Self-introduction

Dr. Pang Lei. I graduated from Tohoku University in 2017. In November 2017, I joined the Department of Biology of Southern University of Science and Technology. Currently, I am a Research Assistant Professor of Associate Professor Li Ruixi's research group. I am mainly engaged in the research of molecular mechanism of plant response to environmental stimuli by using cell biology, genetics and biochemistry.

Research Interests：

◆Molecular mechanisms of vesicular trafficking and its role in plant growth and development.

◆Molecular mechanisms of stress granules clearance in plant cell.

Professional Experience：

2020.10-present, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology.

2017.11-2020.09, Senior Research Scholar, Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology.

Educational Background：

2013.10-2017.04, PhD, Department of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan.

2012.09-2012.09, Preparatory School for Chinese government-sponsored students in Japan, Northeast Normal University.

2010.09-2012.07, Master, Tea Science, Anhui Agricultural University.

2006.09-2010.07, Bachelor, Tea Science, Anhui Agricultural University. 

Selected Publication：

1. Lei Pang, Akie Kobayashi, Yuka Atsumi, Yutaka Miyazawa, Nobuharu Fujii, Daniela Dietrich, Malcolm J Bennett, Hideyuki Takahashi. MIZU-KUSSEI1 (MIZ1) and GNOM/MIZ2 not only control positive hydrotropism but also phototropism in Arabidopsis roots. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2023, DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad193

2. Ruixi Li, Lei Pang. Comparing the effects of proteins with IDRs on membrane system in yeast, mammalian cells, and the model plant Arabidopsis. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2023.102375

3. Lei Pang, Zhiming Ma, Xi Zhang, Yuanzhi Huang, Ruili Li, Yansong Miao, Ruixi Li. The Small GTPase RABA2a Recruits SNARE Proteins to Regulate Secretory Pathway in Parallel with the Exocyst Complex in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant, 2022, 15, 398-418.

4. Huanhuan Jin, Lei Pang, Shuang Fang, Jinfang Chu, Ruixi Li, Ziqiang Zhu. High ambient temperature antagonizes ethylene-induced exaggerated apical hook formation in etiolated Arabidopsis seedlings. Plant, Cell & Environment, 2018, 41, 2858-2868.

5. Daniela Dietrich#, Lei Pang#, Akie Kobayashi#, Jphn A. Fozard, et al. Root hydrotropism is controlled via a cortex-specific growth mechanism. Nature Plants, 2017, 3, 17057 (#: Co-first)