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Jun 16, 2026
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Principal Investigator

Prof. Xianqing Jia

2023.10 – present: Prof. in Plant Biology, Northwest University
2023.03 – 2023.05: Visiting postdoc, University of Nottingham, Castrillo’s Lab
2020.07 – 2023.09: Postdoc in Plant Nutrition, CAAS, YiLab
2014.09 – 2020.06: Ms. & PhD. in Biology, Nanjing University, GATTACA Lab
2010.09 – 2014.06: BS. in Biotechnology, Qinghai University

Assoc. Prof. Xuan Huang

2015.05 – present: Assoc. Prof. in Biotechnology, Northwest University
2009.12 – 2011.02: Visiting Scholar, Duke University, Pei’Lab
2006.07 – 2015.04: Lecturer in Biotechnology, Northwest University
2001.09 – 2006.06: PhD. in Plant Biology, Northwest University
1997.09 – 2001.07: BS. in Biochemistry

Dr. Yi Yuan

2025.12 – present: Lecturer in Plant Biology, Northwest University
2023.06 – 2025.09: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biology, Duke University, USA, Prof. Mark Rausher’s Lab
2015.09 – 2023.06: Ph.D. in Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof. Hongzhi Kong’s Lab
2011.09 – 2015.06: B.S. in Biological Sciences, Northwest University

PhD candidates

Jianbo Song

Education:

  • 2022.9 – Present: Ph.D. Candidate, Northwest University

Research interests:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Immunity

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Feiyu Chen

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2026.09 – present: PhD. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2023.09 – 2026.06: MS. in Biology and Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University
  • B.S. in Bioengineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and deep learning for protein structure

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Master candidates

Shuai Yuan

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2023.09 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2019.09 – 2023.06: B.S. in Biotechnology, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Yufan Chen

A Northwest University graduate student.

Education:

  • 2024.09 - present: Master in Biotechnology and Engineering
  • Bachelor of Biological Science, Xi'an University of Arts and Sciences

Research interests:

  • Arabidopsis glycosyltransferases and their interacting proteins

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Shufan Liu

A Northwest University graduate student.

Education:

  • 2024.09 - present: Master in Biotechnology and Engineering
  • Bachelor of Biotechnology, Taiyuan Normal University

Research interests:

  • The functional crosstalk mechanism between gibberellin (GA) and melatonin (MT) in Arabidopsis

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Yao Lu

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2024.09 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2020.09 – 2024.06: B.S. in biological engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Yuhang Meng

A graduate student in Biotechnology and Engineering at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2024.09 – present: MS. in Biotechnology and Engineering, Northwest University
  • 2020.09 – 2024.06：B.S. in biological engineering, Yantai University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Jingyu Han

A graduate student in Biotechnology and Engineering at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2025.09 – present: MS. in Biotechnology and Engineering, Northwest University
  • 2021.09 – 2025.06：B.S. in biological engineering, Liaocheng University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Rongting Huang

A graduate student in Biotechnology and Engineering at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2025.09 – present: MS. in Biotechnology and Engineering, Northwest University
  • 2021.09 – 2025.06: B.S. in Biotechnology，Henan Institute of Science and Technology

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Jia Li

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2025.09 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2021.09 – 2025.06: B.S. in biological sciences, Mudanjiang Normal University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Yanyang Lu

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2025.09 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2021.09 – 2025.06: B.S. in Biological Sciences,Taiyuan Normal University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Xinru Ma

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2025.09 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2021.09 – 2025.06: B.S.in biological sciences, Tianjin Normal University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Yuting Qiu

A graduate student in Biotechnology and Engineering at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2025.09 – present: MS. in Biotechnology and Engineering, Northwest University
  • 2021.09 – 2025.06：B.S. in biological engineering, Shanxi Agricultural University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Caifeng Wang

A graduate student at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2025.9 – Present: MS. in Cell Biology, Northwest University

Research interests:

  • Plant molecular proteins

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Xianzhi Zuo

A graduate student at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2025.9 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • B.S. in Biotechnology, Qinghai University

Research interests:

  • Plant molecular proteins

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Baichuan Huang

A graduate student at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2026.09 – present: MS. in Biotechnology and Engineering, Northwest University
  • 2022.09 – 2026.06: B.S. in biological sciences, Henan University of Science and Technology

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Huixia Zhang

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2026.09 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2022.09 – 2026.06: B.S. in biological sciences, Inner Mongolia Minzu University

Research interests:

  • Cell Biology

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Luyao Li

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2026.09 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2022.09 – 2026.06: B.S. in Biological Sciences, Taiyuan Normal University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Xiaoyu Zhang

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2026.09 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2022.09 – 2026.06: B.S. in Biological Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Yilin Chen

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2026.09 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2022.09 – 2026.06: B.S. in Biological Sciences, Dezhou University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Yinghan Xin

A graduate student in Biotechnology and Engineering at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2026.09 – present: MS. in Biotechnology and Engineering, Northwest University
  • 2022.09 – 2026.06：B.S. in Biological Science, Hebei University of Science and Technology

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Yiru Dong

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2026.09 – present: MS. in Biology, Northwest University
  • 2022.09 – 2026.06: B.S. in biological sciences, Yan’an University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Yuejie Zhao

A graduate student in Biology at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2026.09 – present: MS. in Cell Biology, Northwest University
  • 2022.09 – 2026.06: B.S. in Biological Sciences (Teacher Education), Yangzhou University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Zhongman Li

A graduate student in Biotechnology and Engineering at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2026.09 – present: MS. in Biotechnology and Engineering, Northwest University
  • 2022.09 – 2026.06: B.S. in Biological Sciences, Xi′an University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Undergraduate students

Tianyi Tian

An Undergraduate student in Life Sciences at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2024.09 – present: B.S. in Biological Sciences, Northwest University

Research interests:

  • Plant physiology and molecular mechanisms

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Songshan Mo

An undergraduate student majoring in Biotechnology at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2024.09 – present: B.S. in Biotechnology, Northwest University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Chunru Yu

A student in Biological Science (BGI Innovation Program) at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2024.9–present: B.S. in Biological Science (BGI Innovation Program), Northwest University.

Research interests:

  • Plant molecular biology

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Letong Feng

Undergraduate student majoring in Biological Sciences (Base Program) at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2024.09 – present: B.S. in Biological Sciences (Base Program), Northwest University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Jingxiang Wang

Education:

  • 2025.9 – Present: B.S. in College of life sciences, Northwest University.

Research interests:

  • Protein design, synthetic biology, and everything interesting

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Alumni

Yaru Li

Education:

  • 2023.9 – Present: MS. in Cell Biology, Northwest University

Research interests:

  • Plant Immunity
  • Protein- Protein Interaction

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Yanlin Wang

A graduate student in Biology at Biotechnology and Engineering at Northwest University

Education:

  • 2023.09 – present: MS. in Biotechnology and Engineering, Northwest University
  • B.S. in Bioengineering, Henan University of Technology

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Shurui Zhang

A graduate student in Biotechnology and Engineering at Northwest University.

Education:

  • 2023.09 – present: MS. in Biotechnology and Engineering, Northwest University
  • B.S. in Biological Sciences, Yantai University

Research interests:

  • Bioinformatics and molecular biology

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Zixin Zhao

Education:

  • 2023.9 – Present: MS. in Biotechnology Engineering, Northwest University

Research interests:

  • Plant Circadian Rhythms
  • Phytomelatonin

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