Dr. Nian Wang
Contact Information
Citrus Research and Education Center
Lake Alfred, Florida
Microbiology and Cell Science
Phone: 863.956.1151 ext. 1430
Fax (863) 956-4631
Email: nianwang@ufl.edu
Education
8/2001-8/2005: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Texas A&M University
9/1998-7/2001: M.S. in Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
9/1991-7/1995: B.S. in Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, China
Past Positions
9/2005-12/2006: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley
8/2001-8/2005: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, Texas A&M University
Research
Molecular genetics and functional genomics of plant-bacteria interactions and methods to control citrus diseases caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Citrus Greening) and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Citrus Canker).
Refereed Papers
Wang N., Lu, S. E., A. R. Records, and Gross D. C. 2006. Characterization of the regulatory roles of syrF and salA in syringomycin and syringopeptin production by P. syringae pv. syringae. J. Bacteriol. 188: 3290-3298.
Wang N., Lu, S.-E., Wang, J. L. Chen J. Z., and Gross D. C. 2006. The expression of genes encoding lipodepsipeptide phytotoxins by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae is coordinated in response to plant signal molecules. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 19: 257-269.
Wang, N., Lu, S.-E., Yang, Q., Sze, S.-H., and Gross D. C. 2006. Identification of the syr-syp box in the promoter regions of genes dedicated to syringomycin and syringopeptin production by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B301D. J. Bacteriol. 188:160-168.
Lu S. E., Wang, N., Wang, J. L., Chen, J. Z. and Gross D. C. 2005. Oligonucleotide microarray analysis of the SalA regulon controlling phytotoxin production by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 15:43-53.
Non-refereed Publications
Wang N., Feil W. S., and Lindow S. E. 2006 Identification of traits of Xylella fastidiosa conferring virulence to grape and insect transmission by analysis of global gene expression using DNA microarrays. Proceedings of the 2006 Pierce’s Disease Research Symposium. California Department of Food and Agriculture.
