欢迎对植物与病原生物互作研究感兴趣的本科生、研究生（硕士、博士）、博士后加入实验室！/ Welcome undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs who interested in plant-microbe interactions to join us!
教育经历
2003.09-2007.06 学士，华中农业大学，生命科学技术学院，国家生命科学与技术基地班/Huazhong Agricultural University, Bachelor's Degree；
2007.09-2009.06 硕士，华中农业大学，植物科学技术学院，作物遗传育种/ Huazhong Agricultural University, Master's Degree；
2009.09-2014.09 博士，上海交通大学，生命科学技术学院，发育生物学/ Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Ph.D；
主要工作经历与任职情况
2014.12-2019.08 博士后，加州大学河滨分校，植物病理与微生物系/Department of Plant pathogen & Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, Postdoctoral Researcher.
2019.09-至今 教授，武汉大学，生命科学学院/College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Professor.
主要研究领域及兴趣
我们实验室主要研究植物免疫和病原体毒力的分子机制，重点关注细胞通讯在植物与病原生物互作中的调控过程。我们的最终目标是制定有效且环保的策略来控制植物病害保证粮食安全生产。
We study the molecular mechanisms of plant immunity and pathogen virulence, focusing on the regulatory processes of cellular communication in the interaction between plants and pathogenic organisms. Our ultimate goal is to develop effective and environmentally friendly strategies to control plant diseases and ensure food safety.
1. 细胞外囊泡在植物-病原菌间细胞通讯中的作用。
Role of extracellular vesicles in the interaction between plants and pathogenic organisms.
2. 非编码RNA在病原菌致病性和植物抗病免疫中的调控机制。
Regulatory mechanisms of noncoding RNAs in pathogen pathogenicity and plant immunity.
3. 外泌蛋白在病原菌致病性和植物抗病免疫中的作用。
Role of secreted proteins in pathogen pathogenicity and plant immunity.
主持科研项目
武汉大学人才引进启动费，2019-2021；
国家青年人才项目，2019-2021；
国家自然科学基金面上项目，2021-2024；
杂交水稻全国重点实验室培育项目, 2022-2026
国家自然科学基金面上项目，2023-2026；
湖北省自然科学基金杰青项目，2023-2025；
课题组成员：
代表性论文（#并列第一作者，*通讯作者）
1. Baoye He#, Qiang Cai#, Lulu Qiao, Chien-Yu Huang, Shumei Wang, Weili Miao, Tommy Ha, Yinsheng Wang and Hailing Jin*. (2021). RNA-binding proteins contribute to small RNA loading in plant extracellular vesicles. Nature Plants.
2. Qiang Cai, Baoye He, Shumei Wang, Stephen Fletcher, Dongdong Niu, Neena Mitter, Paul R. J. Birch, and Hailing Jin*. (2021). Message in a bubble: shuttling small RNAs and proteins between cells and interacting organism using extracellular vesicles. Annual Review of Plant Biology.
3. Yifan Huang, Shumei Wang, Qiang Cai*, and Hailing Jin*. (2021). Effective methods for isolation and purification of extracellular vesicles from plants. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology.
4. Guosheng Liu, Guangren Kang, Shumei Wang, Yifan Huang and Qiang Cai*. (2021). Extracellular vesicles: Emerging players in plant defense against pathogens. Frontiers in Plant Science.
5. Qiang Cai, Baoye He, Arne Weiberg, Amy H. Buck and Hailing Jin*. (2019). Small RNAs and extracellular vesicles-new mechanisms of cross-species communication and innovative tools for disease control. PLOS Pathogens.
6. Qiang Cai, Baoye He, and Hailing Jin*. (2019). A safe ride in extracellular vesicles-small RNA trafficking between plant hosts and pathogens. Current Opinion in Plant Biology.
7. Qiang Cai, Lulu Qiao, Ming Wang, Baoye He, Feng-Mao Lin, Jared Palmquist, Hsien-Da Huang, and Hailing Jin*. (2018). Plants send small RNAs in extracellular vesicles to fungal pathogen to silence virulence genes. Science.
8. Qiang Cai, Baoye He, Karl-Heinz Kogel and Hailing Jin*. (2018). Cross-kingdom RNA trafficking and environmental RNAi-nature’s blueprint for modern crop protection strategies. Current Opinion in Microbiology.
9. Huanhuan Wang#, Liang Zhang#, Qiang Cai#, Wei Fan, Yun Hu, Ling Li, Zhenming Jin, Taotao Wang, Qianming Huang, Zhijing Luo, Mingjiao Chen, Dabing Zhang & Zheng Yuan*. (2015). MADS32 interacts with B-function proteins and regulates rice flower development. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology.
10. Qiang Cai#, Zheng Yuan#, Mingjiao Chen, Changsong Yin, Zhijing Luo, Xiangxiang Zhao, Wanqi Liang, Jianping Hu & Dabing Zhang*. (2014). Jasmonic acid regulates spikelet development in rice. Nature Communications.
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热忱欢迎对本研究方向感兴趣的有志青年加盟!
现招聘博士后1名，请将申请和简历发送到qiang.cai@whu.edu.cn。
每年拟接收发育生物学硕士生2名，博士生1名。
