Ying Jia, Ph.D.

Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China

Plant molecular Biology, Ph.D.

Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China

Plant Breeding and Cytogenetics, M.S.

2007- Present

Research Scientist
National Natural Toxins Research Center, Texas A & M University-Kingsville

2002-2007

Postdoctoral Research Associate
USDA, Texas A&M University

2000-2001

Visiting Scholar
Rothamsted International Fellow, England

1999-2002

Research Associate
Institute of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• 2003 The International Conference on the Status of Plant & Animal Genome Research, San Diego, California


• 2005 The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, Seattle, Washington


• 2006 The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, Boston, Massachussetts

1. Jia, Y., Anderson, J. V., Chao, W. S., 2009d. Autophosphorylation is crucial CDK-activating kinase (EE; CDKF; 1) activity and complex formation in leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L). Accepted by Plant Physiology and Biochemistry in press


2. Jia, Y., Perez, J. C., 2009c. Molecular cloning and characterization of cDNAs encoding metalloproteinase from snake venom glands. Toxicon in press


3. Jia, Y., Lucena, S., Cantu Jr, E., Sanchez, E. E, Perez, C. J. 2009b. cDNA cloning, expression and fibrin(ogen)olytic activity of two low-molecular weight snake venom metalloproteinases. Toxicon, 54: 233-243.


4. Jia, Y., Perez, J. C., 2009a. Recombinant expression and affinity purification of snake venom gland parvalbumin in Escherichia coli. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 153: 303-308.


5. Jia, Y., Cantu, B. A., Sanchez, E. E., Perez, J. C., 2008. Complementary DNA sequencing and identification of mRNAs from venomous gland of agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma. Toxicon. 51:1457-1466.


6. Chao, W. S., Serpe, M. D., Jia, Y., Shelver, W. L., Anderson, J. V., Umeda, M., 2007. Potential roles for autophosphorylation, kinase activity, and abundance of a CDK-activating kinase (Ee; CDKF; 1) during growth in leafy spurge. Plant Molecular Biology. 15: 365-397.


7. Jia, Y., Gu, Y. Q., Horvath, D. P., Anderson, J. V., Chao, W. S., 2005. Differentially expressed genes involved in bud dormancy and growth of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.). Plant Molecular biology. 61:329-344.


8. Horvath, D. P., Anderson, J. V., Jia Y., Chao, W. S., 2005. Transcriptome analysis of parodormancy release in root buds of leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.).Weed Science. 53: 795-801.


9. Anderson, J. V., Gesch, R. W., Jia, Y., Chao, W. S., Horvath, D. P., 2005. Seasonal shifts in dormancy status, carbohydrate, and related gene expression in crown buds of leafy spurge. Plant, Cell and Environment. 28: 1567-1578.


10. Horvath, D. P., Anderson, J. V., Jia Y., Chao, W. S., 2005. Cloning, characterization and expression of growth regulator CYCLIN D3-2 in leafy spurge. Weed Science. 53: 431-437.


11. Jia, Y., Xia, D. R., Louzada, E. S., 2005. Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a putative terpene synthase gene in Citrus. American Society of Horticultural Sciences.130: 454-458.


12. Jia, Y., Del Rio H. S., Louzada, E. S., 2004. Cloning and sequence analysis of a low temperature-induced gene from trifoliate orange with unusual pre-mRNA processing. Plant Cell Reports. 23: 159-166.


13. Davies, T. G. E.*, Jia Y.*, Xu, Q., Li, Z. S., Li, J., Gordon-Weeks, R., 2002. Expression analysis of putative high-affinity phosphate transporters in Chinese winter wheats. Plant, Cell and Environment. 25: 1325-1339 (*first co-authors).


14. Zeng, Y. J., Jia,Y., Liu, J. Z, et al. 2002. Function analysis of a wheat phosphate transporter in yeast mutant. Acta Genetica Sinica. 29(11): 1017-1020.


15. Chang S. H., Jia, Y. Zhang, J. J., Su, J.Y., Zeng, Y. J., Tong, Y. P., Li, B., Li. Z. S., 2003. Expression of a wheat Slike Rnase (WRN1) cDNA during natural and darkinduced senescence. Acta Botanica Sinica. 45(9): 10711075.


16. Chang, S. H., Jia, Y., Zhang, J. J., Li, B., Li, Z. S., 2003. Isolation and characterization of a BBC1 cDNA from common wheat. Acta Botanica Sinica. 45(7): 878882.


17. Zhang, J. J., Jia, Y., Chang, S. H., Li, B., Li, Z. S., 2003. Cloning and expression analysis of violaxanthin deepoxidase(VDE) cDNA in wheat. Acta Botanica Sinica. 45(8): 981985.


18. Zhuang L. F., Qi, Z. J., Jia,Y., Chen, P. D., Liu, D. J., 2003. Development and identification of a set of titicum aestivum-thinopyrum bessarabicum disomic alien additiona lines. Acta Genetica Sinica. 30(10): 919-925.


19. Yang, G. H., Jia, Y., Li, B., Liu, J. Z., Li, Z. S., 2002. Applications and prospects of fluorescence in situ hybridization on plant cytogenetics and gene mapping. Acta Bot. Boreal.Occident.Sin. 22(2): 421429.


20. Yang, G. H., Li, B., Liu, J. Z., Jia, Y., Mu, S. M., Zhou, H. P., Li, Z. S., 2002. Identification of blue- grained wheat and its irradiationmutated offsprings by genemic in situ hybridization (GISH). Acta Genetica Sinica. 29 (3): 255259.


21. Jia, Y., Li, B., Li, Z. S., 2001. Identification of blue-grained wheattranslocation lines using fluoresecence in situ hybridezation. Acta Botanica Sina. 43(2): 164-168.


22. Jia,Y., Chen, Pei-duo, 2000. Development and identification disomic addition lines of triticum aestivum-Haymaldia villosa via AABBDDDD octaploids using C-banding and RFLP. Acta Genetica Sinica. 27 (6): 506-510.


23. Jia,Y., Chen, Pei-duo, Liu, Da-jun. 2000. Studies on genomic relationship between Th.bessarabicum and Th.elongatum. Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research.4:1-4.


24. Jia, Y., Chen, Pei-duo, Liu, Da-jun., 2000. Screening of group 1 chromosome addition lines of Th.bessrabicum-T.aestivum, Th.elongtum-T.aestivum by SDS-Page and C-banding. Acta Bot.Boreal.-Occodent.Sin. 20(3 ): 321-326.


25. Chen, J. F., Jia, Y., Chen, Pei-duo., 2000. Development on T.aestivum-H.villosa 6VS ditolosomic substitution line via ph1b mutant. Acta Genetica Sinica.1:18-21.


26. Jia, Y., Chen, Pei-duo, Liu, Da-jun. 1999. Studies on accelerated transfer of alien Chromosome into Common Wheat. Journal of Nanjing Agricultural University.4:1-4.