The laboratory is engaged in the basic and applied research on plant (including plant pathogens) genomics and plant biotechnology, targeting on important issues in China agriculture. The research areas for the subunit of the laboratory in IMCAS are as follows:

1.Genomics of plant pathogens (viruses, bacteria and fungi) and pathogen-plant interactions,
2.Structure and expression regulation of agronomic traits-related plant genes,
3.Development of disease- and insect-resistant and stress-tolerant transgenic plants and their biosafety issues,
4.Plant as bioreactors to produce pharmaceutical protein, vaccines and nutrients.

Director of the Laboratory: Professor Rongxiang Fang
Chairman of the Academic Committee: Professor Lihuang Zhu

Principal Investigators:
Rongxiang Fang　　　　Regulation of Gene Expression and Plant Biotechnology
Guixian 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
Bingshen Qiu　　　　Plant virus genomics and vaccines