Department: Botany
Description: Research of the botany department in School of Life Sciences focuses on the mechanisms of signal transduction of phytohormones, identification of key functional genes in plant development, fruit developmental biology, etc. The botany department has hosted 7 national science foundation programs, 1 key special program of Chongqing and other 6 provincial or ministerial level projects. The botany department currently has 6 members and has been awarded as the Innovative Research Group of Chongqing.
Group members: Prof. Zhengguo Li, Prof. Wei Deng, Assoc. Res. Dan Qiu, Assoc. Res. Yulin Cheng.