Faculty
Education Background
2007.08-2013.03 ?????? Ph.D,? Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
2003.09-2007.07 ?????? Bs, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Professional Experience
2018.04-now? ?????? Research Assistant Professor, Southern University of Science and Technology
2017.10-2018.03??? Assistant Professor, Hunan University
2016.06-2017.09??? Research Associate, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2014.07-2016.05??? Research Associate, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA
2013.06-2014.06??? Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Research Interests
-To understand how oat specific metabolite Avnenanthramide biosynthesis in vivo and its role as phytoalexins as well as biomedicine
-To improve plant adaption to various abiotic stresses especially for heavy metal by using genetic modification, application of novel chemicals et al
-Investigate cell-to-cell communication in plant development and differentiation of multi-cellular organisms
Selected Publication
- Jian Huang,?Zhiyong Li, Gabriel Biener, Erhui Xiong, Shikha Malik, Nathan Eaton, Catherine?Z. Zhao, Valerica Raicu, Hongzhi Kong, Dazhong Dave Zhao. Carbonic anhydrases function in?anther cell differentiation downstream of the receptor-like kinase EMS1.?Plant Cell. 2017 Jun;29(6):1335-1356.
- Zhiyong Li, Yao Wang, Jian Huang, Nagib Ahsan, Gabriel Biener, Joel Paprocki, Jay J. Thelen,?Valerica Raicu, Dazhong Zhao. Two SERK receptor-like kinases interact with the receptor-like?kinase EMS1 in anther cell fate determination in Arabidopsis.?Plant Physiology. 2017 Jan;?173(1): 326–337.
- Jian Huang,?Zhiyong Li, Dazhong Zhao. Deregulation of the OsmiR160 target gene OsARF18?causes growth and developmental defects with an alteration of auxin signaling in rice.?Scientific?Reports. 2016; 6: 29938.
- Likai Wang, Huangwei Chu*,?Zhiyong Li*, Juan Wang*, Jintao Li, Yang Qiao, Yanru Fu,?Tongmin Mou, Chunli Chen, Jian Xu. Origin and development of the root cap in rice.?Plant?Physiology. 2014 Oct;166(2):603-13.
- Zhiyong Li, Zhaoshi Xu, Yan Chen, Guangyuan He, Guangxiao Yang, Ming Chen, Liancheng?Li, Youzhi Ma. A novel role for Arabidopsis CBL1 in affecting plant responses to glucose and?gibberellin during germination and seedling development.Plos One. 2013, 8(2):e56412.
- Zhiyong Li, Zhaoshi Xu, Guangyuan He, Guangxiao Yang, Ming Chen, Liancheng Li, Youzhi?Ma. Voltage-dependent anion channel 1 of Arabidopsis (AtVDAC1) affects seed germination?and cold stress response and interacts with calcium sensor CBL1.?International Journal of?Molecular Sciences. 2013, 14(1), 701-713.