1.PERSONAL PROFLE
Cao Zhimin, male, born in February 1954 in Fuping, Shaanxi Province, professor, doctoral student tutor, outstanding teacher and "3-5 Talent " in Shaanxi Province, Vice president of Forest Pathology Branch of Chinese Society of Forestry, executive director of Shaanxi Provincial Plant Pathology.
 

2. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1881 graduated from Northwestern Agriculture College, China, received bachelor's degree in plant protection.
1993 received master's degree in plant pathology from Northwestern Agriculture University, China.
1998 graduated in plant pathology from Northwestern Agriculture University, China, received doctor of science.
 

3.LECTURE COURSES
Undergraduate courses: Plant Pathology, General Forest Pathology, Research Technology of Forest Pathology.
Postgraduate courses: Special Subject of Forest Protection, Epidemiology of Forest Disease, Epidemiology of Forest Disease, Research Progress on Forest Pathology.
Up to now, 20 master and 3 doctoral graduate students have graduated.
 

4.SCENITIFIC RESEARCH FIELD
Studies on the forest pathology and mycology, there are four major researching subjects at present::
●The race differentiation and genetic diversity of poplar leaf rust, Melampsora larici-populina, and poplar biochemical, molecular mechanisms of resistance to the rust fungus.
●The physiological character and pathogenicity differentiation of poplar canker, Dothiorella gregaria.
● Disease and their control technology of economic forest, prickly ash Zanthoxylum bungeanum.
●The species diversity and molecular systematics of Urediniomycetes and Basidiomycetes.
 

5.SCENITIFIC RESEARCH AND ACHIEVEMENTS
In the past 10 years, more than 10 national and ministry-fund research projects for instance, "DNA polymorphism and race SCAR marker of Melampsora larici-populina (National Natural Science Foundation) ", " SSH-cDNA library construction and transcript profiling of gene related resistance of poplar infected by Melampsora larici-populina (National Natural Science Foundation) ", " No-pollution control technique of economic forest pests in northern China(National Science and Technology Support Project)"," Macrofungus species diversity and their ecological function of in the Qinling mountain (Special fund of Ministry of Education of China)", etc. have been carried out, 3 second prizes of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Provincial Government have been received, and The Rust Flora of the Qinling Mountains was awarded the National Outstanding Doctoral dissertation in 2000.
PUBLICATIONS:
Cao Zhi-min, Li Zhen-Qi, Zhuang Jian-Yun. Uredinales from the Qinling Mountains. Mycosystema 19(1):13-23, 2000.
Cao Zhi-min, Li Zhen-Qi, Zhuang Jian-Yun. Uredinales from the Qinling Mountains (continuedⅠ). Mycosystema 19(2):181-192, 2000.
Cao Zhi-min, Li Zhen-Qi, Zhuang Jian-Yun. Uredinales from the Qinling Mountains (continuedⅡ). Mycosystema 19(3):312-316, 2000.
Ren Ben-quan, Cao Zhi-min, Pan Yan-ping, Yu Zhong-dong. Pathogenic Specialization in Melampsora larici-populina. Journal of Northwest Forestry University 18(2):51-54, 2003. (in Chinese)
Yang Qi-qing, Cao Zhi-min, Hu Jing-jiang. Study on Laccase Activities of Wood rot Fungi. Journal of Northwest Forestry University 18(2):58-60, 2003. (in Chinese)
Zhu Ming-qi, Cao Zhi-min, Li Zhen-qi. Evolution of Polyporales Classification and Advances on Taxonomic Studies of Polyporales in China. Journal of Northwest Forestry University 19(1):98-101, 2004. (in Chinese)
Yu Zhong-dong, Cao Zhi-min, Zhang Xing-yao. ITS-rDNA-RFLP analysis of poplar canker, apple ring rot pathogens and other related pathogens. Forest Pest and Disease 23(2):15-18, 2004. (in Chinese)
Cao Zhi-min, Yu Zhong-dong, Pan Yan-ping, Ren Ben-quan. Differentiation of physiological races in Melampsora larici-populina Kleb. in China. Acta Phtopathologica Sinica 35 (2):184-186, 2005. (in Chinese)
Yu Zhong-dong, Cao Zhi-min. A renewed DNA extraction method for molecular study of Melampsora larici-populina. Journal of Northwest Sci-Tech University of Agriculture. and Forestry 33 (11)：155-158, 2005.
Zhang Chun-xia, Cao Zhi-min, Gao Zhi-hui. Distributional Features of Macrofungi in Huoditang Forest Farm. Forest Pest and Disease 20(1):127-131, 2005. (in Chinese)
Ying-mei Liang, Cheng-ming Tian, Zhi-min Cao, et al. Hypoderma qinlingense sp. nov.on Sabina squamata from China. Mycotaxon 93(3):309-313, 2005.
Yu Zhong-dong, Cao Zhi-min, Yuan Ben-ben. Genetic diversity of Melampsora larici- populina. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 17(11):2102-2106, 2006. (in Chinese)
Yu Zhong-dong, Liu Xiao-yong, Cao Zhi-min. ISSR Marker and ITS Sequence Study of Melampsora larici-populina. Agricultural Sciences in China 5(11):847-854, 2006.
Yu Zhong-dong , Cao Zhi-min. SCAR markers transfer for race specific DNA fragments of Melampsora larici-populina. Chinese High Technology Letters 17(10):1082-1086, 2007. (in Chinese)
Zhang Chun-xia, Cao Zhi-min. Primary Analysis of Macrofungic Flora of Huoditang Mts. 　Journal of Yunnan Agricultural University 22(3):345-348, 2007. (in Chinese)
Zhang Bao-gang, Cao Zhi-min. The Flora of Agarics in Huoditang Forest Farm in Qinling Mountains. Journal of Northwest Forestry University 22(2):15-19, 2007. (in Chinese)
Liu Chun-mei, Cao Zhi-min, Yu Zhong-dong. Physiological Race Identification of Chinese Melampsora larici-populina. Journal of Northwest Forestry University 23 (2): 105-108, 2008. (in Chinese)
Liu Li-li, Cao Zhi-min, Fan Jun-feng et al. A Study of Poplar Resistance to Melampsora larici-populina. Journal of Northwest Forestry University 23 (6): 132-134, 2008. (in Chinese)
Tian Cheng-ming, Zhao Peng, Cao Zhi-min. Role of Cell Wall-Degrading Enzymes in Interaction of Poplar and Melampsora larici-populina. SCIENTIA SILVAE SINICAE 44(5):79-83, 2008. (in Chinese)
Yuan kun, Cao Zhi-min. Primary Analysis on Polypores Flora in Huoditang Forest Farm in Qinling Mountains. Journal of Northwest Forestry University 23(5):117-121, 2008. (in Chinese)
Chen Dan, Cao Zhi-min, Wang Pei-xin. The Host Resistance and Pathogen′s Biological Characteristics of Prickly Ash Defoliation Disease (Marssonina zanthoxyli). Journal of Northwest Forestry University 23(6):16-128, 2008. (in Chinese)
Yu Zhong-dong, Zhang Zhen, Cao Xuan-feng, Cao Zhi-min. Specific RAPD-DNA Markers Transfer of Two Populations of Melampsora larici-populina. Scientia Agricultura Sinica 42(1):349-354, 2009. (in Chinese)
Yue Xiao-li, Cao Zhi-min. Resistance of prickly ash varieties to leaf rust, Coleosporium zanthoxyli, in Shaanxi Province. Forest Pest and Disease 29(1):19-21, 2010. (in Chinese)
Chen Zu-jing, Cao Zhi-min, Gou Xing-qing et al. Dynamic changes of active oxygen and related enzymes of the host in interaction between the poplar and Melampsora larici-populina. SCIENTIA SILVAE SINICAE 46(8) :？2010. (in Chinese)
Cao Zhi-min, Ming Yu-ling, Chen Dan et al. Prickly ash resistance to stem rot and pathogenicity differentiation of the pathogenic fungus Fusarium sumbucinum. Journal of Northwest Forestry University 25 (8):？2010. (in Chinese)
 

6. CONTACT
Prof. Zhimin Cao, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University
Address: No.3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
Postcode: 712100
Tel/Fax: +86-29-87082953/216
E-mail: zmcao@nwsuaf.edu.cn, zhimincao@hotmail.com