Colleges & Faculties

I. Personal information

Yingyan Han,Ph.D,Professor.Vice dean of College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture.

09/2018-present, Professor, Department of Horticulture, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture.

09/2013-08/2018, Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture.

II. Research interests

1.Mining and regulation of vegetable functional genes

Study on the mechanism of heat-resistant bolting of lettuce

2.Leaf vegetable plant breeding

Development of leaf lettuce with enhanced stress tolerance and improved plant quality

3.CRISPR-Cas9/CRISPR-Cpf1

Enhancement of stress tolerance (drought, heat) in lettuce with CRISPR gene editing

III. Major Achievements

(I)Publication since 01/2018

1.H Xin, Hao JH, Fan SX, Liu  CJ, Han YY. Role of spermidine in photosynthesis and polyamine metabolism in lettuce seedling under high-temperature stress. Plants, 2022,11(10),1385.

2.Huang HT, Liu R, Han YY, Hao JH. Effects of exogenous spermidine on polyamine metabolism in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) under high-temperature stress.Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2021, 53(5).

3.Zhu X, Yang R, Han YY, Hao JH, Liu CJ, Fan SX. Effects of different NO₃^－:NH₄⁺ ratios on the photosynthesis and ultrastructure of lettuce seedlings. Horticulture, Environment and Biotechnology, 2020, 61(3).

4.Si R, Gao Q, Fan SX, Liu CJ, Han YY. Analysis of genetic diversity in purple lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) by SSR markers. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2020, 52(1).

5.Li CJ, Han YY, Hao JH, Qin XX, Liu CJ, Fan SX. Effects of exogenous spermidine on antioxidants and glyoxalase system of lettuce seedlings under high temperature. Plant signaling & behavior, 2020: 1824697.

6.Liu R, Su ZQ, Zhou HY, Huang Q, Fan SX, Liu CJ, Han YY. LsHSP70 is induced by high temperature to interact with calmodulin, leading to higher bolting resistance in lettuce. Scientific reports, 2020, 10(1): 15155.

7.Lin SH, Han YY, Chunzi, Luo YB, Xu WT, Luo HX, Pang GF. Revealing the biodiversity and the response of pathogen to a combined use of procymidone and thiamethoxam in tomatoes. Food Chemistry, 2019, 284: 73-79.

8.Ning K, Han YY, Chen ZJ, Luo C, Wang SL, Zhang WJ, Li L, Zhang XL, Fan SX, Wang Q. Genome-wide analysis of MADS-box family genes during flower development in lettuce. Plant Cell &Environment, 2019, 42(6): 1868-1881.

9.Zhu X, Wang L, Yang R, Han YY, Hao JH, Liu CJ, Fan SX. Effects of exogenous putrescine on the ultrastructure of and calcium ion flow rate in lettuce leaf epidermal cells under drought stress. Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, 2019, 60(4): 479–490.

10.Chen ZJ, Han YY, Ning K, Ding YY, Zhao WS, Yan SS, Luo C, Jiang XT, Ge DF, Liu RY, Wang Q, Zhang XL. Inflorescence Development and the Role of LsFT in Regulating Bolting in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018, 8: 2248.

11.Chen ZJ, Zhao WS, Ge DF, Han YY, Ning K, Luo C, Wang SL, Liu RY, Zhang XL, Wang Q. LCM-seq reveals the crucial role of LsSOC1 in heat-promoted bolting of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). The Plant Journal, 2018, 95(3): 516-528.

12.Liu XY, Lv SS, Liu R, Fan SX, Liu CJ, Liu RY, Han YY. Transcriptomic analysis reveals the roles of gibberellin-regulated genes and transcription factors in regulating bolting in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Plos One, 2018, 13(2): e0191518.

13.Han YY, Zhao CH, He XY, Sheng Y, Ma TS, Sun ZF, Liu XY, Liu CJ, Fan SX, Xu WT, Huang KL. Purple lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) attenuates metabolic disorders in diet induced obesity. Journal of Functional Foods, 2018, 45: 462-470.

14.Han YY, Zhou HY, Xu LA, Liu XY, Fan SX, Cao JS. The zinc-finger transcription factor BcMF20 and its orthologs in Cruciferae which are required for pollen development, Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications. 2018: S0006291X18314207.

15.Han YY, Du YL, Wang JW, Wu T. Overexpression of Chinese flowering cabbage BpPMSR3 enhances the tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana to cadmium. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 2018, 181.

16.Zhou HY, Zhang PH, Luo J, Liu XY, Fan SX, Liu CJ, Han YY. The establishment of a DNA fingerprinting database for 73 varieties of Lactuca sativa capitate L. using SSR molecular markers. Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, 2018, 60(1): 95-103.

17.Qin XX, Zhang MY, Han YY, Hao JH, Liu CJ, Fan SX. Beneficial Phytochemicals with Anti-Tumor Potential Revealed through Metabolic Profiling of New Red Pigmented Lettuces (Lactuca sativa L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018, 19(4): 1165.

(II)Selected Previous Publications

1.Han YY, Chen ZJ, Lv SS, Ning K, Ji XL, Liu XY, Wang Q, Liu RY, Fan SX, Zhang XL. MADS-Box Genes and Gibberellins Regulate Bolting in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016, 7: 1889.

2.Han YY, Li YB, Zhao ZZ, Fan SX, Liu CJ. Study of differences in Hsp70 expression in lettuce with different heat tolerance under heat stress and indicator for evaluating heat resistance of lettuce. Acta Horticulturae, 2016(1127): 271-274.

3.Han YY, Li YB, Fan SX, Liu CJ, Hao JH, Chen QJ, Dong J. Screening and identification of lettuce germplasm for tolerance to high and low temperature. Acta Horticulturae, 2016(1127): 381-388.

(III)Teaching Experiences

Teach undergraduate and postgraduate students courses such as plant microscopy etc.

(IV)Academic and Other Activities

1.Vistied Sweden Agricultural University in 2011.

2.Visited Sri Lanka Institute of Horticultural Crops Research and development in 2012.

3.Visited Rutgers New Jersey State University in 2012.

 IV.Contact information

Postal address:  College of Plant Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, No. 7, Beinong Road, Huilongguan, Changping, Beijing, 102206