Yongyao Zhao: Plant Physiology First Author

Yongyao Zhao, first author of “The evolution of stomatal traits along the trajectory towards C4 photosynthesis”

Current position: Doctoral student

Education: Doctoral student in CAS center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science, Shanghai, China

Non-scientific interests: listening to music

Brief bio: I am studying photosynthesis in CAS center for Excellence in molecular plant science. Photosynthesis is very important for our world, and C4 photosynthesis is a highly efficient photosynthetic type. Compared with C3 plants, the water use efficiency of C4 plants is higher. The demands for H2O and CO2 during the evolution of C4 photosynthesis attract me. Stomata are little pores on plants surface. Stomata are very important for the shuttle of H2O and CO2 between plants and atmosphere. Therefore, I am very interest in the stomatal change during the evolution of C4 photosynthesis. I found the changed pattern of stomata with the evolution of C4 photosynthesis. In addition, I found the FSTOMAGEN gene underlay the change of stomata during the evolution of C4 photosynthesis. In future, I will continue to focus on the stomatal evolution along the road to C4 photosynthesis.

姓名：赵永耀

目前职位：博士生

教育：中国，上海，中国科学院分子卓越创新中心在读博士生

非科学的兴趣：听歌

简要简历：本人现在在中国科学院分子植物卓越创新中心就读博士生学位，从事光合作用方面的研究。光合作用对于我们的世界非常重要，而C4光合作用是一种高效率的光合作用类型。与具有C3光合作用的植物相比，具有C4光合作用的植物的水分利用效率更高。在C4进化期间，植物对于H2O和CO2的需求是怎样的这一问题吸引了我。气孔是植物表面微小的孔，它们对于H2O和CO2在植物和外界大气之间的穿梭至关重要。所以，我对气孔在C4光合进化过程中的变化非常的感兴趣。我发现了C4光合进化过程中的变化方式。与此同时，我发现基因FSTOMAGEN对于气孔在C4进化中的变化有着重要作用。未来，我将会继续关注通往C4光合的道路上的气孔的进化。