Cheng Yongan

Biography

1. General information 　　First name: Yong-an 　　Family name: Cheng 　　Gender: Male 　　Date and place of birth: October 1957, Weinan, Shaanxi 　　Title: Professor 　　E-mail: yongan27@163.com 　　Tele: +86-29- 87082613 　　Fax: +86-29- 87082613 　　2. Education and working experiences 　　1978.09-1982.07: Undergraduate study at the Department of Horticulture, Northwest Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, BSc. 　　1982.07-1995.03: Work at the Institute of Vegetable and Flowers of Shaanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences 　　1995.03-1997.11: Work at the Department of Science and Technology Industry of Shaanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences 　　1997.11-1999.09: Work at the Institute of Vegetable and Flowers of Shaanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences 　　1999.09- Work at the College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China. 　　2004.12-: Professor, College of Horticulture, Northwest University of Agriculture and Forestry, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China.

Research Interest

　(1) Genetic transformation 　　(2) Plant tissue culture 　　(3) Plant (squash) breeding and planting 　　(4) Relationship between the pumpkin and the prevention and therapy of human diabetes 　　(5) Molecular biology