Led 30+ research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Distinguished Young Scientists Fund, Excellent Young Scientists Fund, Regional Key Projects, General and Youth Projects), the National Key R&D Program, and provincial and municipal foundations.

Elucidated the molecular mechanisms by which symbiotic bacteria regulate rice disease resistance; established a platform for mining and precise engineering of rice symbiotic bacterial resources; developed biocontrol technologies successfully applied in practice.

Published 100+ papers in leading journals including Nature Reviews Microbiology (2026), Nature Microbiology (2024, 2023), Nature Plants (2024, 2021), and Nature Food (2022). Eight papers selected as cover articles; five designated as ESI Highly Cited Papers; one ranked top 0.1% globally hot papers; one received the highest-star F1000 recommendation. Work highlighted in Nature, Science, Nature Reviews Microbiology, and PNAS.

Holds 14 authorized national invention patents. Recognized with awards including the Young Scientist Award (Chinese Society of Agronomy), Outstanding Young and Middle-Aged Scientist Award in Pesticide Science, First Prize of the Zhejiang Provincial Agricultural Harvest Award, and the Elsevier China Gold Open Access High Download Paper Scholar Award.

Mentored undergraduate and graduate students who have collectively received 90+ academic honors, including the National Scholarship, Provincial Outstanding Graduate Awards (Doctoral and Master's levels), the Zhu Kezhen Scholarship, and the Undergraduate Top 100 Award.