ICV Value = 66.89
ISSN: 2578-6598
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Northwest A&F University
Shaanxi
China
Dr. Tianyong Zhao is a Professor in Northwest ASF University, China. He received his B.S. degree in Pomology from Hebei Agricultural University in Baoding, Hebei Province, China, in 1990, and got his Ph.D. degree in Plant Genetics and Breeding from China Agricultural University in Beijing, China, in 1998. After finishing his Ph.D studies, Dr. Zhao went to U.C.Berkeley and University of Kentucky for postdoc training and then worked at University of Kentucky as a research scientist. Dr. Zhao joined the faculty at Northwest A&F University in 2011. Dr. Zhao's current research interest focus on the functional analysis and expression regulation of key enzyme genes involved in maize raffinose metabolism pathway. His research goal is to breed drought stress tolerance maize plant by regulation of maize raffinose metabolism pathway using both classic and biotechnology approaches.
