Chao Geng, Associate Prof. in Shandong Agricultural University, Member of the Youth Committee, Plant Protection Society of China, Council Member of the Shandong Society for Plant Pathology , Vice Chair of the Crop Disease Professional Committee, Shandong Plant Protection Society, Team Leader of the "Youth Innovation Team Plan" for Colleges and Universities in Shandong Province My research primarily focuses on the mechanisms of viral resistance in horticultural plants, specifically NLR gene-mediated resistance and the leverage of susceptibility factors for resistance engineering. Additionally, I am interested in the development and application of plant viral vectors, including those designed for gene silencing (VIGS), gene editing (VIGE), and overexpression (VIGO).These tools enable rapid functional validation of resistance genes and susceptibility factors in planta, accelerating the breeding of durable disease-resistant crops.