Dr. Yuan Gao currently works as a researcher and doctoral supervisor at the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, China. She is also a member of the Communist Party of China. She is the deputy director of the Fruit Germplasm Resources Research Center of the Institute of Fruit Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and a director of the Chinese Horticultural Society. She has been engaged in research on fruit tree germplasm resources for a long time. Her main research directions include the collection and preservation of apple germplasm resources, identification and evaluation of phenotypes and genotypes, research on the relationship between genetic diversity and genetic evolution, analysis of the genetic basis of important traits, research on germplasm innovation, excavation, and utilization. She has made certain achievements in the collection and preservation of apple germplasm resources, phenotypic and genotypic identification and evaluation, and research on genetic diversity and genetic evolution relationships. Her research interests include plant genetic resources, genetic diversity, origin, domestication, and revolution, molecular biology, and plant genomics.