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Jian Hua

Associate Professor

Primary Research Areas

  • plant biology

Graduate Fields

Research Focus

Our first research focus is on molecular genetics of temperature sensing and signaling. The goal is to genetically and molecularly dissect temperature responses at the non-extreme range and to isolate essential genes for these responses.|Our second research focus is on molecular genetics of the repression of defense responses by plant host genes. The goal is to study the molecular mechanisms by which the Arabidopsis BON1 gene represses defense responses.

Educational Background

  • B.S., Fudan University
  • M.S., Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology in China
  • Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Research Grants

  • REGULATION OF A RESISTANCE GENE BY BON1 IN ARABIDOPSIS
  • MECHANISMS OF PLANT RESPONSE TO NON-EXTREME TEMPERATURES