Ying Chen

Ying Chen

Center of Crop Genes and Molecular Design

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Tel:86-10-82109449

Email: chenying05@caas.cn

Educations

l  2016.09 - 2021.10     PhD in Biochemistry and Biotechnology

VIB-UGent center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University, Belgium

l  2013.09 – 2016. 07   Master in Developmental Biology

Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

l  2009.09 – 2013.07    Bachelor in Ecology

South China Agricultural University, China

Working Experience

l  2024.09 -now, Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

l  2024.01-2024.09, Postdoctoral researcher, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Germany

l  2021.10-2023.09, Postdoctoral researcher, VIB-UGent Center for Plant System Biology, Ghent University, Belgium

Research Interests

l  Identify key regulators of maize plant architecture formation

l  Investigate the role of post-translational modifications in maize yield

Selected Publications (*corresponding authors)

l  Chen Ying, Vermeersch Mattias, Van Leene Jelle, De Jaeger Geert, Li Yunhai, Vanhaeren Hannes. (2024) A Dynamic Ubiquitination Balance of Cell Proliferation Regulators Determines Plant Organ Size. Science Advances. 10, eadj2570.

l  Chen Ying, Dubois Marieke, Vermeersch Mattias, Inzé Dirk, Vanhaeren Hannes. (2021) Distinct Cellular Strategies Determine Sensitivity to Mild Drought of Arabidopsis Natural Accessions. Plant Physiology. 186 (2): 1171-1185.

l  Chen Ying, Inzé Dirk, Vanhaeren Hannes. (2021) Post-translational Modifications Regulate the Activity of the Growth-restricting Protease DA1. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72(9): 3352-3366.

l  Vanhaeren Hannes, Chen Ying, Vermeersch Mattias, De Milde Liesbeth, De Vleeschhauwer Valerie, Natran Annelore, Persiau Geert, Eeckhout Dominique, De Jaeger Geert, Gevaert Kris, Inzé Dirk. (2020) UBP12 and UBP13 Negatively Regulate the Activity of the Ubiquitin-dependent Peptidases DA1, DAR1 and DAR2. eLife. 9: e52276.