong Yin, first author of  “Oryza sativa PECTIN DEFECTIVE TAPETUM1 affects anther development through a pectin-mediated signaling pathway in rice”

Current Position: Job hunting

Education: College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University/Doctor of Agriculture College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University/Bachelor of Science

Non-scientific Interests: mountain climbing and swimming

Brief bio:

I was born in Chengdu, the ‘Land of Abundance’ in China. I obtained my Ph.D. degree under the joint guidance of professor Guanghua He and associate professor Nan Wang in the Rice Research Institute, Southwest University. During this period, my main research direction is rice nuclear male sterility. I identified a very specific rice mutant whose abnormal pectin does not cause obvious cell wall defects, but instead regulates rice fertility through WAK family proteins, components of the pectin signaling pathway. This discovery provides new insights into how pectin in plants performs its biological functions. In the future, I hope to do more analysis and research work on key genes of crops.

姓名: 尹武中

职位: 求职中

教育经历:西南大学农学与生物科技学院/农学博士

西南大学农学与生物科技学院/理学学士

兴趣爱好:爬山，游泳

个人简介:我出生于天府之国成都，在西南大学水稻研究所何光华教授和王楠副教授的共同指导下获得了博士学位，主要研究方向是水稻核雄性不育。在此期间，我鉴定了一个非常特别的水稻突变体，它的果胶异常并不能引起明显的细胞壁缺陷，而是通过果胶信号途径元件WAK家族蛋白来调控水稻的育性。这一发现为植物体内的果胶如何发挥其生物学功能提供了新的见解。今后，我希望能进行更多的作物关键基因的解析和研究工作。