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Hello.
My name
is Yunqiu Wang. My adopted name in the English-speaking world is Daniel. I am a lecturer and biology advisor at the University of Miami.
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My current
research
has been concentrating on the characterization of genetic structure of
small mammal and South Florida slash pine populations in South
Florida. A series of modern molecular techniques,
such as DNA sequencing, PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction), genotyping,
etc.
are applied in this project. The purpose of thess studies are to
identify
polymorphic genetic loci, and to utilize these loci to accurately
characterize
the population structure and the gene flow pattern of these
species.
Environmental impacts on the population dynamic for these native
species
could be illustrated at gene level. Based on this information, a
series of project to preserve and restore such natural population can
be implemented.
Even though, my current research
focuses on population genetics, I also have an extensive
interest
in molecular biology research. My previous graduate and
post-doctoral
training
encompassed several major topics, including plant somatic
embryogenesis, pollen morphology, structural and
biochemical studies of the plant reproductive development, and the
detection of
the expression pattern of pollen specific genes.
Education:
1991 – 1996 Ph.D., Plant
Molecular Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Massey
University,
Palmerston North, New Zealand.
1987 – 1990 MSc.,
Plant Embryology, Department of Biology, Capital
Normal University, Beijing,
People's Republic of China.
1981 – 1985
BSc.,
Biology, Department of Biology, Capital Normal University, Beijing,
People's Republic of China.
Research Experience:
Feb. 1998 - Aug. 2000 Post-Doctoral
Research Associate at
Department of
Biology, University
of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.
Nov. 1997 – Feb.1998 International
Visiting Scholar at
Molecular
and Cellular Biology Program at
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
May. 1996- Oct. 1997 STA
Post-Doctoral
Research Fellow in Gene Expression Laboratory at the
National Forestr and
Forest Product Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan.
Selected Peer - Reviewed
Publications:
Dean Williams,
Yunqiu Wang, and Michael S.
Gaines. "Genetic
diversity and spatial structure of south Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa) in
fragments of pine rockland habitate" Manuscript submitted (2006)
6.
Yunqiu Wang , Dean Williams, and Michael S.
Gaines. "Evidence
for a recent genetic bottleneck in the endangered Florida Keys silver
rice rat (Oryzomys argentatus)
revealed by microsatellite DNA analyses" Conservation
Genetics (2005) 6: 575 - 585.
Yunqiu Wang, Colin R. Hughes, Edwin. A.
Gines-Candelaria, and Michael. S. Gaines. “Polymorphic microsatellite
loci
of Oryzomys palustris, the marsh rice rat, in South Florida
detected
by Silver Staining.” Molecular
Ecology 9 (11): 1931-1932 (2000).
Yunqiu Wang, Rosie E. Bradshaw, Christian
Walter, Marie B. Connett and David W.Fountain.
"Characterisation of MADS box DNA sequences in
Pinus
radiata using PCR cloning." New
Zealand Journal of Forest Science. 27 (1):3-10 (1997).
Yunqiu Wang,
Yazuru Mukai, and Kenji Shinohara.
“Pollen-specific expression of the gene for an
allergen, Cry J 1, in Cryptomeria japonica.” Japanese
Journal of Forest Research 3: 131-134 (1997).
Daniel Yunqiu Wang, Dale Smith, Heather
Outred, Al Rowland, and David W. Fountain.
“Male cone development and microsporogenesis
in
Pinus radiata D. Don." New Zealand Journal of
Forest Science 30(3): 285-307 (2000).
Mitsue Fukui, Norihiro Futamura, Yuzeru Mukai,
Akinori Nagao, Daniel Yunqiu Wang,
and Kenji Shinohara.
“Male strobilus-specific expression of AGAMOUS
homologs in sugi (Cryptomeria japonica).” Plant
Cell Physiol. Vol. 38, Supplement (1997).
Walden, A.R., Wang, D.Y., Walter, C.,
Gardner, R.C.
“A large family of TM3 orthologs in Pinus
radiata includes two members with deletions of the conserved k
domain."
Plant Cell Reporter. in press.
Professional Presentations:
Yunqiu (Daniel) Wang, Dean A. Williams, and
Michael S. Gaines.
"The genetic structure of rice rat (Oryzomys
spp.) populations in South
Florida as revealed by microsatellite DNA analyses." Annual Meeting of
the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, 12 - 16 July,
2004. Miami, Florida.
Michael S. Gaines, Daniel Yunqiu Wang,
and Colin R. Hughes.
“Identification of microsatellite primers for
investigation of genetic variation within Oryzomys spp
populations
in South Florida.” 79th Annual Meeting, American
Society of Mammalogists. 21-24 June, 1999. University
of
Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Daniel Yunqiu Wang, Norihiro Futamura,
and Kenji Shinohara.
“Expression of a pollen allergenic gene, Cryj
I in Cryptomeria japonica.” Apr. 1997 108th annual
Forestry
Conference of Japan, Fukuoka, Japan.
Wang D.Y., Bradshaw R.E, Walter C,
Connett
M, Foutain D.
"Isolation of DNA sequences from Pinus radiata
related to the
Arabidopsis agamous MADS box." Aug. 1995, the fifth
NZ Molecular Biology annual Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Wang D.Y., Bradshaw R.E, Fountain D,
Walter
C. "Markers of male cone development in Pinus radiata."
Aug. 1994, the 10th New Zealand Institute of
Agriculture Science annual conference. Massey University, Palmerston
North,
New Zealand.
Wang D.Y., Fountain D, Smith D, Connett
M.
"Male cone development in Pinus radiata-
a microscopy and biochemical study." Aug. 1993, the abstract of the
International
Union Of Forest Research Organization annual conference. Victoria, BC,
Canada.
Teaching Experience:
Aug. 2000 –
Present
Lecturer in Genetics and general biology lecture and lab courses for
science majors and biology advisor at Department
of Biology,
University of Miami,
Coral Gables, Florida.
Feb.1994 – May.1995 Lecturing the
lab course for BIO-203.202 (Genetic Analysis) at Institute
of
Molecular
Biosciences,
Massey
University, New Zealand.
Aug.1992 – Nov.1993 Lecturing the
lab course for BIO-162.101 (Biology of Cells) at Institute of
Molecular Biosciences, Massey University, New Zealand.
Sep.1985 – Jul. 1987
Lecturing in vegetable physiology and crop genetics and consulting for
the
local vegetable breeders at the Chou Yang Horticultural College,
Beijing,
People's Republic of China.
Credit: Ari Shapiro, NPR