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Gen Li

Assistant Research Professor

Post-Doctoral Associate

Plant Science & Landscape Architecture 2125K Plant Sciences Building 4291 Fieldhouse Drive College Park, MD 20742-4452

Research Focus

  • Understand the mechanisms of seasonal nitrogen cycling in poplar trees.
  • Develop new CRISPR genome editing systems to enrich the toolbox.
  • Boost plant regeneration and genome editing efficiency in Populus species.
  • High-throughput tree genome engineering to cope with global climate change.