Dr. Haiying Liang

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Environmental and Forest Biology
2000, State University of New York

Research Interests
Biotechnology and Genomics
Economically important Woody Plants

Office: 108 Biosystems Research Complex
Phone: (864) 656-2414
Email: hliang@clemson.edu
Website: Liang Lab Website

Research Activities

The main research focus of my lab is genomics and biotechnology with hardwood species. We are interested in developing yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.) as a new tree model research system for evolutionary and comparative genomics, developmental biology, and plant physiology. We are also interested in genetic improvement of economic-valuable traits via genetic engineering in hardwood species.

Recent Publications

Liang H, Carlson JE, Leebens-Mack JH, Wall PK, Mueller LA, Buzgo M, Landherr LL, Hu Y, DiLoreto DS, Ilut DC, Field D, Tanksley SD, Ma H, dePamphilis CW. An EST Database for Liriodendron tulipifera L. floral buds: the first EST resource for functional and comparative genomics in Liriodendron. Tree Genetics and Genomics. In Press.

Liang H, Feng E, Tomkins J, Arumuganathan K, Zhao S, Luo M, Kudrna D, Wing R, Banks J, dePamphilis C, Mandoli D, Schlarbaum S, and Carlson J. (2007) Development of a BAC library resource for yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) and the identification of genomic regions associated with flower development and lignin biosynthesis. Tree Genetics and Genomics 3: 215-225.

Newhouse AE, Schrodt F, Liang H , Maynard CA, Powell WA (2007) Transgenic American elm shows reduced Dutch elm disease symptoms and normal mycorrhizal colonization. Plant Cell Rep 26: 977-87.

Polin, LD, Liang H, Rothrock RE, Nishii M, Diehl DL, Newhouse AE, Nairn CJ, Powell WA & Maynard CA (2005) Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of American Chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.) Somatic Embryos. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 84: 69-78.

Liang H, Gao H, Maynard CA, and Powell WA (2005) Expression of a self-processing, putative pathogen resistance-enhancing gene construct in Arabidopsis. Biotech. L. 27:435-442.

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