Wusheng Liu is an Associate Professor in Translational Genomics and Plant Bioengineering within the Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Tennessee, an MS in Botany and a BS in Landscape Architecture from the Northeast Forestry University, China. His laboratory is interested in development of novel approaches for transgene-free, genotype-independent delivery of the CRISPR/Cas system into crops for gene editing, understanding of the molecular mechanisms of agronomic traits including tomato bacterial wilt resistance, seed size, and tomato fruit lycopene content; and crop trait engineering using genetic engineering and gene editing such as rose rosette virus resistance, modified flowering patterns, and CRISPR pollen for restricting pollen-mediated gene flow.