Previous research background

My previous research experience had focused on discovery and development of the cutting edge technologies for plant genetic engineering and tissue culture across economically important dicotyledonary and monocotyledonary crop species, and functional genomics for Phytophthora diseases in potato and soybean, including five-year experience at Monsanto Co.

Current research programs

Plant transformation science plays critical roles for biotechnology and functional genomics as the global market value of transgenic crops exceeded $4.7 billion in 2004, and the demand for efficient plant transformation methods for functional genomics increases as genome sequences for plant species become rapidly available. The technology of plant transformation is only moderately or marginally successful in many important cultivars of crops, which can be a major limiting factor for the biotechnological exploitation of economically important plant species and it can also impair the wider application of genomic science. Numerous technologies have been developed to improve plant transformation efficiency. However, the main restriction to the advancement of plant transformation science is that little is known about the molecular mechanisms that underlie the technologies required for plant transformation.  My current research interests at the ISRR are to address the following areas:

1) Develop novel and efficient/high throughput transformation systems for economically important plant and microbe species

2) Molecular mechanisms of plant/microbe transformation

3) Develop disease resistance and ornamental traits for horticulture crops and clonal forest via
genetic engineering.

Selected Publications

Yinghui Dan and Richard Veilleux. 2008. Transgenic Asparagus. In: A Compendium of Transgenic Crop Plants: vegetable crops VI. C. Kole and T. C. Hall (eds). Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK (In Press)---Invited Book Chapter.

Yinghui Dan. 2007. Biological Roles of Antioxidants in Plant Transformation. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol. Plant. (Accepted)---Invited Review Article.

Yinghui Dan, Zhangjun Fei and Christophe Rothan. 2007. MicroTom---A New Model Plant for Genomics. Genes, Genomes and Genomics 1(2): 167-179 (Print ISSN 1749-0383) ---Invited Review Article.

Yinghui Dan, Aaron Baxter and Richard E. Veilleux. 2007. Development of a New Regeneration and Transformation System for Impatiens. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol. 43:S27 (Abstract).

Yinghui Dan and R. E. Rothrock. 2007. Development of an Efficient Micropropagation System for Helleborus. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol. 43:S48 (Abstract).

Yinghui Dan. 2006. A Novel Plant Transformation Technology---Lipoic Acid. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol. March-April, 2006

Yinghui Dan, C. L. Armstrong, J. Dong, X. Feng, J. E. Fry, G. E. Keithly, B. J. Martinell, K. A. Rayford, G. A. Roberts, C. Rommens, L. A. Smith, L. Tan, D. R. Duncan. 2006. A Novel Plant Transformation Enhancer. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol. March-April, 2006

Yinghui Dan, Hua Yan, Tichafa Munyikwa, Jimmy Dong, Yanling Zhang, Charles L. Armstrong. 2005. MicroTom-a high-throughput model transformation system for functional genomics. Plant Cell Reports. Online First.

Yinghui Dan, Tishu Cai and Joyce Fry. 2002. A novel meristem regeneration for wheat. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 38: 114-A (Abstract).

Yinghui Dan, Hua Yan, Tichafa Munyikwa, Jimmy Dong, Bei Zhang, Linda K. Lahman, Caius Rommens. 2001. MicroTom---A Model Functional Genomic Assay. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 38: 22-A (Abstract).

Yinghui Dan, Jimmy Dong, Hua Yan, Tichafa Munyikwa, Yanling Zhang, and Caius Rommens. 2001. A High Efficient Model Transformation System. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 37 (6): 854 (Abstract).

Yinghui Dan and Nancy A.Reichert. 1998. Organogenic regeneration of soybean from hypocotyl explants. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 34: 14-21

Yinghui Dan and C.T. Stephens. 1997. DNA polymorphisms in somaclonal variants of Asparagus officinalis L., resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. asparagi. Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology 3.

Yinghui Dan and C.T. Stephens. 1995. The development of asparagus somaclones with high levels of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. asparagi and F. proliferatum. Plant Dis. 79:923-927.

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