Affiliation: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Agriculture and Biology

Dr. Bao’s group mainly focuses on understanding the trade-offs between plant growth and stress tolerance from an organelle level, with a particular interest in autophagy and unfolded protein response (UPR). In 2014, after acquiring a doctoral degree in genetics from Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Science, he moved to the United States for postdoctoral training at Iowa State University and Michigan State University. In December 2020, Dr. Bao established his independent research group as an associate professor (tenure-track) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, in the School of Agriculture and Biology.