Yuming Wei

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Education
2000.07 Doctor in Plant Genetics and Breeding. Sichuan Agricultural University
1997.07 Master in Plant Genetics and Breeding. Sichuan Agricultural University
1994.07 Bachelor in Crop Sciences. Sichuan Agricultural University

Professional Experience
2006.05-Present Vice Director of Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University
2006.02-Present Senior Research Scientist, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University
2003.07-2004.07 Visiting Scholar, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A0C6, Canada
1998.03-2006.05 Director of Molecular Biology Laboratory, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University
1997.07-2006.01 Research Scientist, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University
1996.11-1998.01 Visiting Scholar, Key Lab of Plant Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Awards
2006. “The exploitation and utilization of wheat genetic resources”. The first prize of Science and Technology, awarded by the Government of Sichuan Province, China.
2003. “Molecular biology of some special wheat germplasms”. The National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of P.R. China, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
2001. “The applied research of biochemical and molecular markers in wheat”. The third prize of Science and Technology, awarded by the Government of Sichuan Province, China.
1999. “The new multispikelet wheat line 10-A derived from the wild cross between wheat and rye”. The third prize of Science and Technology, awarded by the Government of Sichuan Province, China.

1. Characterization and marker development of HMW-GS, LMW-GS and gliadin genes in wheat and its wild relatives
2. Molecular tagging of wheat important character genes, and its utilization in wheat improvement