EDUCATION
2006-2011 BS in Biotechnology, XIANGNAN University, China
2011-2014 MS in Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Henan University, China
2014-2018 Ph.D. in Plant Biology, College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2018-2020 Assistant Professor, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2021- Associate Professor, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
RESEARCH AREA
Molecular mechanisms of signal transduction pathway, focusing on the understanding of transcriptional level and post-transcriptional level involved in plant response to iron deficiency and plant pollen development.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1.Rihua Lei#, Yang Li#, Yuerong Cai, Chenyang Li, Mengna Pu, Chengka Lu,Yujie Yang and Gang Liang*(2020) bHLH121 Functions as a Direct Link that Facilitates the Activation of FIT by bHLH IVc Transcription Factors for Maintaining Fe Homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Molecular plant, 13: 634–649.
2.Rihua Lei, Xiaoli Li, Zhenbing Ma, Yan Lv, Yanru Hu* , and Diqiu Yu*(2017)Arabidopsis WRKY2 and WRKY34 transcription factors interact with VQ20 protein to modulate pollen development and function. The Plant Journal, 91:962–976.
3.Rihua Lei, Zhenbing Ma, and Diqiu Yu*(2018) WRKY2/34-VQ20 modules in Arabidopsis thaliana negatively regulate expression of a trio of related MYB transcription factors during pollen development. Frontiers in Plant Science, 19;9:331.
