1997年毕业于武汉大学生命科学学院细胞学专业，获学士学位。
1997—2002年在武汉大学生命科学学院植物发育生物学教育部重点实验室硕博连读，获博士学位。
2002—2004年，在中国科学院水生生物研究所做博士后工作。
2004年12月—至今，武汉大学生命科学学院副教授。

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2. Lei Zhang (张蕾), Ying-Tang Lu. (2003). Calcium/calmodulin-binding protein kinases in plants. Trends in Plant Science. 8: 123-127

3. Wei Hua, Lei Zhang (张蕾), Shuping Liang, Russell L. Jones, and Ying-Tang Lu (2004). A tobacco calcium/calmodulin-binding protein kinase functions as a negative regulator of flowering. Journal of Biological Chemistry 279: 31483 -31494

4. Bi-Feng Liu, Lei Zhang（张蕾）, Ying-Tang Lu. (2001). Characterization of phosphorylation of a novel protein kinase in rice cells by capillary electrophoresis. J of Chromatography A 918：401-409

5. Bi-Feng Liu, Lei Zhang（张蕾）, Hai-Hua Liu, Ying-Tang Lu. (2001). Pharmacutical-induced cell apoptosis characterized by capillary zone electrophoresis. Analytical Biochemistry 297: 10-14