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My major research area is
biotechnology and genomics of biofuel feedstocks. We are working on switchgrass
(Panicum virgatum), which is considered a prime candidate for
large-scale biomass production for ligno-cellulose
derived bio-energy. We employ biotechnology and genomics tools to improve the
biomass production and plant resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses of
switchgrass. My laboratory also works on the molecular plant-microbe
interactions using tomato-Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria and watermelon-Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli as two model
plant-pathogen systems.
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Main Investigator
Dr. Bingyu Zhao, Associate Professor
Postdoctoral, 2004-2007,
University of California-Berkeley, CA, USA
Ph.D., 1999-2004, Kansas State
University, KS, USA
M.S., 1994-1997, Chinese Academy
of Agricultural Sciences, China
B.S., 1990-1994, Qingdao
Agricultural University, China