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Biography

2002.06 - 2005.06: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Plant Molecular Genetics at Centre for Environment and Life Science, CSIRO Plant Industry
2000.12 - 2002.06: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant Molecular Physiology at Institute of Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Physiology, INRA, University of Montpellier, France
2000.01 - 2000.12: Lecturer in Molecular Genetics at College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan China
1997.01 - 2000.01: Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
1994.09 - 1996.12: M.Sc. (Ag.) in Plant Genetics & Breeding at College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
1988.06 - 1994.08: Research Assistant in Plant Molecular Biology at College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan China
1984.09 - 1988.06: B.Sc. in Biological Science at College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan China

Roles and responsibilities

Exploration of the optimum strategy of molecular marker-assisted backcross breeding and development of functional markers for molecular breeding
Gene expression and regulation under biotic and/or abiotic stress
Canola hybrid performance at multi-environment trials
Genetic diversity and crop evolution of Brassica species
Trigenomic bridges for Brassica improvement
Plant abiotic stress physiology & genetics

Future research

Gene expression and regulation under abiotic stress
Genetic diversity and crop evolution of Brassica species
Trigenomic bridges for Brassica improvement
Plant abiotic stress physiology & genetics

Previous positions

2002.06 - 2005.06: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Plant Molecular Genetics at Centre for Environment and Life Science, CSIRO Plant Industry
2000.12 - 2002.06: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant Molecular Physiology at Institute of Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Physiology, INRA, University of Montpellier, France
2000.01 - 2000.12: Lecturer in Molecular Genetics at College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan China
1988.06 - 1994.08: Research Assistant in Plant Molecular Biology at College of Life Science, Hubei University, Wuhan China

Research

Plant Abiotic Stress Physiology & Genetics
Molecular Breeding
Molecular marker and genomic selection
Plant Genetic Resources & Evolution

Keywords

Plant genetics and breeding
Plant heterosis and utilisation of hybrid vigour
Plant germplasm resources and genetic diversity
Marker-assisted selection and genomic selection in plant breeding
Structural variation and evolution of plant genomes
Molecular physiology and genetics of plants under abiotic stress
Gene expression and regulation of plants under abiotic stress

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Research Output 2001 2018

932 Citations
13 h-Index
23 Article
3 Conference paper
1 Abstract
1 Letter
1 More
- 1 Review article

A High-Density Genetic Map of an Allohexaploid Brassica Doubled Haploid Population Reveals Quantitative Trait Loci for Pollen Viability and Fertility

Yang, S., Chen, S., Zhang, K., Li, L., Yin, Y., Gill, R. A., Yan, G., Meng, J., Cowling, W. A. & Zhou, W., 28 Aug 2018, In : Frontiers in Plant Science. 9, 18 p., 1161.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

3 Citations (Scopus)

Chinese Root-type Mustard Provides Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of the Multi-use Diversified Allopolyploid Brassica juncea

Chen, S., 25 Nov 2017, In : Molecular Plant.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Open Access

5 Citations (Scopus)

2 Downloads (Pure)

Drought-Tolerant Brassica rapa Shows Rapid Expression of Gene Networks for General Stress Responses and Programmed Cell Death Under Simulated Drought Stress

Guo, Y., Samans, B., Chen, S., Kibret, K. B., Hatzig, S., Turner, N. C., Nelson, M. N., Cowling, W. A. & Snowdon, R. J., Aug 2017, In : Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 35, 4, p. 416–430 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Brassica rapa

Gene Regulatory Networks

Droughts

Brassica napus

stress response

8 Citations (Scopus)

Can genomics assist the phenological adaptation of canola to new and changing environments?

Nelson, M. N., Lilley, J. M., Helliwell, C., Taylor, C. M., Siddique, K. H. M., Chen, S., Raman, H., Batley, J. & Cowling, W. A., 29 Mar 2016, In : Crop and Pasture Science. 67, 3-4, p. 284-297 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

canola

flowering

genomics

Brassica napus

phenology

Genome-wide association analyses provide genomic insights into natural variation in heat tolerance of Brassica rapa

Chen, S., Hayward, A., Witt Hmon, K. P., Dey, S. S., Inturrisi, F. C., Dolatabadian, A., Neik, T. X., Yang, H., Nelson, M., Turner, N., Siddique, K., Cowling, W. & Batley, J., 2016.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract