Lecturer
Educational Background:
2012.08-2018.09 Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
2009.09-2012.06 M.S., Shandong University.
2005.09-2009.06 B.S., Shandong University
Study Abroad Experience：
2019.01-2022.11 Postdoctoral Researcher, Cornell University, USA.
2012.08-2018.09 Ph.D., University of Connecticut.
Research Focus:
Plant reproductive development;
Plant secondary cell wall development;
Maize meiosis regulation
Selected Publications:
1. Qian Du; Bingjian Yuan; Gaurav Thapa Chhetri; Tong Wang; Liying Qi; Huanzhong Wang. (2024). A transcriptional repressor HVA regulates vascular bundle formation through auxin transport in Arabidopsis stem. New Phytologist. 243(5):1681-1697.
2. Qian Du, Utku Avci, Shengben Li, Lina Gallego-Giraldo, Sivakumar Pattathil, Liying Qi, Michael G. Hahn and Huanzhong Wang. (2015). Activation of miR165b represses AtHB15 expression and induces pith secondary wall development in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 83:388–400.
3. Qian Du, Huanzhong Wang. (2016). RETARDED EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT1 (RED1) regulates embryo development, seed maturation and plant growth in Arabidopsis. Journal of Genetics and Genomics. 43: 439-449.
4. Qian Du,Wojtek Pawlowski. (2020). Preparing Immunolocalization Slides of Maize Meiotic Chromosomes for Three-dimensional Microscopy. Bio-101: e3691. DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3691.
5. Qian Du,Huanzhong Wang. (2015). The role of HD-ZIP III transcription factors and miR165/166 in vascular development and secondary cell wall formation. Plant Signaling & Behavior.10:10, e1078955.
Research Projects:
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Joint Fund Project, U23A20188, Molecular Mechanism of Pineapple Fruit Softening Regulation, 2024.1.1- 2027.12.31, in progress, participation.
Email：twelve1010@163.com