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 Zhi-Yuan
Chen
Associate Professor
302 Life Sciences Bldg.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-7850
Fax: (225) 578-1415
E-mail:
ZChen@agcenter.lsu.edu
Education
B.S. in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Peking
University, 1988.
M.S. in Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, Peking
University, 1991.
Ph.D. in Plant Biology, Louisiana State University, 1996.
Areas of
Specialization/Research
Current research interests
are: (1) to understand host-fungus interactions between corn(maize)
and Aspergillus flavus, the fungus that produces
aflatoxins during infection of susceptible crops, and
between soybean and Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the casual
agent of soybean rust disease; and (2) to develop strategies
to enhance host resistance in maize and soybean to fungal
diseases. The approach we are taking is to identify proteins
induced after fungal infection through proteomics,
especially those proteins uniquely upregulated in resistant
lines, but not in susceptible ones, and to characterize
these proteins to identify proteins/genes that play key
roles in host resistance.
Research
Projects
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LAB94142 |
Enhance Soybean
Production through Understanding its Interactions with Phakopsora Pachyrhizi and
Cercospora Kikuchii
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LAB94143 |
Reducing Aflatoxin
Contamination of Maize through Understanding its Interactions with Aspergillis
Flavus
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Publications |
Curriculum Vitae |
