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Xinnian Dong is an Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Biology at Duke University, with appointments in the Department of Biology and Cell Biology. She leads the Dong Lab, focused on plant immunity mechanisms, particularly systemic acquired resistance (SAR) and salicylic acid (SA) signaling. Her work integrates genetics, genomics, and cell biology to study plant defense responses against pathogens and environmental stresses.
Educated at Wuhan University (B.S., 1982) and Northwestern University (Ph.D., 1988), she joined Duke in 1992. Her research explores the interplay between immunity, circadian rhythms, and cellular processes like DNA repair and translational control.
Notable achievements include identifying NPR1 as a master regulator of plant immunity, elucidating SA signaling pathways, and discovering circadian clock regulation of immune responses. She has authored over 100 high-impact publications and received accolades such as the Stephen Hales Prize and membership in the National Academy of Sciences.
Her lab trains graduate students and postdocs, with notable alumni including Yezi Xiang and Musoki Mwimba. Current projects include engineering disease-resistant crops using translational control mechanisms and studying NPR1's role in stress survival.
