Curriculum vitae:
Education
2005-2009 China Agricultural University, Bachelor
2009-2012 China Agricultural University, Master
2012-2015 Okayama University, Doctor
Employment Experience
2016-2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS
2018-2022 Research assistant, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS
2022- Research associate, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS
Research direction and interest:
Development of genome editing technologies and application in crops
List of published articles:
1Co-first author, *Correspondence author
Zhang R1, Chen S1, Meng X1, Chai Z, Wang D, Yuan Y, Chen K, Jiang L*, Li J*, Gao C* (2021) Generating broad-spectrum tolerance to ALS-inhibiting herbicides in rice by base editing. Science China Life Sciences, 64(10): 1624-1633.
Xu Y1, Lin Q1, Li X, Wang F, Chen Z, Wang J, Li W, Fan F, Tao Y, Jiang Y, Wei X, Zhang R, Zhu QH, Bu Q*, Yang J*, Gao C* (2021) Fine-tuning the amylose content of rice by precise base editing of the Wx Gene. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 19, 11-13.
Das S, Alam Md M, Zhang R, Hisano S, Suzuki N* (2021) Proof-of-concept for the yadokari nature: a capsidless replicase-encoding but replication-dependent (+)ssRNA virus hosted by an unrelated dsRNA virus. Journal of Virology, 95, e00467-21.
Li C1, Zhang R1, Meng X1, Chen S, Zong Y, Lu C, Qiu JL, Chen YH, Li J*, Gao C* (2020) Targeted, random mutagenesis of plant genes with dual cytosine and adenine base editors. Nature Biotechnology, 38(7):875-882. (Recommended in F1000Prime).
Xing S1, Chen K1, Zhu H, Zhang R, Zhang H, Li B, Gao C* (2020) Fine-tuning sugar content in strawberry. Genome Biology, 21, 230.
Zhang R1, Liu J1, Chai Z, Chen S, Bai Y, Zong Y, Chen K, Li J, Jiang L*, Gao C* (2019) Generation of herbicide tolerance traits and a new selectable marker in wheat using base editing. Nature Plants, 5, 480-485.
Chen K1, Wang Y1, Zhang R, Zhang H, Gao C* (2019) CRISPR/Cas Genome editing and precision plant breeding in agriculture. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 70, 667-697.
Li C1, Zong Y1, Wang Y1, Jin S, Zhang D, Song Q, Zhang R, Gao C* (2018) Expanded base editing in rice and wheat using a Cas9-adenosine deaminase fusion. Genome Biology, 19, 59.
Hisano S, Zhang R, Faruk MI, Kondo H, Suzuki N* (2018) A neo-virus lifestyle exhibited by a (+)ssRNA virus hosted in an unrelated dsRNA virus. Virus Research, 244, 75-83.
Zong Y1, Wang Y1, Li C, Zhang R, Chen K, Ran Y, Qiu J, Wang D, Gao C* (2017) Precise base editing in rice, wheat and maize with a Cas9-cytidine deaminase fusion, Nature Biotechnology, 35, 438-440. (Recommended in F1000Prime).
Zhang R1, Hisano S1, Tani A ,Kondo H, Kanematsu S, Suzuki N* (2016) A capsidless ssRNA virus hosted by an unrelated dsRNA virus. Nature Microbiology, 1(1):15001.
Zhang R1, Liu S1,Chiba S, Kondo H, Kanematsu S, Suzuki N* (2014) A novel single-stranded RNA virus isolated from a phytopathogenic filamentous fungus, Rosellinia necatrix, with similarity to hypo-like viruses. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5, Article 360 pp1-12.
