Zhejiang University · College of Agriculture & Biotechnology
Elucidating molecular dialogues within plant-microbiome interactions to develop novel, sustainable disease control strategies for major crops.
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Research Focus
We combine molecular biology, chemical ecology, and microbiology to understand how plants recruit and communicate with their microbiome—and how pathogens exploit or disrupt these dialogues.
We explore how plants, their symbiotic microbes, and pathogens interact at the molecular level—focusing on complex signaling networks that govern these relationships and how beneficial microbes enhance plant resistance.
We investigate the mechanisms by which plant pathogens infect and colonize host plants—studying virulence factors, effector proteins, and molecular tools used to overcome plant defenses and establish infection.
We develop sustainable strategies for controlling plant diseases, exploring symbiotic microbes and biocontrol agents as biological alternatives to chemical treatments, improving crop health at scale.
Updates
Prof. Mengcen Wang has been appointed as an Associate Editor of Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (JAFC), a leading journal published by the American Chemical Society.
Prof. Wang has been appointed as an Editorial Board Member of The ISME Journal, recognizing his contributions to microbial ecology and microbiome research.
Prof. Wang's new article in Nature Reviews Microbiology reveals the chemical signaling languages shared across plant and microbial kingdoms.
Congratulations to Prof. Wang on this prestigious recognition at Zhejiang University.
Prof. Wang recognized as an outstanding reviewer by Biotechnology Bulletin for exceptional contributions to peer review.
Integrative multi-omics analyses uncover key genetic and transcriptional factors underlying pathogenic diversity, offering insights for managing rice bacterial panicle blight.
New perspective proposing chemo-epigenetic interaction modes, providing novel insights for harnessing microbial functions in sustainable agriculture.
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A801, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology
Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
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