Name: ZHANG Yan-Zhen

Gender: Female

Degree: Doctor

Title: Associate Professor

Organization: Beijing Union University

Education Experience:

1990.09 North western Agriculture University Bachelor of Agriculture

1997.09 Quartermaster University of PLA, Diplom-Agraringenieu

2004.09 Capital Normal University, Doctor of Science

Work Experience:

1994.09 Xiaqngfan’s Graduate Training Group of the General Logistics Department.

1995.01 Cell Engineering Laboratory, Agricultural Science Research Institute, University of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry of PLA.

1996.01 Department of Agriculture, University of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry of PLA.

2000.09 Genetic engineering research center, Quartermaster University of PLA

2005.12 College of Plant Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Jilin University.

2007.07 College of Applied Humanities and Technology, Beijing Union University

Rewards:

2008.  Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Capital Normal University

Research Area:

Bioactive substances of wheat germ and their physiological functions

Cloning of specific enzyme genes and genetic modification

Publication:

1. Yanzhen Zhang, Xiaohui Li, Aili Wang, Xueli An, Qian Zhang, Yuhe Pei, Liyan Gao, Wujun Ma, Rudi Appels, Yueming Yan. Novel x-type HMW glutenin genes from Aegilops tauschii and their implications on the wheat origin and evolution mechanism of Glu-D1-1 proteins. Genetics. 2008, 178: 23-33.

2. Yanzhen Zhang, Qiaoyun Li, Yueming Yan, Jigang Zheng, Xueli An, Yinghua Xiao, Aili Wang, Yuhe Pei, Haibo Wang, Sai L. K. Hsam and Friedrich J. Zeller Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis a novel glutenin gene (Dy10.1t ) from Aegilops tauschii. Genome 2006,49:735-745

3. Zhang Y, An X, Li X, Shen S, Gao L, Wang K, Wang S, Yan Y. Isolation and Expression of a New High Molecular Weight Glutenin Subunit Gene at the Glu-D-1-2 Locus from Aegilops tauschii. Cereal Research Communications 2009,37(3):449–457.

4. Wan Liu, Yanzhen Zhang, Xuan Gao, Ke Wang, Shunli Wang,Yong Zhang, Zhonghu He, Wujun Ma and Yueming Yan. Comparative proteome analysis of glutenin synthesis and accumulation in developing grains between superior and poor quality bread wheat cultivars. J Sci Food Agric 2012, 92: 106–115 (Co-first author).

5. Zhang Yanzhen, Xuan Jinsong. Protein Science——theory,technology and application[M]. Beijing: PekingUniversity Press, 2013.