Xiang Yan
Professor
School of Forestry
Anhui Agricultural University
China
Biography
Professor Xiang is now an Alternate of Anhui Academic & Technology Leader, University Academic Leader of Ornamental Plants & Horticulture, Director of Master Degree Program in Genetics and Breeding of Plants, Director of Chinese Society for Genetics and Breeding of Plants, and Director of Anhui Society for Cell Biology. She was a teacher at Hefei Forestry School from 1988 to 1994. Then she joined the School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture Faculty at Anhui Agricultural University in 1994 and rose to the rank of Professor in 2004. Professor Xiang teaches Forest Genetics, Genetics and Breeding of Ornamental Plants, Modern Technology in Forestry, Advanced Breeding of Ornamental Plants, Genetic Improvement of Forest Trees, and Genetic Engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level. The research conducted by Professor Xiang is focused on genetics & breeding of plants and biotechnology. Her research involves bioinformatics, molecular biology of plants, and plant cell engineering & molecular breeding. She is the principle investigator of over 10 research projects and has won 1 Second Prize of Natural Science Award of Anhui, 1 Scientific Achievement Award of Anhui, and 1 Scientific Achievement Award by Ministry of Education. She is also the author of over 50 publications and 10 national patents.
Research Interest
Plant Genetic Breeding & Biotechnology Application
Publications
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uxin Zhu, Hanwei Yan, Yiyi Wang, Lin Feng, Zhu Chen, Yan Xiang*. Genome Duplication and Evolution of Heat Shock Transcription Factor (HSF) Gene Family in Four Model Angiosperms. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2016, 35:903-920
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Min Wu, Yuan Li, Danmei Chen, Huanlong Liu, Dongyue Zhu, Yan Xiang*. Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the IQD gene family in moso bamboo(Phyllostachys edulis). Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/srep24520
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Yuan Li, Xue Chen, Zhu Chen, Ronghao Cai, Hongmei Zhang and Yan Xiang*. Identification and Expression Analysis of BURP Domain-Containing Genes in Medicago truncatula. Frontiers in Plant Science, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00485
