Heping Han

Heping Han serves as a Research Fellow at the School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia (UWA), with contact via heping.han@uwa.edu.au and phone 64887980. His active involvement in the GRDC Weed Management Initiative (2025-2030) demonstrates ongoing institutional affiliation.

Dr. Han's research centers on herbicide resistance mechanisms, specializing in plant physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. His fingerprint analysis reveals expertise in Lolium rigidum resistance, metabolic pathways, herbicide action, tubulin interactions, and gene mutations like acetolactate synthase variants. Work spans target-site resistance (e.g., EPSPS mutations) and metabolic resistance (e.g., cytochrome P450 systems), directly contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals for sustainable agriculture.

Recent publications (2023-2025) show concentrated focus on molecular resistance mechanisms across multiple herbicides (glyphosate, paraquat, mesotrione) and weed species (Lolium rigidum, Raphanus raphanistrum). Key trends include allelic interaction studies, enzyme function analysis, and transporter-mediated resistance, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches bridging genetics, biochemistry, and field application.

As an investigator on the active GRDC Weed Management Initiative with K. Flower, M. Ashworth, D. Goggin, and M. Renton, Dr. Han leads collaborative research into sustainable weed control strategies. His supervision of 2 research works and dataset contributions (including Lolium rigidum transcriptomes and Echinochloa colona RNA-seq) demonstrate mentorship and data-sharing commitments within agricultural science networks.