Yanhua Zhang is a Professor at the College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the College of Biology, China Agricultural University (Beijing) in 1995, a Master of Agronomy in Plant Pathology from the Department of Agricultural and Sideline Production, People's Liberation Army National Defense University in 2002, and a Doctor of Medicine in Pathogenic Biology at the School of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University in 2011. From 2015 to 2016, she was a Visiting Scholar at the Plant Pathology Laboratory, University of Florida. She is also a Director of the Jilin Plant Pathology Society and the Jilin Plant Protection Society. Her research interests include the Biology of plant pathogenic fungi, Green control of agricultural pests, and Plant genetic engineering.