Prof. Dr. Canxing Duan obtained his bachelor's degree in entomology from China Agricultural University from September 1994 to July 1998; a master's degree in agricultural entomology from China Agricultural University from September 1998 to July 2001; a PhD in crop genetics and breeding at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences from September 2005 to July 2008. He served as a visiting scholar at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) from September 2019 to December 2019. From January 2010 to June 2021. He served as an associate researcher at the Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; from July 2021 to December 2022. He served as a research fellow hired by the Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; and from January 2023 to present. He has been serving as a researcher at the Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He mainly engages in research on disease resistance identification and evaluation of maize germplasm resources and new varieties, exploration and utilization of resistance genes, maize-pathogen interaction, analysis of resistance mechanisms, and disease control.