1998年7月在安徽师范大学生物系获学士学位，
2003年7月 在北京大学许智宏院士实验室获得植物学博士学位，
2003年8月起先后在英国兰卡斯特大学和布里斯托大学Alistair Hetherington教授实验室从事博士后研究。

2010年10月至今，武汉大学教授，“杂交水稻国家重点实验室”课题组组长。

1. 中央高校自主研究创新团队项目，2042012kf2033，“水稻抗逆的分子机制”，2012/05-2014/04，主持人
2．国家自然科学基金面上项目，31171356，“生长素转运调控基因BIG介导高浓度CO2下气孔关闭的分子机制”，2012/01-2015/12，主持人
3．国家自然科学基金面上项目，31470360，“拟南芥HSB1基因参与调控茉莉酸积累和植物抗病性的作用机制”，2015/01-2018/12，主持人
4．国家重大科学研究计划，2015CB942900，“植物根干细胞与可塑性调控的分子机制”，2015/01-2019/8，子课题负责人
5．国家重点研究计划，2016YFD0100604，“水稻抗逆性状形成的分子基础”，2016/07-2020/12，子课题负责人
6．国家自然科学基金面上项目，31770282，“Rab蛋白LDS1调控保卫细胞脂滴大小和气孔功能的分子机制”，2018/01-2021/12，主持人
7．国家自然科学基金面上项目，31971811，“磷酸酶OsSDY1通过乙烯调控水稻气孔密度与产量性状的分子机理”，2020/01-2023/12，主持人

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3．Zhang R-X, Li S, He J et al. (2019) BIG regulates sugar response and C/N balance in Arabidopsis, Plant Signaling & Behavior, DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2019.1669418.


4．Kim D S, Liang Y-K. (2019) Stomatal immunity. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester. DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0028342.



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8.Qin X, Zhang R-X, Ge S et al. (2017). Sphingosine kinase AtSPHK1 functions in fumonisin B1-triggered hypersensitive cell death in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 119: 70-80.

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11.Wu J, Qin X, Tao S et al. (2014). Long-chain base phosphates modulate pollen tube growth via channel-mediated influx of calcium. Plant Journal 79: 507-516.


12.Liang Y-K, Xie XD, Lindsay SE et al. (2010). Cell wall composition contributes to the control of transpiration efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal 64: 692-699.


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