Prof. Dr. Zhiyong Wang

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPlant Physiology,Cell Biology
Keywordsproteomics, Genexpression, Signaltransduktion, Phytohormone, Entwicklungsphysiologie
Honours and awards

2015: Alexander von Humboldt research Award

2015: Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

1998: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioscience related to the Environment, National Science Foundation, USA

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityStanford
InstitutionStanford University

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Klaus PalmeInstitut für Biologie II, Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2016

Programme(s)

2015Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Wang is a leading researcher in the field of plant physiology and molecular biology. Using Arabidopsis as a model organism, he has elucidated the signal transduction pathway and mode(s) of action of an important class of phytohormones, the brassinosteroids (BRs). In addition, Professor Wang has published a widely cited model explaining, at the cellular level, the interaction of hormonal and environmental factors in the regulation of gene expression and plant development. In Germany, he continues his studies on BR action, using maize as an economically important crop plant.