Huiru Peng, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding
College of Agronomy and Biotechnology
China Agricultural University
No.2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Haidian District
Beijing, 100193, China
Phone: +86-10-62731452
Email: penghuiru@cau.edu.cn
EDUCATION
1996 ~ 1998：Postdoctoral training in the Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, China. Emphasis on genetics of heat tolerance in wheat.
1991 ~ 1996：Ph.D. in Plant Genetics, Department of Plant Genetics, Russian Agricultural Academy, Moscow, Russia. Degree thesis: Quantitative genetic analysis of plant height of wheat.
1990 ~ 1991：M.S. in Plant Genetics and Breeding, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, Beijing Agricultural University (BAU), Beijing, China. Degree thesis: Quantitative genetic analysis of oil traits of maize. 11/1991
1986 ~ 1989：B.S. in Plant Genetics and Breeding, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, BAU, Beijing, China. Degree thesis: Quantitative genetic analysis of kernel filling rate of maize. 07/1990
EMPLOYMENT
2012 ~ present：Professor in Genetics and Breeding of Wheat, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, China.
2001 ~ 2111：Associate Professor in Genetics and Breeding of Wheat, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, China.
1998 ~ 2001：Lecturer in Biostatistics, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, China.
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
2003~ present：Principal teacher of Quantitative Genetics for graduate students, CAU, Beijing, China.
1998~ present：Principal teacher of Experimental Design and Biostatistics for undergraduates, China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, China.
1998~2009：Co-teacher of Advanced Plant Breeding for graduate students, CAU, Beijing, China..
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
• Heat stress-responsive transcriptome analysis of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by using Wheat Genome Array
• Molecular cloning of heat responsive genes and functional characterization of heat responsive genes in Arabidopsis and wheat
• Developing wheat cultivars and germplasm enhancement on resistance to heat stress
• Molecular mapping of a dominant non-glaucousness gene
• Construction of two wheat genome-wide linkage maps
•QTL Mapping for wheat agronomic traits conferring plant height, root, spike-related traits and other trait.
HONORS & AWARDS
• Teaching Skill Competition Prize, issued by China Agricultural University in 2001
• Excellent Teaching Achievement Award, issued by China Agricultural University in 2003
PUBLICATIONS
[E] – English publications; [C] – Chinese publications;
[1] Xin Mingming, Wang Yu, Yao Yingyin, Song Na, Hu Zhaorong, Qin Dandan, Xie Chaojie, Peng Huiru, Ni Zhongfu, Sun Qixin. Identification and characterization of wheat long non-protein coding RNAs responsive to powdery mildew infection and heat stress by using microarray analysis and SBS sequencing [E]. BMC Plant Biology. 2011, 11:61
[2] Hu Zhaorong, Yu Ying, Wang Rui, Yao Yingyin, Peng Huiru, Ni Zhongfu, Sun Qixin. Expression divergence of TaMBD2 homoeologous genes encoding methyl CpG-binding domain proteins in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) [E]. Gene. 2011, 471:13-18
[3] Xin Mingming, Wang Yu, Yao Yingyin, Xie Chaojie, Peng Huiru, Ni Zhongfu, Sun Qixin. Diverse set of microRNAs are responsive to powdery mildew infection and heat stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) [E]. BMC Plant Biology. 2010, 10:123.
[4] Yao Yingyin, Ni Zhongfu , Peng Huiru, Sun Fenglong, Xin Mingming, Sunkar R, Zhu Jiankang, Sun Qixin. Non-coding small RNAs responsive to abiotic stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) [E]. Functional & Integrative Genetics，2010, 10（2）: 187-190
[5] Qin Dandan, Wu Haiyan, Peng Huiru，Yao Yingyin, Ni Zhongfu, Li Zhengxing, Zhou Chunlei, Sun Qixin，Heat stress-responsive transcriptome analysis in heat susceptible and tolerant wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by using Wheat Genome Array[E]. BMC Genomics, 2008, 9:432.
[6] Liu Gang, Peng Huiru, Ni Zhongfu, Qin Dandan, Song Fangwei, Song Guangshu, Sun Qixin. Integrating genetic and gene expression data: methods and applications of eQTL mapping[C]. Genetica Sinica, 2008, 30（9）: 1228-1236
[7] Liu Qing, Ni Zhongfu, Peng Huiru, Song Wei, Liu Zhiyong, Sun Qixin. Molecular mapping of a dominant non-glaucousness gene from syntheic hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) [E]. Ephytica , 2007, 155：71-78
[8] Tong Shaoming, Ni Zhongfu, Peng Huiru, Dong Guoqing，Sun Qixin. Ectopic overexpression of wheat TaSrg6 gene confers drought tolerance in Arabidopsis [E]. Plant Science, 2007,172: 1079-1086
[9] Li Zhenxing, Ni Zhongfu, Peng Huiru, Liu Zhiyong，Xu Shengbao, Liu Gang, Sun Qixin. Molecular mapping of QTLs for root response to phosphorus deficiency at seedling stage in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) [E]. Progress in Natural Science, 2007, 17(10 ): 1177-1184
[10] Liu Gang, Xu Shengbao, Ni Zhongfu, Li Jing, Qin Dandan, Dou Bingde, Peng Huiru, Sun Qixin. Genetic Analysis of Segregation Distortion of Molecular Markers in Wheat RIL Population [C]. Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology, 2007, 15（5）: 828-833
[11] Ma Xiaodi, Wang Li, Peng Huiru. Mensuration of Heat Tolerance in Wheat Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) of Siete Cerros × Seri-82 [C]. Journal of Triticeae Crop, 2006, 26（1）: 126-128
[12] Kong Fanling, Liu Wenxin, Peng Huiru, Zhang Qunyuan, Cao Yongguo, Su Shengbao. Quantitative Genetics [C]. Beijing: CAU Press, 2006
[13] Xu Shengbao, Song Xing, Qin Dandan, Ni Zhongfu, Dou Bingde, Sun Qixin, Peng Huiru. Establishment and analysis on the genetic variation of agronomic traits of wheat × spelt RILs population [C]. Journal of Xinjiang Agricultural University, 2005, 28（2）: 5-9
[14] Ma Xiaodi，Wang Li，Wang Mao，Peng Huiru. Difference in relative conductivity and ultrastructure of leaf between two wheat cultivars with different thermotolerance under heat acclimation and heat stress [C]. Journal of China Agricultural University, 2003, 8（5）: 4-8