职称职务：副教授　
　学科专业：植物发育生物学

　研究方向：植物生殖发育
　实验室位置：当代楼杂交水稻国家重点实验室3楼东
联系方式：　　
Email：pzhao2000@whu.edu.cn








学习经历
2007-9至2012-6　　武汉大学 博士
2004-9至2007-6　　西南交通大学 硕士
2000-9至2004-6　　西南交通大学 学士


主要工作经历与任职情况
2017-12至现在　　　 武汉大学 生命科学学院 杂交水稻国家重点实验室 副教授
2014-10至2017-11　　武汉大学 生命科学学院 杂交水稻国家重点实验室 讲师
2012-8至2014-8　　　武汉大学 博士后

主要研究领域及兴趣
1. 植物雌雄配子发生、受精与早期胚胎发生的分子调控机制
2. 植物有性生殖过程中自噬和细胞程序性死亡的作用及调控机制

承担课程（本科生、研究生）
细胞生物学实验
遗传学实验

主持课题项目：
1. 国家自然科学基金重大项目子课题：配子发生过程中细胞互作的分子机制（项目号：**；执行年限：2020-2024）
2. 国家自然科学基金面上项目：顶细胞系特异表达基因NtCYSb在胚体/胚柄发育途径抉择中的作用及分子机制研究（项目号：**；执行年限：2020-2023）
3. 中国科协青年人才托举工程（执行年限：2015-2017）
4. 国家自然科学基金青年项目：双靶向半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂NtCYS调控胚柄细胞程序性死亡的分子机理研究（项目号：**；执行年限：2015-2017）


代表性论文（#第一作者；*通讯作者）
1. Xue-mei Zhou, Zhen-zhen Liu, Kun Shen, Peng Zhao*, Meng-xiang Sun. Cell lineage-specific transcriptome analysis for interpreting cell fate specification of proembryos. Nature Communications, 2020, 11:1366.

2. Peng Zhao, Xue-mei Zhou, Lin-lin Zhao, Alice Y. Cheung, Meng-xiang Sun*. Autophagy-mediated compartmental cytoplasmic deletion is essential for tobacco pollen germination and male fertility. Autophagy, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/**.2020.**.

3. Ce Shi#, Pan Luo#, Yu-ting Du, Hong Chen, Xiao-rong Huang, Tian-he Cheng, An Luo, Hong-ju Li , Wei-cai Yang, Peng Zhao*, Meng-xiang Sun*. Maternal control of suspensor programmed cell death via gibberellin signaling. Nature Communications, 2019, 10:3484.

4. Peng Zhao, Xue-mei Zhou, Kun Shen, Zhen-zhen Liu, Tian-he Cheng, Dan-ni Liu, Yan-bing Cheng, Xiong-bo Peng, Meng-xiang Sun*. Two-step maternal-to-zygotic transition with two-phase parental genome contributions. Developmental Cell, 2019, 49:1-12.

5. Peng Zhao, Xue-mei Zhou, Li-yao Zhang, Wei Wang, Li-gang Ma, Li-bo Yang, Xiong-bo Peng, Peter V. Bozhkov, Meng-xiang Sun*. A bipartite molecular module controls cell death activation in the basal cell lineage of plant embryos. PLoS Biology, 2013, 11:e**.

6. Peng Zhao#, Kevin Begcy#, Thomas Dresselhaus*, Meng-xiang Sun*. Does early embryogenesis in eudicots and monocots involve the same mechanism and molecular players? Plant Physiology, 2017, 173:130-142.

7. Peng Zhao#, Xue-mei Zhou#, Jie Zou, Wei Wang, Lu Wang, Xiong-bo Peng, Meng-xiang Sun*. Comprehensive analysis of cystatin family genes suggests their putative functions in sexual reproduction, embryogenesis, and seed formation. Journal of Experimental Botany, 2014, 65：5093-5107.

8. Peng Zhao, Meng-xiang Sun*. The maternal-to-zygotic transition in higher plants: available approaches, critical limitations, and technical requirements. Current Topics in Developmental Biology, 2015, 113: 373-398

9. Wei Wang, Han-xian Xiong, Rong-xin Lin, Nan-tian Zhao, Peng Zhao*, Meng-xiang Sun*. A VPE-like protease NtTPE8 exclusively expresses in the integumentary tapetum and is involved in seed development. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2019, 61: 598-610.

10. Wei Wang, Xue-mei Zhou, Han-xian Xiong, Wan-ying Mao, Peng Zhao*, Meng-xiang Sun. Papain-like and legumain-like proteases in rice: genome-wide identification, comprehensive gene feature characterization and expression analysis. BMC Plant Biology，2018, 18:87.

11. Xue-mei Zhou, Ying-ying Guo, Peng Zhao*, Meng-xiang Sun. Comparative analysis of WUSCHEL-related homeobox genes revealed their parent-of-origin and cell type-specific expression pattern during early embryogenesis in tobacco. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 9:311.

12. Xue-mei Zhou, Ce Shi, Peng Zhao*, Meng-xiang Sun*. Isolation of living apical and basal cell lineages of early proembryos for transcriptome analysis. Plant Reproduction, 2019, 32:105-111.

13. Peng Zhao*, Xue-mei Zhou, Ce Shi, Meng-xiang Sun. Manual isolation of living early embryos from tobacco Seeds. Methods in Molecular Biology-Plant Embryogenesis, 2020, 2122: 101-11.

14. Peng Zhao, Fei Wu, Fo-sheng Feng, Wan-jun Wang*. Protocorm-like body (PLB) formation and plant regeneration from the callus culture of Dendrobium candidum Wall ex Lindl. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2008, 44:178-185.

15. Peng Zhao, Wei Wang, Fo-sheng Feng, Fei Wu, Zhong-qi Yang, Wan-jun Wang*. High frequency shoot regeneration through transverse thin cell layer culture in Dendrobium candidum Wall ex Lindl. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 2007, 90:131-139.