State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan
Beijing 100093, P. R. China
Phone: 86-10-62836736 Fax: 86-10-62836095
Email: shanhongyan@ibcas.ac.cn
Education
2002.09 – 2006.07 Ph.D. (Evolutionary Developmental Genetics), State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, CAS, Beijing, China (advisor: Zhiduan Chen, Zheng Meng and Hongzhi Kong)
1999.09 – 2002.07 M.S. (Cell Biology), Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China (advisor: Xiwen Li)
1995.09 – 1999.07 B.S. (Biotechnology), School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
Professional Experience
2010.01 – present Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, CAS, Beijing, China
2006.11 – 2009.12 Assistant Professor, State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, CAS, Beijing, China
2007.01 – 2008.02 Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA (collaborator: Jim Leebens-Mack)
Research interests
Structure, function and evolution of key genes involved in the floral regulatory network; Phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis of nuclear gene families; Molecular and evolutionary mechanisms of duplicate genes; Evolution of gene regulation.
Grants
6. Meiosis Database; National Basic Research Program of China, 2011CB944604; 2011.01-2015.08
5. Interactions among Proteins of Floral MADS-box Genes and Evolutionary Implications; National Natural Science Foundation; 31070202; 2011.01-2013.12
4. Evolution of Monocot MADS-box Genes; National Natural Science Foundation; 30990240; 2010.01-2014.12
3. Function and Evolution of euFUL-like MADS-box Genes from Core Eudicots; National Natural Science Foundation; 30800065; 2009.01-2011.12
2. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Sex Determination; Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2009.01-2010.12
1. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Sex Determination and Differentiation of Dioecious Plants; State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2008.01-2009.12
Publications
16. Zhang R., Guo C., Zhang W., Wang P., Li L., Duan X., Du Q., Zhao L., Shan H., Hodges S. A., Kramer E. M., Ren Y.*, Kong H.*, 2013 Disruption of the petal identity gene APETALA3-3 is highly correlated with loss of petals within the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 110: 5074-5079.
15. Wang B., Zhang N., Guo C., Xu G., Kong H. Shan H.*, 2012. Evolutionary divergence of the APETALA1 and CAULIFLOWER proteins. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 50: 502-511.
14. Zhang N., Zeng L., Shan H., Ma H.*, 2012. Highly conserved low-copy nuclear genes as effective markers for phylogenetic analyses in angiosperms. The New Phytologist 195: 923-937.
13. Hu J., Zhang J., Shan H., ChenZ.*, 2012. Expression of floral MADS-box genes in Sinofranchetia chinensis (Lardizabalaceae): implications for the nature of the nectar leaves. Annals of Botany 110: 57-69.
12. Xu G., Guo C., Shan H., Kong H.*, 2012. Divergence of duplicate genes in exon-intron structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA 109: 1187-1192.
11. Liu Y., Guo C., Xu G., Shan H., Kong H.*, 2011. Evolutionary pattern of the regulatory network for flower development: Insights gained from a comparison of two Arabidopsis species. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 49: 528-538.
10. Liu C., Zhang J., Zhang N., Shan H., Su K., Zhang J., Meng Z., Kong H.*, Chen Z.*, 2010. Interactions among proteins of floral MADS-box genes in basal eudicots: Implications for evolution of the regulatory network for flower development. Molecular Biology and Evolution 27: 1598-1611.
9. Xue H., Xu G., Guo C., Shan H., Kong H.*, 2010. Comparative evolutionary analysis of MADS-box genes in Arabidopsis thaliana and A. lyrata. Biodiversity Science, 18: 109-119. (in Chinese, with English abstract)
8. Shan H., Zahn L., Guindon S., Wall P. K., Kong H., Ma H., DePamphilis C. W., Leebens-Mack J.*, 2009. Evolution of plant MADS-box transcription factors: evidence for shifts in selection associated with early angiosperm diversification and concerted gene duplications. Molecular Biology and Evolution 26: 2229-2244.
7. Su K., Zhao S., Shan H., Kong H., Lu W., Theissen G., Chen Z.*, Meng Z.*, 2008. The MIK region rather than the C-terminal domain of AP3-like class B floral homeotic proteins determines functional specificity in the development and evolution of petals. The New Phytologist 178: 544-558.
6. Shan H., Zhang N., Liu C., Xu G., Zhang J., Chen Z.*, Kong H.*, 2007. Patterns of gene duplication and functional diversification during the evolution of the AP1/SQUA subfamily of plant MADS-box genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: 26-41.
5. Shan H.*, 2007. Morphology, molecules, and homology. Chinese Bulletin of Botany 24: 71-79. (in Chinese, with English abstract)
4. Shan H., Su K., Lu W., Kong H., Chen Z.*, Meng Z.*, 2006. Conservation and divergence of candidate class B genes in Akebia trifoliata. Development Genes and Evolution 216: 785-795.
3. Shan H.Y., Li X.W.*, Li D., Shao S.Q., Liu B. 2004. Differential expression of specific proteins during in vitro tomato organogenesis. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 51: 379-385.
2. Li D., Shan H., Shao S., Li X.*, 2003. Tissue culture and plantlet regeneration of Lactuca sativa var. longifolia. Plant Physiology Communications 39: 148. (in Chinese, with English abstract)
1. Shan H., Li D., Li X.*，Zhu J., 2000. Advances in transgenic tomatoes as bioreactors. Journal of Northeast Normal University 11: 97-100. (in Chinese, with English abstract)
