Zhang Gaisheng, male, born in August, 1951 in Zhouzhi county, Shaanxi province. Professor, post doctorate. Central committee member of Democratic Union, Committee member of the People’s Consultative Conference of Shaanxi province.
In 1993, graduated in crop genetic breeding field in Nanjing Agricultural University with doctoral degree of agriculture;
In 1993, went to England, France and Switzerland to observe and study wheat breeding;
In 1995-1997, did research work in Northwest Agricultural University for post doctoral degree.
Now, professor of Northwest A&F University, doctorial tutor,director of National Yangling Agricultural bio-tech breeding centre,National Wheat Improvement Center(Yangling Branch), Wheat Breeding Engineering Research Center(Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Provincial Crop Heterosis Research & Utilization Key Laboratory; academic council member of Northwest A&F University, excutive director of China Crop Academy, director of China Heridity Resource Branch, vice chairman of Shaanxi Heredity Academy, standing director of Cell Biology Academy, standing director of Scientia Agricultura Sinica, editoral member of Acta Agronomica Sinica, chief editor of Journal of Triticeae Crops, editoral member of Journal of Northwest A&F University, researcher of China Food and Food Security Research Center(China Agricultural University), agriculture consultant of Baiji city.
Enjoyed special subsidy of State Department from 1993, successively appraised as the 1st Shaanxi Provincial Scien-Tech New Star and Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contribution of Ministry of Agriculture in 1995, as National Excellent Teacher in 2001, National Excellent Agricultural Scientific Worker in 2003, Tiptop Talent of Northwest A&F University in 2005, and the 1st Shaanxi Provincial Excellent Scien-Tech worker in 2006.
In the past 35 years, he engaged in research work of Wheat Male Sterility Theory and Utilization of heterosis, and is good at the application of molecule cell heridity and engineering breeding in this field. Successively took chage or undertook hybrid wheat breeding of UNDP, National ‘sixth-five-year’—‘ninth-five-year’hybrid wheat tackle key problem program, creation and application of strong dominance hybrid wheat variety 2009AA101102(863 plan), fast breeding technology system of hybrid wheat(big special program of Ministry of Science and Technology), set up of National Yangling Agricultural Integrate Experiment Engineering Technology Research Center, Hybrid Wheat Section, set up of National Yangling Agricultural Bio-Tech Breeding Center, and other more than 40 scientific research programs.
In hybrid wheat application, he selected several different sterile strains, awarded more than 8 National or provincial rewards. Successively published 218 scientific papers, 4 monographs, and other 5 books, of which 210 were extracted or cited by home or abroad.
Besides, undertook severial core courses of Genetics for undergraduate, post graduate and doctorial students in the past 35 years.
Postal address: No. 89 mail box, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100.
Tel/Fax.: 029-87092292
E-mail: zhanggsh@public.xa.sn.cn