Education: 1990: Iowa State University, Genetics and Biochemistry, Ph.D. (Cum Laude); 1983: University of the Philippines, Plant Breeding and Ag Chemistry, M.S. (Cum Laude); 1978: Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, M.S. (Transferred); 1975: Jiangsu Agricultural College, Yangzhou, China, Agronomy, B.S. Research Experience: 1978-1980 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. 1980-1983 Research Scholar, IRRI, Los Baños, Philippines. 1983-1984 Research Associate, Institute of Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. 1984-1990 Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. 1989 Visiting Research Fellow, Max-Planck-Institute, Köln, Germany. 1990-1994 Postdoctoral Fellow, Rush Medical Center, Chicago, IL. 1994-1998 Research Plant Geneticist (ARS Postdoctoral Research Associate), USDA, ARS, Houma, LA. 1998 – 1999 Associate Professor (Research), Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 2000 – 2001 Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics, Southern Cross, University, Lismore, NSW, Australia 1999–Present Research Plant Molecular Geneticist, USDA, ARS, Houma, LA Areas of Interest: Plant genetics and breeding, classical and molecular breeding, characterization and utilization of plant germplasm, classical and molecular cytology, molecular genetics, plant Biochemistry