Members
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
- CV:
- Email: jiaxianqing@nwu.edu.cn
- ORCID: 0000-0003-2033-2048
- Github: https://github.com/jiaxianqing
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FL4RJsIAAAAJ&hl=en
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
- CV:
- Email: xuanhuang@nwu.edu.cn
- ORCID: 0000-0001-9670-0930
- Google Scholar:
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
- CV:
- Email: yiyuan19940816@163.com
- ORCID: 0000-0003-3010-3433
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=srgBIUMAAAAJ
PhD candidates
Jianbo Song
Education:
- 2022.9 – Present: Ph.D. Candidate, Northwest University
Research interests:
- Molecular Biology
- Plant Immunity
Contact:
- Email: jianbosongnwu@163.com
- ORCID:
Master candidates
Feiyu Chen
A Northwest University and Hangzhou Normal University jointly trained graduate student.
Education:
- 2023.09 – present: 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
Contact:
- Email: 1281677838@qq.com
- ORCID: 0009-0008-5269-5023
Yaru Li
Education:
- 2023.9 – Present: MS. in Cell Biology, Northwest University
Research interests:
- Plant Immunity
- Protein- Protein Interaction
Contact:
- Email: liyaru0416@163.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: wangyl695695@163.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: 2471354623@qq.com
- ORCID: 0009-0004-5566-7432
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
Contact:
- Email: zhangshurui2023@163.com
- ORCID: 0009-0001-7014-2608
Zixin Zhao
Education:
- 2023.9 – Present: MS. in Biotechnology Engineering, Northwest University
Research interests:
- Plant Circadian Rhythms
- Phytomelatonin
Contact:
- Email: 2248523123@qq.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: 2545614359@qq.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: lsfjy456@163.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: yaolu202402@163.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: 1938762967@qq.com
- ORCID: 0009-0005-5054-6444
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
Contact:
- Email: Hanjy1203@163.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: 1721109258@qq.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: 13763400291@163.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: anyangLuu@163.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: maxinru2025@163.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: yuting_qiu17@163.com
- ORCID:
Caifeng Wang
A graduate student at Northwest University.
Education:
- 2025.9 – Present: MS. in Cell Biology, Northwest University
Research interests:
- Plant molecular proteins
Contact:
- Email: 18135044830@163.com
- ORCID:
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
Contact:
- Email: 15181025592@163.com
- ORCID: