学士：内蒙古农业大学，植物保护，1998年 硕士：内蒙古农业大学，果树学，2001年 博士：中国农业科学院研究生院，生物化学与分子生物学，2004年 2004年7月-2017年12月，中国农业科学院生物技术研究，副研究员 2014年4月-2015年4月，美国佛罗里达大学，访问学者 2017年12月至今，中国农业科学院生物技术研究，研究员

主要方向为逆境诱导的植物开花时间调控、miRNA169家族表达调控网络、玉米籽粒发育调控和品质育种。

1.玉米响应逆境开花时间调控分子机制的研究 2.玉米种子发育小RNA调控网络研究 3.高直链淀粉水稻和玉米新材料的创制

安徽农业大学客座导师；全国玉米生物学研讨会组织委员会委员；Journal of Experimental Botany，BMC Plant Biology，Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Journal of Plant Physiology等杂志的审稿人

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