Biography

Professor Chao mainly focuses on plant ionomics ( a term referring to the study of the composition of mineral elements in an organism, tissue or cell ) and its role in environmental adaptation. With combination of high throughput ion profiling technology, genetics, genomics and cell biology, we aim to reveal the molecular mechanisms that plants regulate ion homeostasis and the genetic basis that plants adapt to diverse edaphic environments.The research objects are mainly, but not limited to, Arabidopsis thaliana and rice.

Professor Chao has published 63 papers on journals such as Science, Nature Cell Biology, Nature Plants, Science Advances, Molecular Plant, Plant Cell, PLoS Biology and Genes & Development. These papers have been cited for more than 7200 times. Dr. Chao’s H-index is 32 so far.

Interests
  • Plant Ionomics
  • Environment Adaptation
  • Root Biology
Education

  • Research Fellow, 2011–2013

    University of Aberdeen

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, 2007–2011

    Purdue University

  • PhD student, 2001–2007

    Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, CAS.

  • Undergraduate student, 1997–2001

    Anhui University

Featured Publications

The evolutionary innovation of root suberin lamellae contributed to the rise of seed plants
Yu Su, Tao Feng, Chu-Bin Liu, Haodong Huang, Ya-Ling Wang, Xiaojuan Fu, Mei-Ling Han, Xuanhao Zhang, Xing Huang, Jia-Chen Wu, Tao Song, Hui Shen, Xianpeng Yang, Lin Xu, Shiyou Lü, Dai-Yin Chao
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The evolutionary innovation of root suberin lamellae contributed to the rise of seed plants
A dirigent protein complex directs lignin polymerization and assembly of the root diffusion barrier
Yi-Qun Gao, Jin-Quan Huang, Guilhem Reyt, Tao Song, Ashley Love, David Tiemessen, Pei-Ying Xue, Wen-Kai Wu, Michael W. George, Xiao-Ya Chen, Dai-Yin Chao, Gabriel Castrillo, David E. Salt
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A dirigent protein complex directs lignin polymerization and assembly of the root diffusion barrier
A new family of proteins is required for tethering of Casparian strip membrane domain and nutrient homoeostasis in rice
Tao Song, Ying-Qi Tian, Chu-Bin Liu, Yi-Qun Gao, Ya-Ling Wang, Jing Zhang, Yu Su, Li-Na Xu, Mei-Ling Han, David E. Salt, Dai-Yin Chao
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A new family of proteins is required for tethering of Casparian strip membrane domain and nutrient homoeostasis in rice

Recent Publications

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Jing Zhang, Shulin Liu, Chu-Bin Liu, Min Zhang, Xue-Qin Fu, Ya-Ling Wang, Tao Song, Zhen-Fei Chao, Mei-Ling Han, Zhixi Tian, Dai-Yin Chao (2023). Natural variants of molybdate transporters contribute to yield traits of soybean by affecting auxin synthesis. Current Biology.

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Yu Su, Tao Feng, Chu-Bin Liu, Haodong Huang, Ya-Ling Wang, Xiaojuan Fu, Mei-Ling Han, Xuanhao Zhang, Xing Huang, Jia-Chen Wu, Tao Song, Hui Shen, Xianpeng Yang, Lin Xu, Shiyou Lü, Dai-Yin Chao (2023). The evolutionary innovation of root suberin lamellae contributed to the rise of seed plants. Nature Plants.

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Yi-Qun Gao, Jin-Quan Huang, Guilhem Reyt, Tao Song, Ashley Love, David Tiemessen, Pei-Ying Xue, Wen-Kai Wu, Michael W. George, Xiao-Ya Chen, Dai-Yin Chao, Gabriel Castrillo, David E. Salt (2023). A dirigent protein complex directs lignin polymerization and assembly of the root diffusion barrier. Science.

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Contact

  • dychao@cemps.ac.cn
  • 021 - 5492 4361
  • 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032
  • Enter Building 2 and take the lifts to Office 601 on Floor 6