The department is to study the molecular mechanisms of plant - pathogenic microorganism (including viruses, bacteria, and fungi) interactions and related plant biotechnology.

State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics

Director: Rongxiang Fang

Principal Investigators:
Rongxiang Fang　　　　Regulation of Gene Expression and Plant Biotechnology
Gunxian Xia 　　　　Identification and characterization of plant genes controlling important agronomic traits
Chaozu He　　 　Molecular genetics of plant-pathogen interactions
Huishan Guo　　　　　 　Molecular mechanism of RNA silencing & dissection of disease resistance in Plant
Bingsheng Qiu　　　　Plant virus genomics and vaccines