Dr. Chaofeng Li, Ph.D. in Botany, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. April 2019–July 2022: Project Researcher at the Center for Asian Biological Resources and Environment, The University of Tokyo. September 2022–Present: holds a position of associate Professor, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Southwest University. Research focuses on cloning and functional studies of maize genes regulating the synergistic interaction of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus nutrients, identifying stress-tolerance genes such as those conferring lodging resistance and characterizing germplasm resources.