Yan Zhang

Yan Zhang

Center for Crop Genetics and Breeding

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel:86-10-82108741

Fax:86-10-82108745

Email: zhangyan07@caas.cn

Educations

l  2009-2011, PhD in Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agriculture University, Beijing, China

l  1991-1997, MS in Plant Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China

l  1985-1989, BSC in Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agriculture University, Beijing, China

Working Experience

l  2015-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2003-2004, Visiting Scholar, Shikoku Agricultural Research Center, Fukuyama, Japan

l  2001-2014, Associate Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2001.06-12, Visiting Scholar, Bread Research Institute, Sydney, Australia

l  1996. 08-10, Visiting Scholar, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico

l  1989-2000, Assistant Professor, Institute of Breeding and Cultivation, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

l  Wheat quality and molecular breeding

l  Wheat quality evaluation and processing characteristics

Academic Qualifications

l  AACC Member, American Association of Cereal Chemists

l  Reviewer for The Crop Journal, Cereal Chemistry, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Acta Agronomica Sinica and etc.

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

1.       Wenfei Tian, Lei Zhi, Tiantian Chen, Xue Gong, Yan Zhang*, Zhonghu He*. Effects of pearling on proximate composition, dough rheology, bread-making quality and health-promoting components of elite wheat cultivars. LWT - Food Science and Technology. 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.lwt.2024.115962.

2.       Cong Zhao, Jingyang Tong, Zhiyuan Gao, Jindong Liu, Yuanfeng Hao, Xianchun Xia, Zhonghu He, Yan Zhang*, Wenfei Tian. Genome-wide association study of alkylresorcinols content in 161 wheat cultivars. Journal of Cereal Science, 2023, 111, 103679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2023.103679

3.       Wenfei Tian, Jingyang Tong, Xiaoyue Zhu, Philipp Fritschi Martin, Yonghui Li and Yan Zhang*. Effects of Different Pilot-Scale Milling Methods on Bioactive Components and End-Use Properties of Whole Wheat Flour. Foods 2021, 10, 2857. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10112857

4.       Li L, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Li M, Xu D, Tian X, Song J, Luo X, Xie L, Wang D, He Z, Xia X, Zhang Y*, Cao S*. Genome-wide linkage mapping for preharvest sprouting resistance in wheat using 15K single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays. Front Plant Sci. 2021, 14;12:749206

5.       Tong Jingyang, Wang Shujun, He Zhonghu, Zhang Yan*. Effects of reduced nitrogen fertilization and irrigation on structure and physicochemical properties of starch in two bread wheat cultivars. Agriculture, 2021 2, 11, 26

6.       Zhang Yan, Gao Fengmei, He Zhonghu*. Effects of bran hydration and autoclaving on processing quality of Chinese steamed bread and noodles produced from whole grain wheat flour. Cereal Chemistry, 2019, 96:104-114

7.       Fu Chao, Du Jiuyuan, Tian Xiuling, He Zhonghu, Fu Luping, Wang Yue, Xu Dengan, Xu Xiaoting, Xia Xianchun, Zhang Yan*, Cao Shuanghe*. Rapid identification and characterization of genetic loci for defective kernel in bread wheat. BMC Plant Biology,2019, 8, 19:483

8.       Li Jieyun, Liu Jindong, Wen Wei'e, Zhang Pingzhi, Wan Yingxiu, Xia Xianchuna, Zhang Yan*, He Zhonghu*. Genome-wide association mapping of vitamins B1 and B2 in common wheat. The Crop Journal, 2018, 6:263-270

9.       Li Jieyun, Awais Rasheed, Guo Qi, Dong Yan, Liu Jindong, Xia Xianchun, Zhang Yan*, He Zhonghu*. Genome-wide association mapping of starch granule size distribution in common wheat. Journal of Cereal Science, 2017, 77 :211-218

10.    Yan Dong, Yan Zhang, Yonggui Xiao, Jun Yan, Jindong Liu, Weie Wen, Yong Zhang, Ruilian Jing, Xianchun Xia, Zhonghu He*. Cloning of TaSST genes associated with water soluble carbohydrate content in bread wheat stems and development of a functional marker, Theor Appl Genet, 2016, 129:1061–1070.

11.    Zhang Yan, Guo Qi, Feng Nan, Wang Jinrong, Wang Shujun, He Zhonghu*. Characterization of A- and B-type starch granules in Chinese wheat Cultivars. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2016, 15(0): 60345-7.

12.    Nan Feng, Zhonghu He, Yong Zhang, Xianchun Xia, Yan Zhang*. QTL mapping of starch granule size in common wheat using recombinant inbred lines derived from PH82-2/Neixiang 188 cross. The Crop Journal, 2013, 1:166-171.

13.    Hui Jin, Yan Zhang, Genying Li, Peiyuan Mu, Zheru Fan, Xianchun Xia, Zhonghu He. Effects of allelic variation of HMW-GS and LMW-GS on mixograph properties and Chinese noodle and steamed bread qualities in a set of Aroona near-isogenic wheat lines. Journal of Cereal Science, 2013, 57:146-152.

14.    Hongwei Geng, Yan Zhang, Zhonghu He, Liping Zhang, Rudi Appels,Yanying Qu,Xianchun Xia*. Molecular markers for tracking variation in lipoxygenase activity in wheat breeding. Molecular Breeding, 2011, 28: 117-126.