Wensheng WANG

Prof. Wensheng Wang  

Deputy Director of ICS-CAAS  

Tel:86-10-82108609

Fax:86-10-82105819

Email:wangwensheng02@caas.cn

Educations

2008-2011, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

2007.10-2009.12, Studied for Doctoral Dissertation, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines (Funded by China Scholarship Council)

2003-2006, Master's Degree in Crop Genetics and Breeding, Hebei Agricultural University, China

1999-2003, Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, China

Working Experiences

2020.1-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.

2016.1-2019.12, Associate Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.

2011.12-2015.12, Research Assistant, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.

Research Directions

Genome Analysis of Rice Germplasm Resources; Mining of Stress - Resistant Genes; Molecular Breeding of Rice

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

Wang W, Mauleon R, Hu Z, Chebotarov D, Tai S, Wu Z, Li M, Zheng T, Fuentes RR, Zhang F, Mansueto L, Copetti D, Sanciangco M, Palis KC, Xu J, Sun C, Fu B, Zhang H, Gao Y, Zhao X, Shen F, Cui X, Yu H, Li Z, Chen M, Detras J, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Kudrna D, Wang C, Li R, Jia B, Lu J, He X, Dong Z, Xu J, Li Y, Wang M, Shi J, Li J, Zhang D, Lee S, Hu W, Poliakov A, Dubchak I, Ulat VJ, Borja FN, Mendoza JR, Ali J, Li J, Gao Q, Niu Y, Yue Z, Naredo MEB, Talag J, Wang X, Li J, Fang X, Yin Y, Glaszmann JC, Zhang J, Li J, Hamilton RS, Wing RA, Ruan J, Zhang G, Wei C, Alexandrov N, McNally KL, Li Z, Leung H. Genomic variation in 3,010 diverse accessions of Asian cultivated rice. Nature. 2018 May;557(7703):43-49.

Zhang C, Cui Y, Yuan C, Zhang F, Zhu Q, Li S, Zheng S, Zhou S, Sheng T, Qiu X, Liang Q, Yu Y, Wang W*, Li M*. Rice3KGS: A powerful web platform and database for large-scale genome selection. Plant Commun. 2025 Aug 11;6(8):101369.

Yin M, Huo M, Wang S, Zhao Y, Lei Y, Chu X, Zuo L, Liang Y, Liu D, Zhao X, Zhang F, Fu B, Li Z, Li Z, Xu J, Wang W*. Multi-Omics Insights into OsZFP252-OsGA20ox5 Mediated Drought Tolerance in Rice through Stomatal and Vascular Regulation. Plant J.2025. doi: 10.1111/tpj.70497.

Yin M, Zheng Z, Zhang Y, Wang S, Zuo L, Lei Y, Zhao Y, Zhao X, Fu B, Shi Y, Xu J, Wang W*. Identification of Key Genes and Pathways for Anaerobic Germination Tolerance in Rice Using Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) in Association with Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) Mapping. Rice (N Y). 2024 May 31;17(1):37.

Du F, Wang Y, Wang J, Li Y, Zhang Y, Zhao X, Xu J, Li Z, Zhao T, Wang W*, Fu B*. The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor gene, OsbHLH38, plays a key role in controlling rice salt tolerance. J Integr Plant Biol. 2023 Aug;65(8):1859-1873.

Zhang F, Xue H, Dong X, Li M, Zheng X, Li Z, Xu J, Wang W*, Wei C*. Long-read sequencing of 111 rice genomes reveals significantly larger pan-genomes. Genome Res. 2022 May;32(5):853-863.

Wang Y, Wang J, Zhao X, Yang S, Huang L, Du F, Li Z, Zhao X, Fu B, Wang W*. Overexpression of the Transcription Factor Gene OsSTAP1 Increases Salt Tolerance in Rice. Rice (N Y). 2020 Jul 23;13(1):50.

Wang W, Zhao X, Li M, Huang L, Xu J, Zhang F, Cui Y, Fu B, Li Z. Complex molecular mechanisms underlying seedling salt tolerance in rice revealed by comparative transcriptome and metabolomic profiling. J Exp Bot. 2016 Jan;67(1):405-19.