Zhenchang Liang, PhD. Prof. Affiliation: Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Address：20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidian, Beijing, 100093, China Email: zl249@cibcas.ac.cn Research Areas: Fruit physiology, breeding, molecular genetics, genomics and functional genomics Education: Diploma, 2004. 7，College of Biology, Ludong University， PhD, 2009. 7, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Working Experience Postdoc: 2009-2013, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University and USDA-ARS GGRU Full Professor: 2013-present, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Research Interests My interests and research program are centered on understanding the molecular genetic variation and genetic regulation of key traits of berries quality and processes in cultivated and wild grapevine. The main aims are the genetic dissection of factors contributing to sugars, flavor, organic acids, melatonin, and anthocyanins, and breeding new cultivars with high resistance to stress and excellent quality. The main approaches, including molecular biology, genetics, transcriptomics, and genomics, are used to understand the molecular basis of these traits. Complimentary to these efforts, additional studies are being conducted to better understand grapevine genome structure and genome evolution. The long-term objective is to direct grape breeding towards improved grape cultivars that possess high fruit quality, disease resistance, and abiotic stress tolerance.