Curriculum Vitae: Huanzhong Wang

Huanzhong Wang

Plant Biology Division
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
2510 Sam Noble Parkway
Ardmore, OK  73401 USA
Lab Phone: (580) 224-6640 Desk Phone: (580) 224-6120 Fax: (580) 224-6692
E-mail: hzwang@noble.org 

Research Interests
My research interest is focused on the better utilization of lignocellulosic biomass for bioenergy production. Molecular, genetic and metabolic methods are used to study the modulation of lignin biosynthesis. The goal of my research is to apply the basic research achievement on biofuel crops through lignin engineering.

Education and Professional Training

• Jun, 2008-present, postdoctoral research fellow, Richard Dixon’s lab, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.
• Aug, 2006-Jun, 2008, postdoctoral scholar, Sheila McCormick’s lab, PMB, University of California at Berkley/Plant Gene Expression Centre, USDA.
• Sep, 2002-Augt, 2006, Ph. D. student, majored in molecular genetics, Jiayang Li’s lab, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing China.  

Awards
2003-2004, Excellent Graduate Student Award, the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 

Peer reviewed journal Publications 

(1) Huanzhong Wang, Leonor C. Boavida, Mily Ron and Sheila McCormick. (2008). Truncation of a Protein Disulfide Isomerase, PDIL2-1, Delays Embryo Sac Maturation and Disrupts Pollen Tube Guidance in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell 20: 3300-3311.

(2) Ya Dai, Huanzhong Wang*, Li Baohua, Juan Huang, Xinfang Liu, Yihua Zhou, Zhonglin Mou, Jiayang Li, Increased expression of MAP KINASE KINASE7 Causes Deficiency in Polar Auxin Transport and Leads to Plant Architectural Abnormality in Arabidopsis. 2006. The Plant Cell, Vol. 18, 308-320  *these authors contributed equally to this work.

(3) Huanzhong Wang, Yonghong Wang, Jiayang Li. (2004). The metabolism and functional mechanism of plant hormones. In Agricultural biotechnology, Keqiang Mang, ed(Beijing, China, Chemical industry publishers ), pp 56-77.

(4) Huanzhong Wang, Yanming Li, Jianping Zhang, Liyan Zhang. (2000). A preliminary study on the dynamics of endogenous hormones of early maturing wheat and its parents. Journal of Agricultural University of Hebei, 23(4): 10-14

(5) Huanzhong Wang, Yanming Li, Liyan Zhang. (2000). Review on early maturity and its chemical control in winter wheat. Journal of Triticeae crops, 2000, 20(1): 87-90

(6) Huanzhong Wang, Yanming Li, Liyan Zhang, Jianping Zhang. (1998) Preliminary Study on the Photosynthesis Characteristics of Wheat with Different Maturation Time, Journal of Agricultural University of Hebei, 21(2): 1-5.