Guiping Yan
Research Associate
I am conducting molecular studies related to root diseases of wheat. My duties in the plant pathology program at CBARC include developing and optimizing molecular procedures to identify and quantify root-lesion nematodes and cereal cyst nematodes from pure nematode cultures, plant tissue and soil. My duties also include developing the molecular research program to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in wheat for tolerance and resistance to these nematodes and also to the fungi associated with Fusarium crown rot and common root rot. I am also utilizing molecular markers in the process of marker-assisted selection, with the goal of improving genetic resistance of wheat by introgressing genes for resistance into PNW-adapted wheat varieties.
EDUCATION
- Ph. D. in Plant Pathology, August 2002-October 2006 Washington State University, Pullman, WA
- M. S. in Agronomy, September 1991-June 1994 Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- B. S. in Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, September 1987-July 1991 Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant (8/2002-12/2006): Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Visiting Scientist (5/2000-6/2001): Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Visiting Scientist (6/1999-3/2000): Institute of Crop Breeding and Cultivation, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Assistant Professor (9/1994-5/1999): Department of Agronomy, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
PERSONAL INFORMATION
I spend most of my spare time playing with my eleven-year-old son and three-year-old daughter. I also spend time taking care of a variety of plants in the garden. I enjoy being together with friends to share fine food. I like to travel to as many places as I can, to enjoy beautiful scenes in the world.
PUBLICATIONS
Zhang, L., Lavery, L., Gill, U., Gill, K., Steffenson, Yan, G., Chen, X., and Kleinhofs, A. (2009). A cation/proton-exchanging protein is a candidate for the barley NecS1 gene controlling necrosis and enhanced defense response to stem rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 118:385-397.
Yan, G. P., and Smiley, R. W. (2009). Distinquishing Heterodera filipjevi and H. avenae using PCR-RFLP and cyst morphology. Phytopathology 99: (submitted for review).
Yan, G. P., and Smiley, R. W. (2009). Molecular identification of species of cyst nematodes from wheat and barley fields in PNW. Phytopathology 99:S146 (abstract).
Yan, G. P., and Smiley, R. W. (2008). First detection of the cereal cyst nematode Heterodera filipjevi in North America. Phytopathology 98:S176 (abstract).
Smiley, R. W., Yan, G. P., and Handoo, Z. A. (2008). First record of the cyst nematode Heterodera filipjevi on wheat in Oregon. Plant Disease 92:1136.
Yan, G. P., Smiley, R.W., Okubara, P. A., Skantar, A., Easley, S. A., Sheedy, J. G., and Thompson, A. L. (2008). Detection and discrimination of Pratylenchus neglectus and P. thornei in DNA extracts from soil. Plant Disease 92:1480-1487.
Yan, G. P., Chen, X. M. (2007). Identification of a major quantitative trait locus (QTL) for high-temperature adult-plant (HTAP) resistance against Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei in ‘Bancroft’ barley. Phytopathology (accepted).
Yan, G. P. and Chen, X. M. (2007). Molecular mapping of the rps1.a recessive gene for resistance to stripe rust in BBA 2890 barley. Phytopathology 97:668-673.
Yan, G. P. and Chen, X. M. (2006). Molecular mapping of a recessive barley gene for resistance to stripe rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 113: 529-537.
Yan, G. P., Chen, X. M., Line, R. F. and Welings, C. R. (2003). Resistance gene-analog polymorphism markers co-segregating with the Yr5 gene for resistance to wheat stripe rust. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 106: 636-643.
Chen, X. M., Soria, M. A., Yan, G. P., Sun, J. and Dubcovsky, J. (2003). Development of sequence tagged site and cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence markers for wheat stripe rust resistance gene Yr5. Crop Science 43: 2058-2064.
Yan, G. P., Ma, F. M. and Han, T. F. (2001). Applications of mRNA differential display in the studies of plant development. Chinese Bulletin of Botany 18: 52-57.
