معرفی
Yezi Xiang is a Research Fellow in the Department of Biology at Duke University, affiliated with the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. Their research focuses on plant biology, molecular mechanisms of immunity, and evolutionary processes. Key areas include translational regulation in plant stress responses, mRNA modifications (e.g., m6A), and the evolutionary origins of plant structures like fruits and ovaries.
Research grants include a National Science Foundation-funded project on plant immune mechanisms (2017–2026) and a National Institute of General Medical Sciences grant investigating salicylic acid’s role in immunity (2016–2026).
Publications span topics from RNA dynamics in immunity to phylogenetic analyses of plant families like Rosaceae and Asterids. Recent work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, blending molecular biology with evolutionary and structural studies to address fundamental questions in plant science.
