Fei Du

Fei Du

Center of Crop Genes and Molecular Design

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel:86-10-82105827

Email: dufei01@caas.cn

Educations

l  2011-2016, PhD, University of Freiburg, Germany

l  2008-2011, Master, Beijing Normal University, China

l  2004-2008, Bachelor, Qufu Normal University, China

Working Experience

l  2024-now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2021-2024, Associate Professor, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

l  2017-2021, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Interests

l  Developmental basis of wheat spike morphogenesis

l  Molecular design of spike architecture

Academic Qualifications

l  Feature Editor, Molecular Plant 2020-2022

l  Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Science 2022-now

l  Junior Editor, Seed Biology 2024-2026

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

1. Du, F.*, Chang, Z., Kong, X., Xia, L., Zhou, W., Laux, T*. and Zhang, L.* (2025) Functional conservation and divergence of the WOX gene family in regulating meristem activity: From Arabidopsis to crops. Plant Physiology. 199(1): kiaf374.

2. Du, F., Dai, J.* and Jiao, Y.* (2024) Insights into a functional synthetic plant genome. New Phytologist. 244: 46–50.

3. Wang, Y.#, Du, F.#, Wang, J., Wang, K., Tian, C., Qi, X., Lu, F., Liu, X., Ye, X. and Jiao, Y.* (2022) Improving bread wheat yield through modulating an unselected AP2/ERF gene. Nature Plants. 8: 930–939. (#co-first author)

4. Xiong, Y.#, Wu, B.#, Du, F.#, Guo, X., Tian, C., Hu, J., Lü, S., Long, M., Zhang, L.*, Wang, Y.* and Jiao, Y.* (2021) A crosstalk between auxin and brassinosteroid regulates leaf shape by modulating growth anisotropy. Molecular Plant. 14: 949–962. (#co-first author)

5. Du, F.#, Zhao, F.#, Traas, J.* and Jiao, Y.* (2021) Visualization of cortical microtubule networks in plant cells by live imaging and immunostaining. STAR Protocols. 2(1):100301.

6. Zhao, F#., Du, F.#, Oliveri, H.#, Zhou, L.#, Ali, O.#, Chen, W., Feng, S., Wang, Q., Lü, S., Long, Mian., Schneider, R., Sampathkumar, A., Godin, C., Traas, J.* and Jiao, Y.* (2020) Microtubule-mediated wall anisotropy contributes to leaf blade flattening. Current Biology. 30: 3972–3985. (#co-first author)

7. Du, F.#*, Mo, Y.#, Israeli, A., Wang, Q., Yifhar, T., Ori, N. and Jiao, Y. (2020) Leaflet initiation and blade expansion are separable in compound leaf development. Plant Journal. 104: 1073–1087.

8. Zhou, L.#*, Du, F.#, Feng, S., Hu, J., Lü, S., Long, Mian. and Jiao, Y. (2020) Epidermal restriction confers robustness to organ shapes. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 62(12):1853-1867. (#co-first author)

9. Du, F. and Jiao, Y.* (2020) Mechanical control of plant morphogenesis: concepts and progress. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 57: 16–23.

10. Du, F.#, Gong, W.#, Boscá, S., Tucker, M., Vaucheret, H. and Laux, T.* (2020) Dose-dependent AGO1-mediated inhibition of the miRNA165/166 pathway modulates stem cell maintenance in arabidopsis shoot apical meristem. Plant Communications. 1, 100002.

11. Du, F.#, Guan, C.#, and Jiao, Y.* (2018) Molecular mechanisms of leaf morphogenesis. Molecular Plant. 11(9): 1117-1134.