Personal information:

Date of birth: Aug 18, 1978

Nationality: China




Highest degree obtained:

PhD have been granted in Feb. 2011

Job address:

Dept. of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agriculture University,

311 E Nongda RD, Urumqi,

P. O. Box 830052, Xinjiang, China,

Telephone: +86.991.**

Fax: +86.991.**

Education Background:

l Jan.2014-present: Lecturer, Department of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agriculture University, China

l Mar.2011-Dec.2013: Postdoctoral, Crop & Soil Sciences, Washington State University / USDA ARS Western Wheat Quality Laboratory (USDA-ARS-WWQL).

l Sept.2008-Dec.2010: PhD student at Dept. of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agriculture University / Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences / CIMMYT China. The dissertation title is “Positional cloning and functional characterization of lipoxygenase (LOX) genes in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)”.

l Sept.2005-June. 2008: Lecturer, Dept. of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agriculture University, China.

l Sept.2002-June 2005: MS student in Dept. of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agriculture University / Crop Genetics and Breeding, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences / CIMMYT China. Title of Research is “Construction and transformation of antisense expression vector harboring puroindoines genes and genetic characterization of transgenic wheat with over-expression vector”.

l Sept.1998-June 2002: B.S. in Dept. of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agriculture University.

Scientific experience:

l Researcher at Dept. of Agronomy, Xinjiang Agriculture University, Work on the genetics of quality trait in wheat, with main work on partial wheat flour color in wheat, including molecular mapping, quantitative genetics and pathology. From 01.01.2013 to present (NSFC projects **).

l Visiting postdoctoral scientist to the Crop & Soil Sciences, Washington State University and USDA -ARS Western Wheat Quality Laboratory (USDA-ARS-WWQL) for three years to conduct experiments on the molecular genetics of grain hardness and molecular characterization of hardness mutations in the genes puroindoline b2. , Pullman, WA, USA.. From 03. 02. 2011 to 27. 12. 2013.

Faculties:

1. Laboratory:

a. Familiar with standard molecular genetic, physiological and biochemical techniques.

b. Familiar with field and breeding techniques.

c. Familiar with techniques for gene cloning and functional analysis.

2. Languages: Chinese and English.

3. Computer: Capable of using computer programs such as MS Office, Photoshop etc., and familiar with the softwares DNAMAN, Blast, Primer 5, Endnote and SAS.

Experience in supervising students:

Currently supervising for two MSc students

Publications in peer-reviewed journals:

1.Wei, J.X., Geng, H.W., Zhang, Y., Liu J.D., Wen W.E., He, Z.H., Chen, X.M., Xia, X.C. (2015) Mapping quantitative trait loci for peroxidase activity and developing gene-specific markers for TaPod-A1 on chromosome 3AL in common wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (under review)

2.Geng, H.W., Beecher, B.S., Pumphrey, M., He, Z.H., Morris, C.F. (2013) Segregation analysis indicates that Puroindoline b-2 variants 2 and 3 are allelic in Triticum aestivum and that a revision to Puroindoline b-2 gene symbolization is indicated. Journal of Cereal Science 57: 61-66 （IF: 2.088）

3.Morris, C. F., Fuerst E.P., Beecher, B.S., Mclean, D.J., James C.P., Geng, H.W. (2013) Did the house mouse (Mus musculus L.) shape the evolutionary trajectory of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)? Ecology and Evolution. 3: 3447—3454 (IF: 3.155)

4.Morris, C.F., Geng, H.W., Beecher, B.S., Ma, D. (2013) A review of the occurrence of Grain softness protein-1 genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Molecular Biology 83:507-521 （IF: 3.528）

5.Geng, H.W., Beecher, B.S., He, Z.H., Kiszonas, A.M., Morris, C.F. (2012) Prevalence of Puroindoline D1 and Puroindoline b-2 variants in U.S. Pacific Northwest wheat breeding germplasm pools, and their association with kernel texture. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 124:1259-1269 （IF: 3.658）

6.Geng, H.W., Beecher, B.S., He, Z.H., Morris, C.F. (2012) Physical mapping of Puroindoline b-2 genes in wheat using ‘Chinese Spring’ chromosome group 7 deletion lines Crop Sci. 52:2674-2678 （IF: 1.513）

7.Geng, H.W., Xia, X.C., Zhang, L.P., Qu, Y.Y., He, Z.H. (2012) Development of functional markers for a Lipoxygenase gene TaLox-B1 on chromosome 4BS in common wheat. Crop Science 52:568-576 （IF: 1.513）

8.Geng, H.W., Zhang, Y., He, Z.H., Zhang, L.P., Appels, R., Qu, Y.Y., Xia, X.C. (2011) Molecular markers for tracking variation in lipoxygenase activity in wheat breeding. Molecular Breeding 28:117-126 （IF: 2.852）

9.Xia, L.Q., Geng, H.W., Chen, X.M., He, Z.H., Lillemo, M., Morris, C.F.（2008）Silencing of puroindoline a alters the kernel texture in transgenic bread wheat. Journal of Cereal Science 47: 331-338 （IF: 3.508）

10.Hongwei Geng, Qingzhu Zheng, Zhonghu He, Lanqin Xia, Xinmin Chen; Desen Wang; Yanying Qu (2006) Molecular characterization of transgenic wheats with ectopic puroindoline genes (In Chinese with English abstract). Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 39(6): 1751-1755.

11.Feng Chen, Genying Li, Hongwei Geng, Lanqin Xia, Xianchun Xia, Zhonghu He (2005) Review and prospect of wheat kernel hardness and its molecular genetics basis (In Chinese with English abstract). Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 38(6):1088-1094.

12.Lanqin Xia, Hongwei Geng, Genying Li, Xinmin Chen and Zhonghu He (2004) Expressions of puroindoline genes in transgenic wheat to further test their functions. Proceedings of International Symposium on Wheat Quality, from Molecular Improvement to the Need of Consumer, Beijing, 61-65.

Presentations at international symposia:

1. Hongwei Geng, Zhonghu He, Liping Zhang, Yanying Qu and Xianchun Xia (2010) Mapping QTLs for lipoxygenase activities and validation of closely linked SSR markers in common wheat. Proceeding of the Sixth National Wheat Genetics and Breeding Conference, Pp154.