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Dr. Chunli CHEN

Education

1999 – 2004 Ph.D. Huazhong Agricultural University, Fruit Science, Wuhan, China

1993 – 1997 B.A. Huazhong Agricultural University, Horticulture / Fruit Science, Wuhan, China

Professional Experience

2007 – present Associate Professor, Huazhong Agricultural University

2015.3 – 2016.3 Visiting researcher in Durham University (Supported by CSC)

2013.1 – 2013.4 Visiting researcher in the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited

2010.7 – 2011.2 Visiting researcher in Wageningen University

2008.9 – 2008.11 Visiting researcher in Utrecht University

2004 – 2006 Assistant professor, Huazhong Agricultural University

Program emphasis

Citrus molecular cytogenetics and developmental biology

• 1. Lan Hong, *Chunli Chen, Yin Miao, Changxiu Yu, Wenwu Guo, Qiang Xu, *Xiuxin Deng, Fragile sites of ‘Valencia’ Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) chromosomes are related with active 45s rDNA, PLos ONE. 2016 11(3): e0151512

• 2. Hong Long, Chunli Chen, Bing Wang, Yanni Feng. rDNA Genetic Imbalance and Nucleolar Chromatin Restructuring Is Induced by Distant Hybridization between Raphanus sativus and Brassica alboglabra. PLoS ONE, 2015, 10(2): e0117198

• 3. Jintao Li, Yu Zhao, Huangwei Chu, Likai Wang, Yanru Fu, Ping Liu, Narayana Upadhyaya, Chunli Chen, Tongmin Mou, Yuqi Feng, Prakash Kumar, Jian Xu. SHOEBOX modulates root meristem size in rice through dose-dependent effects of Gibberellins on cell elongation and proliferation. PLoS Genetics 2015, 08, 11:e1005464

• 4. Fuxi Bai, Chunli Chen, Jianyong An, Shunyuan Xiao, Xiuxin Deng, Zhiyong Pan. Transcriptome response to phosphate deficiency in Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2014, 36(12). DOI:10.1007/s11738-014-1687-5

• 5. 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, 166: 603-613

• 6. Xuan Xiao, Fei Ma, *Chunli Chen, *Wenwu Guo. High efficient transformation of auxin reporter gene into trifoliate orange via Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated co-transformation. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult, 2014, 118:137-146

• 7. Yin Miao, Fengjiao Xu, Hong Lan, *Chunli Chen. Chromosome Analysis of Citrus grandis cv. Shatian Seedlings Using Fluorescence Banding. Journal of Huazhong Agriculture University 2014, 33(1), pp 18-23 (in Chinese)

• 8. Xiu Cao, Chunli Chen, Dejian Zhang, Bo Shu, Jie Xiao, Renxue Xia. Influence of nutrient deficiency on root architecture and root hair morphology of trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata L. Raf.) seedlings under sand culture. Scientia Horticulturae, 2013,162(23): 100-105

• 9. Dejian Zhang, Renxue Xia, Bo Shu, Xiu Cao, Chunli Chen. Root hair development of Poncirus trifoliata grown in different growth cultures and treated with 3-indolebutyric acid and ethephon. Scientia Horticulturae, 2013, 160(27): 389-397

• 10. Qiang Xu, Lingling Chen, Xiaoan Ruan, Dijun Chen, Andan Zhu, Chunli Chen, Denis Bertrand,…Xiuxin Deng, Yijun Ruan. The draft genome of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Nature Genetics, 2013, 45, 59–66

• 11. Chunli Chen, Yuyang Deng, Wenwu Guo. Analyses of Citrus madurensis Lour chromosomal karyotype and banding style by biological Image software. Journal of Fruit Science, 2012, 29(4): 690-694 (in Chinese)

• 12. Jing Wang, Peipei Sun, Chunli Chen, Yin Wang, Xingzheng Fu, Jihong Liu. An arginine decarboxylase gene PtADC from Poncirus trifoliata confers abiotic stress tolerance and promotes primary root growth in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2011, 62(8): 2899-914

• 13. Wenwu Guo, Chunli Chen, Yuyang Deng, Xiuxin Deng. Flowering and pollen fertility of an interspecific Citrus hexaploid somatic hybrid. Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 2007, 34(01): 71-74

• 14. Chunli Chen, Wenwu Guo, Hualin Yi, Xiuxin Deng. Cytogenetic analysis of two interspecific Citrus allotetraploid somatic hybrids and their diploid fusion parents. Plant Breeding, 2004, 123: 332-337

• 15. Chunhua Fu, Chunli Chen, Wenwu Guo, Xiuxin Deng. GISH, AFLP and PCR-RFLP analysis of Goutou sour orange + Poncirus trifoliata intergeneric somatic hybrids. Plant Cell Reports, 2004, 23: 391-396 (Joint first authors)