Yuepeng Han
Professor
Wuhan Botanical Garden
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
China
Biography
Education and Appointments： 2008 - present: Professor, Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 2004 - 2008: Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA 2001 - 2004: Ph.D candidate, Crop genetics and breeding, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China 1998 - 2001: Master candidate, Crop genetics and breeding, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China 1993 - 2008: Research assistant, Institute of Agricultural Science, Yangzhou, China 1989 - 1993: Undergraduate, Agronomy, Jingsu Agricultural College, Jiangsu, China
Research Interest
Research Interest： Fruit tree genomics, particularly in genetic basis and molecular mechanism of fruit quality. Public Services： 2012 - present: Editorial board member, PLoS ONE 2008 - present: Associate Editor, Plant Molecular Biology Reporter 2010 - present: Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Plant Science
Publications
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Cheng J, Liao L, Zhou H, Gu C, Wang L, Han YP* (2015) A small indel mutation in an anthocyanin transporter causes variegated colouration of peach flowers. Journal of Experimental Botany 66: 7227-7239
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Vimolmangkang S, Deng X, Owiti A, Meelaph T, Ogutu C, Han YP* (2016) Evolutionary origin of the NCSI gene subfamily encoding norcoclaurine synthase is associated with the biosynthesis of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids in plants. Scientific Reports 6: 26323
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Wang W, Zhou H, Ma B, Owiti A, Korban SS, Han YP* (2016) Divergent evolutionary pattern of sugar transporter genes is associated with the difference in sugar accumulation between grasses and eudicots. Scientific Reports 6: 29153
