Sheng Chen

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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 2019

995 Citations
14 h-Index
24 Article
3 Conference paper
1 Abstract
1 Letter
1 More
- 1 Review article

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Nondestructive phenomic tools for the prediction of heat and drought tolerance at anthesis in Brassica Species

Chen, S., Guo, Y., Sirault, X., Stefanova, K., Saradadevi, R., Turner, N., Nelson, M., Furbank, R. T., Siddique, K. & Cowling, W., 22 May 2019, In : Plant Phenomics. 2019, 16 p., 3264872.

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Brassica

heat tolerance

drought tolerance

seed yield

flowering

2 Citations (Scopus)

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.

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Open Access

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