Sha Tang

Sha Tang

Professor

Center for Crop Germplasm Resources

Institute of Crop Sciences

No.12 Zhongguancun South Street

Beijing, 100081, China

Email: tangsha@caas.cn

Educations

l  2004-2008, Beijing Forestry University, B.S.

l  2008-2014, Beijing Forestry University, Ph.D

Working Experience

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

l  2019-2023, Associate Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

l  2014-2018, Assistant Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Research Interests

l  Setaria germplasm phenotypic and genotypic characterization

l  Gene discovery and allele mining based on Setaria germplasm

l  Molecular mechanism of Setaria Genes

Academic Qualifications

l  National Nature Funding for “Elite Young Scientist” in 2024

l  Ali Breeding and Research Talent Award Program in 2023

Selected Publications (* First/corresponding authors)

(1) Zhou Z, Zhang L, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Jia H, Zhi H, Jia G, Han Y, Diao X, Tang Sha*. Multi-omics analysis of ubiquitin E2 genes in Setaria: evidence for the roles of E2 genes in various aspects of plant development, stress tolerance, and domestication. Plant J. 2025 Sep;123(5):e70473.

(2) Tang Sha*, Zhao Zhiying*, Liu Xiaotong*, et al. An E2-E3 pair contributes to seed size control ingrain crops. Nature Communications, 2023, 14:3091.

(3) He Qiang*, Tang Sha*, Zhi Hui*, et al. A graph-based genome and pan-genome variation of the model plant Setaria. Nature Genetics, 2023; 55(7):1232-1242.

(4) Tang Sha*, Shahriari Mojgan*, Xiang Jishan*, et al. The role of AUX1 during lateral root development in the domestication of the model C4 grass Setaria italica. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2022, 73(7):2021-2034.

(5) Zhao Meicheng*, Tang Sha*, Zhang Haoshan*, et al. DROOPY LEAF1 controls leaf architecture by orchestrating early brassinosteroid  signaling. PNAS, 2020, 117(35):21766-21774.

(6) Chen Jinfeng, Liu Yang, … , Tang Sha*, Diao Xianmin*. Pangenome analysis reveals genomic variations associated with domestication traits in broomcorn millet. Nature Genetics, 2023, 55:2243-2254.