主要从事作物高光效的生物学基础解析及高光效核心材料创制。

主要成果：

1.主持国家自然科学基金1项，国际合作基金项目1项，转基因专项子课题2项，基本业务费3项。作为研究骨干，参加国家863、973、转基因专项、国际合作、院协同创新等项目10余项。2017年入选中国农业科学院“科研英才培育工程”院级人选，主持中国农业科学院创新工程的院级人才计划项目。

2.参与创制了容量为10万份水稻T-DNA标签突变体库，成为国际上具有重要影响的水稻功能基因组学研究平台。利用这个平台，发表科研论文30篇以上，其中SCI论文18篇（第一作者或通讯作者14篇），影响因子累积90分以上；获发明专利授权13项； 培养研究生3人，协助指导博士研究生5人。

授权发明专利 ：

1一种植物抗逆蛋白MASTER及其编码基因的应用(授权ZL 200810118022.2)

2一种果聚糖酶及其编码基因与应用(授权ZL200910246719.2)

3植物耐旱相关蛋白DSM1及其编码基因和应用(授权ZL201310712134.1)

4来源于苔藓植物的抗旱蛋白PpLEA3-25及其编码基因与应用(授权ZL201410001281.2 )

5植物抗逆性相关蛋白PpLEA3-23及其编码基因与应用(授权ZL 201210499263.2)

6苔藓植物耐逆蛋白PpLEA3-17及其编码基因与应用(授权ZL 201010599624.1)

7植物耐逆性相关蛋白PpLEA3-21及其编码基因与应用(授权ZL 201210499844.6)

8控制水稻花期的蛋白OSEF1及其编码基因与应用(授权ZL 201410645279.9)

9OsGSL5蛋白在控制植物育性中的应用(授权ZL 201410478783)

10植物耐逆性相关蛋白及其编码基因与应用(授权ZL2012101070407)

11一种与植物抗逆性相关蛋白TaWrky48及其编码基因与应用(授权ZL 201510490829.9)

12一种与植物抗逆性相关蛋白Prp1及其编码基因与应用(授权ZL 201510741973.5)

13一种与水稻光合作用相关WSP1蛋白及其相关生物材料与应用(授权ZL 201510741235.0)

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