Huafang Wang

Biography

Educational Background 11, 2010 — 02, 2011. University of Connecticut, USA Exchange visitor in poplar propagation and breeding Research on super poplar micropropagation with tissue culture, molecular breeding by means of Gene-Deletor supervised by Professor Yi Li 10, 1998 — 10, 1999. University of Natal Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Post-Doctoral Fellow in tree peony tissue culture in vitro propagation, supervised by Professor Johannes van Staden 08, 1996－12,1996. Hong Kang Baptist University, Hong Kong Sabbatical in plant drought signal transduction, supervised by Professor Jiamhua Zhang 05, 1995－06, 1995. College of Jämsäköski, Jämsäköski, Finland Sabbatical in Finn forestry 09, 1989 — 07, 1992. China Agriculture University, Beijing, China Ph. D in Plant physiology and biochemistry, Research on conifer plant nutrition and their growth in provenances of Platycladus orentalis, supervised by Professor Beiwen Han and Professor Rongfu Gao 09, 1984 — 07, 1987. Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China M.S in Botany, Research on roles of NAA in provoked shoot rooting in Populus tomentosa by radioactive tracing, supervised by Professor Qingying Meng and Professor Yanting Tian 03, 1978 — 01, 1982. Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China B. S in Forestry, supervised by Professor Yanting Tian and Professor Qingying Meng Working Experience 03, 2000 — present. College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University 35 Tsinghua Donglu, Beijing, 100083, CHINA Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Courses Taught 1) Plant cell and gene engineering. First Semester. 1.5 credits, Undergraduate. 2) Plant biotechnology. Second Semester. 1.5 credits. Undergraduate 3) Plant tissue culture. First Semester. 3 credits. Graduate. 4) Plant biomarker technology. Second Semester. 3 credits. Graduate. The course covers labeling principles and techniques in plants with isotopes, fluorescence and DNA molecules 5) Plant cell engineering. First Semester. 3 credits. Graduate. The course covers the principles and techniques of cell places, tissue culture, somatic embryogenesis, rejuvenation, and the second metabolites. Areas of Research Interests 1) Molecular improvements of trees for drought adaptability, faster growth and higher quality timbers for forestry, wood/paper and bioenergy industrials. 2) Micropropagation of elite woody and ornamental plants. 03, 1992 — 03, 2000. College of Plant Sciences, Forestry, Beijing Forestry University 35 Tsinghua Donglu, Beijing, 100083, CHINA Associate Professor in Forestry Courses Taught 1) Forestry isotope technology. First Semester. 1.5 credits, Undergraduate. 2) Advanced forestry isotope technology. Second Semester. 3 credits. Graduate. Areas of Research Interests 1) Plant micropropagation and breeding 2) Plant physiology in adaptions to soil environments 03, 1987 — 03, 1992. College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University 35 Tsinghua Donglu, Beijing, 100083, CHINA Lecturer in Forestry Courses Taught 1) Forestry isotope technology. First Semester. 1.5 credits, Undergraduate. 2) Advanced forestry isotope technology. Second Semester. 3 credits. Graduate. Areas of Research Interests: Plant physiology in micropropagation 02, 1982 — 03, 1987. Department, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University 35 Tsinghua Donglu, Beijing, 100083, CHINA Teaching Assistant in plant physiology Associate Courses Taught: 1) Forestry isotope technology. First Semester. 1.5 credits, Undergraduate. 2) Advanced forestry isotope technology. Second Semester. 3 credits. Graduate.

Research Interest

Molecular improvements of trees for drought adaptability, faster growth and higher quality timbers for forestry, wood/paper and bioenergy industrials, Micropropagation of elite clones of woody plants. Dwarfing of multiple uses plants for high economic yields