Title: Prof. Yang Ruolin, PhD.

　　We have broad research interests, including but not limited to:

　　Mechanisms and evolutionary origin of gene imprinting

　　Adaptive evolution of genes at the alternative splicing level

　　Convergent evolution of genes

　　High-order architecture of chromosome

　　Comparative epigenomics

　　Development of method and algorithm for data mining

　　Education background:

　　1995-1999 Lanzhou University, China B.S. Biochemistry

　　1999-2002 Lanzhou University, China M.S. Cell Biology

　　2005-2008 Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ph.D. Zoology

　　Professional Experiences:

　　2014-present Professor in College of Life Science, Norwest A&F University, China

　　2011-2014 Postdoctoral research associate, School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, USA

　　2009-2011 Postdoctoral, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

　　2002-2005 Teaching assistant, Shanghai University, China

　　Honors and Awards:

　　100 Talent Program of Shaanxi Province

　　Contact Information:

　　Office: North Campus, Science Building, College of Life Sciences, D407

　　College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University

　　Yangling, Shaanxi 712100 P. R. China

　　E-mail: desert.ruolin AT gmail.com

　　Representative Publications：#co-first author   *corresponding author

　　Thakare D, Yang R, Steffen JG, Zhan J, Wang D, Clark RM, Wang X, and Yadegari R* (2014) RNA-Seq analysis of laser-capture microdissected cells of the developing central starchy endosperm of maize. Genomics Data. 2: 242-245.

　　Xin M#, Yang R#, Yao Y, Ma C, Peng H, Sun Q, Wang X*, Ni Z*. (2014) Dynamic parent-of-origin effects on small interfering RNA expression in the developing maize endosperm. BMC Plant Biology. 14(1):192-198.

　　Li G#, Wang D#, Yang R#, Logan K, Chen H, Zhang S, Skaggs MI, Lloyd A, Burnett WJ, Laurie JD, Hunter BG, Dannenhoffer JM, Larkins BA*, Drews GN, Wang X*, Yadegari R*. (2014) Temporal patterns of gene expression in developing maize endosperm identified through transcriptome sequencing. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 111(21):7582-7587.

　　Xin M#, Yang R#, Li G, Chen H, Laurie J, Ma C, Wang D, Yao Y, Larkins BA, Sun Q, Yadegari R, Wang X*, Ni Z*. (2013) Dynamic Expression of Imprinted Genes Associates with Maternally Controlled Nutrient Allocation during Maize Endosperm Development. Plant Cell. 25(9):3212-3227.

　　Yang R#, Jarvis DE#, Chen H, Beilstein MA, Grimwood J, Jenkins J, Shu S, Prochnik S, Xin M, Ma C, Schmutz J, Wing RA, Mitchell-Olds T, Schumaker KS*, Wang X*. (2013) The Reference Genome of the Halophytic Plant Eutremasalsugineum . Frontiers Plant Sci. 4: 46.

　　Yang R, Wang X*. (2013) Organ evolution in angiosperms driven by correlated divergences of gene sequences and expression patterns. Plant Cell. 25 (1): 71-82.

　　Yang R, Dai Z, Chen S, Chen L*. (2011) MicroRNA-mediated gene regulation plays a minor role in the transcriptomic plasticity of cold-acclimated zebrafish brain tissue. BMC Genomics. 12: 605.