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 51 papers on journals such as Science, Nature Cell Biology, Science Advances, Molecular Plant, Plant Cell, PLoS Biology and Genes & Development. These papers have been cited for more than 6000 times. Dr. Chao’s H-index is 29 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

Zhen-Fei Chao, Ya-Ling Wang, Yuan-Yuan Chen, Chu-Ying Zhang, Peng-Yun Wang, Tao Song, Chu-Bin Liu, Qiao-Yan Lv, Mei-Ling Han, Shan-Shan Wang, Jianbing Yan, Ming-Guang Lei, Dai-Yin Chao
September, 2021 Science Advances
NPF transporters in synaptic-like vesicles control delivery of iron and copper to seeds
NPF transporters in synaptic-like vesicles control delivery of iron and copper to seeds

Accumulation of iron in seeds is essential for both plant reproduction and human nutrition. Transport of iron to seeds requires the chelator nicotianamine (NA) to prevent its precipitation in the plant vascular tissues.
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Zhen-Fei Chao, Yuan-Yuan Chen, Chen Ji, Ya-Ling Wang, Xing Huang, Chu-Ying Zhang, Jun Yang, Tao Song, Jia-Chen Wu, Liang-Xing Guo, Chu-Bin Liu, Mei-Ling Han, Yong-Rui Wu, Jianbing Yan, Dai-Yin Chao (2022). A genome-wide association study identifies a transporter for zinc uploading to maize kernels. EMBO reports.

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Yi‐Qun Gao, Daiyin Chao (2022). Localization and circulation: vesicle trafficking in regulating plant nutrient homeostasis. The Plant Journal.

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Zhen-Fei Chao, Dai-Yin Chao (2022). Similarities and differences in iron homeostasis strategies between graminaceous and nongraminaceous plants. New Phytologist.

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Contact

  • dychao@cemps.ac.cn
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