Liu Aizhong
Professor
Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology
Kunming Institute of Botany
China
Biography
LIU Aizhong, Professor, obtained his Ph.D. at the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001, received postdoctoral training in Smithsonian Institute (Washington DC) and Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) from October, 2001 to October, 2006, and worked as a senior scientist at University of Georgia (Athens, GA) from November 2006 to December 2008. Dr. Liu was financially supported by “100 talent program” from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009. Dr. Liu joined Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2012 as a Group Leader of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering Group. Main researches at Liu Lab focus on molecular basis of storage lipid accumulation in developing seeds (or oleaginous yeasts) and epigenetics & evolution of seed development. He has published more than 40 research papers on leading scientific journals.
Research Interest
Formation of critical yield traits in castor bean, characterizing the structures and functions of critical lipid genes from oleaginous seeds, Establishing and improving the genetic engineering of using biomass and oleaginous yeast fermentation
Publications
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Wei Xu, Tianquan Yang, Xue Dong, De-zhu Li, and Aizhong Liu*. 2016. Genomic DNA methylation analyses reveal the distinct profiles in castor bean seeds with persistent endosperms. Plant Physiology. 171(2): 1242-1258.
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Xiaoxu Fan, Shuncang Zhang, Lingshang Lin, Lingxiao Zhao, Aizhong Liu and Cunxu Wei*. 2016. Properties of new starches from tubers of Arisaema elephas, yunnanense and erubescens. Food Hydrocolloids. 61: 183-190.
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Wang JC, Xu RH, Haque ME and Aizhong Liu*. 2016. Overexpression of ACC gene from oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi enhanced the lipid accumulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with increased levels of glycerol 3-phosphate substrates. Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 80(6): 1214-1222.
