陈忱，教授、博士生导师。入选江苏特聘教授、江苏省“双创团队”核心成员，获江苏省杰出青年基金和江苏省“六大人才高峰”（A类）资助。兼任江苏省作物基因组学和分子育种重点实验室副主任，《Journal of Integrative Agriculture》、《Seed Biology》和《中国水稻科学》等杂志青年编委，《Agriculture》和《Crop Breeding, Genetics and Genomics》杂志编委。

2003年毕业于扬州大学农学院，获农学学士学位；2006年毕业于中国农业科学院研究生院，获分子生物学与生物化学硕士学位；2011年毕业于中国科学院上海生命科学院植物生理生态研究所，获遗传学博士学位。随后在美国明尼苏达大学和内布拉斯加大学从事博士后研究工作。2015年5月作为校特聘教授加入扬州大学农学院工作。

主讲本科生《遗传学》、《World Agriculture》和《植物生物技术导论》等专业基础课和《生命科学导论》、《健康中国——“吃货”的生物学修养》等公共选修课。副主编《生命科学导论》教材一部。多次获评扬州大学“最受学生欢迎的任课教师”、“最受学生欢迎的班主任”。

目前主要从事水稻种子发育的遗传和表观遗传调控研究。主持和参与国家和省部级科研项目十余项，其中主持国家自然科学基金面上项目3项，国家重点研发计划子课题1项，江苏省杰出青年项目1项；参与国家自然科学基金重点项目1项。在Nature Communications，Molecular Plant，eLife，Plant Cell，Plant Physiology，Plant Journal，Plant Biotechnology Journal，Plant Communications，Journal of Experimental Botany和Theoretical and Applied Genetics等知名植物学学术杂志上以通讯作者或第一作者发表论文20余篇；应邀担任Nature Plants，Plant Cell，Nature Communications，Advanced Science，Molecular Plant，Plant Communications，Plant Biotechnology Journal，New Phytologist，Plant Physiology，Plant Journal等重要期刊的论文评审。

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发表论文：

2025年

Huawei Liang, Jian Zhou, Chen Chen*. The Aleurone Layer of Cereal grains: Development, Genetic Regulation, and Breeding Applications. Plant Communications. 2025; 6:101283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2025.101283（通讯作者）

Xiaojun Cheng, Su Zhang, Zhiguo E, Zongju Yang, Sijia Cao, Rui Zhang, Baixiao Niu, Qian-Feng Li, Yong ZHou, Xin-Yuan Huang, Qiao-Quan Liu, Chen Chen*. Maternally expressed FERTILIZATION INDEPENDENT ENDOSPERM1 regulates seed dormancy and aleurone development in rice. The Plant Cell. 2025; 37:koae304. 10.1093/plcell/koae304（通讯作者）

Yuting She, Xiaofei Gao, Wan-Chun Lu, Zongju Yang, Baixiao Niu, Yong Zhou, Xin-Yuan Huang, Chen Chen*. Ionomic and metabolomic analyses reveal association between nutritional value and aleurone layer thickness in rice. Food Chemistry. 2025; 471:142829. doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.142829（通讯作者）

Shree Pandey, Chen Chen, Shivam Singh, Jalak Maniar, Avinash Mishra, Suman Bakshi, Mishra, Sandeep Sharma, Transcriptional response of cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) roots to salt stress and the role of DNA methylation. Plant Cell Reports. 2025; 44:124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-025-03515-9（参与作者）

2024年

Dongsheng Zhao, Siyu Chen, Yangshuo Han, Guanqing Liu, Jinyu Liu, Qingqing Yang, Tao Zhang, Jilei Shen, Xiaolei Fan, Changquan Zhang, Tao Zhang*, Qianfeng Li*, Chen Chen*, Qiaoquan Liu*. A CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutant library of seed-preferred genes in rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2024; 22:3012-3014. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14422 （共同通讯作者）

Zongju Yang, Tianqi Bai, Zhiguo E, Baixiao Niu, Chen Chen*. OsNF-YB7 inactivates OsGLK1 to inhibit chlorophyll biosynthesis in rice embryo. eLife. 2024; 13:RP96553. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.96553.1（通讯作者）

Lijuan Wu, Cong Han, Huimei Wang, Yuchang He, Hai Lin, Lei Wang, Chen Chen*, E Zhiguo*. OsbZIP53 Negatively Regulates Immunity Response by Involving in Reactive Oxygen Species and Salicylic Acid Metabolism in Rice. Rice Science. 2024; 31:190-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsci.2023.12.002（共同通讯作者）

Jin-Dong Wang, Jing Wang, Li-Chun Huang, Li-Jun Kan, Chu-Xin Wang, Min Xiong, Peng Zhou, Li-Hui Zhou, Chen Chen, Dong-Sheng Zhao, Xiao-Lei Fan, Chang-Quan Zhang, Yong Zhou, Lin Zhang, Qiao-Quan Liu*, Qian-Feng Li*. ABA-Mediated Regulation of Rice Grain Quality and Seed Dormancy via the NF-YB1-SLRL2-bHLH144 Module. Nature Communications. 2024; 15, 4493. 10.1038/s41467-024-48760-w （参与作者）

2023年

Baixiao Niu, Jing Xu, E Zhiguo, Zhenyu Zhang, Xinming Lu, Chen Chen*. Ectopic expression of OsNF-YA8, an endosperm-specific nuclear factor Y transcription-factor gene, causes vegetative and reproductive development defects in rice. The Crop Journal. 2023; 11:1719-1730. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2023.07.001（通讯作者）

Yiwen Xu, Siming Chen, Mingming Xue, Xingyu Chen, Zhibo Liu, Xuefeng Wei, Ji-Ping Gao*, Chen Chen*. Mapping and validation of quantitative trait loci associated with dorsal aleurone thickness in rice (Oryza sativa). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 2023; 136:117. 10.1007/s00122-023-04368-0（通讯作者）

王腾蛟, 陈忱*. 谷物糊粉层发育的调控机制及其育种应用. 中国水稻科学. 2023; 37:459-469. 10.16819/j.1001-7216.2023.230105（通讯作者）

Wenchen Tan, Jun Miao, Bo Xu, Chuting Zhou, Yirui Wang, Xueqi Gu, Shuainan Liang, Baoxiang Wang, Chen Chen, Jinyan Zhu, Shimin Zuo, Zefeng Yang, Zhiyun Gong, Aiqing You, Shujun Wu*, Guohua Liang*, Yong Zhou*. Rapid production of novel beneficial alleles for improving rice appearance quality by targeting a regulatory element of SLG7. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2023; 21:1305-1307. 10.1111/pbi.14041 （参与作者）

2022年

Shuo Liu, Yu Bao, Hui Deng, Guanqing Liu, Yangshuo Han, Yuechao Wu, Tao Zhang*, Chen Chen*. The methylation inhibitor 5-Aza-2’-deoxycytidine induces genome-wide hypomethylation in rice. Rice. 2022; 15:35. 10.1186/s12284-022-00580-6（共同通讯作者）

张娟, 牛百晓, 鄂志国, 陈忱*. 水稻胚乳发育遗传调控的研究进展. 中国水稻科学. 2022; 35:326-341. 10.16819/j.1001-7216.2021.210307（通讯作者）

许婧, 牛百晓, 陈忱*. NF-Y转录因子调控植物生长发育的功能研究进展. 植物生理学报. 2022; 58:1191-1200. 10.13592/j.cnki.ppj.2015.0186（通讯作者）

Huayu Xu, Shufan Li, Bello Babatunde Kazeem, Abolore Adijat Ajadi, Jinjin Luo, Man Yin, Xinyong Liu, Lijuan Chen, Jiezheng Ying, Xiaohong Tong, Yifeng Wang, Baixiao Niu, Chen Chen, Xiaoshan Zeng*, Jian Zhang*. Five Rice Seed-Specific NF-YC Genes Redundantly Regulate Grain Quality and Seed Germination via Interfering Gibberellin Pathway. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 15:8382.  10.3390/ijms23158382 （参与作者）

Min Xiong, Jiawen Yu, Jindong Wang, Qiang Gao, Lichun Huang, Chen Chen, Changquan Zhang, Xiaolei Fan, Dongsheng Zhao, Qiao-Quan Liu*, Qian-Feng Li*. Brassinosteroids regulate rice seed germination through the BZR1-RAmy3D transcriptional module. Plant Physiology. 2022; 189:402-418. 10.1093/plphys/kiac043 （参与作者）

2021年

Baixiao Niu, Zhenyu Zhang, Juan Zhang, Yong Zhou, Chen Chen*. The rice LEC1-like transcription factor OsNF‐YB9 interacts with SPK, an endosperm-specific sucrose synthase protein kinase, and functions in seed development. The Plant Journal. 2021; 106:1233-1246. 10.1111/tpj.15230（通讯作者）

Xiaojun Cheng, Meiyao Pan, E Zhiguo, Yong Zhou, Baixiao Niu, Chen Chen*. The maternally expressed polycomb group gene OsEMF2a is essential for endosperm cellularization and imprinting in rice. Plant Communications. 2021; 2:100092. 10.1016/j.xplc.2020.100092（通讯作者）

Xinyu Xu, Zhiguo E, Dongping Zhang, Qianbin Yun, Yong Zhou, Baixiao Niu, Chen Chen*. OsYUC11-mediated auxin biosynthesis is essential for endosperm development of rice. Plant Physiology. 2021; 185:934-950. 10.1093/plphys/kiaa057（通讯作者）

Sandeep Sharma*, Babita Choudhary, Sonam Yadav, Avinash Mishra, Vinod K Mishra, Ramesh Chand, Chen Chen, Shree P Pandey. Metabolite profiling identified pipecolic acid as an important component of peanut seed resistance against Aspergillus flavus infection. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2021; 404:124155. 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124155 （参与作者）

2020年

Xiaojun Cheng, Meiyao Pan, E Zhiguo, Yong Zhou, Baixiao Niu, Chen Chen*. Functional divergence of two duplicated Fertilization Independent Endosperm genes in rice with respect to seed development. The Plant Journal. 2020; 104:124-137. 10.1111/tpj.14911（通讯作者）

Baixiao Niu, Hui Deng, Tingting Li, Sandeep Sharma, Qianbin Yun, Qianru Li, E Zhiguo, Chen Chen*. OsbZIP76 interacts with OsNF‐YBs and regulates endosperm cellularization in rice (Oryza sativa). Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 2020; 1983-1996. 10.1111/jipb.12989 （通讯作者）

Jun Miao, Xianfeng Li, Xiangbo Li, Wenchen Tan, Aiqing You, Shujun Wu, Yajun Tao, Chen Chen, Jun Wang, Dongping Zhang, Zhiyun Gong, Chuandeng Yi, Zefeng Yang, Minghong Gu, Guohua Liang*, Yong Zhou*. OsPP2C09, a negative regulatory factor in abscisic acid signalling, plays an essential role in balancing plant growth and drought tolerance in rice. New Phytologist. 2020; 227:1417-1433. 10.1111/nph.16670 （参与作者）

2019年

Chen Chen, Kevin Begcy*. Genome-Wide Identification of Allele-Specific Gene Expression in a Parent-Of-Origin Specific Manner. Cereal Genomics: Methods and Protocols. 2019;129-139. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9865-4_11 （第一作者）

邓卉, 鄂志国, 牛百晓, 王磊, 陈忱*. DNA 甲基化抑制剂 5-氮脱氧胞苷对水稻基因组甲基化及幼苗生长发育的影响. 中国水稻科学. 2019; 33:108-117. 10.16819/j.1001-7216.2019.9001（通讯作者）

Zhiguo E, Chen Chen, Jinyu Yang, Hanhua Tong, Tingting Li, Lei Wang, Hongqi Chen*. Genome-wide analysis of fatty acid desaturase genes in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Scientific Reports. 2019; 9:19445. 10.1038/s41598-019-55648-z （参与作者）

Sandeep Sharma*, Chen Chen, Sudhir Navathe, Ramesh Chand, Shree P Pandey. A halotolerant growth promoting rhizobacteria triggers induced systemic resistance in plants and defends against fungal infection. Scientific Reports. 2019; 9:4054. 10.1038/s41598-019-40930-x （参与作者）

Sandeep Sharma*, Chen Chen, Kusum Khatri, Mangal S Rathore, Shree P Pandey. Gracilaria dura extract confers drought tolerance in wheat by modulating abscisic acid homeostasis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2019: 136:143-154. 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.01.015 （参与作者）

2018年

Chen Chen*, Tingting Li, Shan Zhu, Zehou Liu, Zhenyuan Shi, Xiaoming Zheng, Rui Chen, Jianfeng Huang, Yi Shen, Shiyou Luo, Lei Wang, Qiao-Quan Liu, Zhiguo E*. Characterization of imprinted genes in rice reveals conservation of regulation and imprinting with other plant species. Plant Physiology. 2018; 177:1754-1771. 10.1104/pp.17.01621（通讯作者）

Tingting Li, Huaya Zhang, Zehou Liu, Hui Deng, Sandeep Sharma, Xuefeng Wei, Lei Wang, Baixiao Niu, Chen Chen*. A group of nuclear factor Y transcription factors are sub-functionalized during endosperm development in monocots. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2018; 69:2495-2510. 10.1093/jxb/ery087 （通讯作者）

Shuai Liu, Chao Xue, Yuan Fang, Gang Chen, Xiaojun Peng, Yong Zhou, Chen Chen, Guanqing Liu, Minghong Gu, Kai Wang, Wenli Zhang, Yufeng Wu, Zhiyun Gong*. Global involvement of lysine crotonylation in protein modification and transcription regulation in rice. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 2018; 17:1922-1936. 10.1074/mcp.RA118.000640 （参与作者）

Xiaojun Kang, Gang Xu, Byungha Lee, Chen Chen, Huanan Zhang, Rui Kuang, Min Ni*. HRB2 and BBX21 interaction modulates Arabidopsis ABI5 locus and stomatal aperture. Plant, Cell & Environment. 2018; 41:1912-1925. 10.1074/mcp.RA118.000640 （参与作者）

E Zhiguo, Li Tingting, Chen Chen, Wang Lei*. Genome-Wide Survey and Expression Analysis of P1B-ATPases in Rice, Maize and Sorghum. Rice Science. 2018; 25:208-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsci.2018.06.004 （参与作者）

Chao Xue, Shuai Liu, Chen Chen, Jun Zhu, Xibin Yang, Yong Zhou, Rui Guo, Xiaoyu Liu, Zhiyun Gong*. Global Proteome Analysis Links Lysine Acetylation to Diverse Functions in Oryza Sativa. Proteomics. 2018; 18:1700036. 10.1002/pmic.201700036 （参与作者）

2016年

Chen Chen*, Zhiguo E, Hong-Xuan Lin. Evolution and molecular control of hybrid incompatibility in plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2016; 7:208304. 10.3389/fpls.2016.01208（通讯作者）

Chen Chen, Kevin Begcy, Kan Liu, Jing J Folsom, Zhen Wang, Chi Zhang, Harkamal Walia*. Heat stress yields a unique MADS box transcription factor in determining seed size and thermal sensitivity. Plant physiology. 2016; 171:606-622. 10.1104/pp.15.01992 （第一作者）

2014年

Chen Chen, Hao Chen, You-Shun Lin, Jin-Bo Shen, Jun-Xiang Shan, Peng Qi, Min Shi, Mei-Zhen Zhu, Xue-Hui Huang, Qi Feng, Bin Han, Liwen Jiang*, Ji-Ping Gao*, Hong-Xuan Lin*. A two-locus interaction causes interspecific hybrid weakness in rice. Nature Communications. 2014; 5:3357. 10.1038/ncomms4357 （共同第一作者）

2013年

Chen Chen, Hao Chen, Jun-Xiang Shan, Mei-Zhen Zhu, Min Shi, Ji-Ping Gao*, Hong-Xuan Lin*. Genetic and physiological analysis of a novel type of interspecific hybrid weakness in rice. Molecular Plant. 2013; 6:716-728. 10.1093/mp/sss146 （第一作者）

2012年

Chen Chen, Yu-Guo Xiao, Xin Li, Min Ni*. Light-regulated stomatal aperture in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant. 2012; 5:556-572. https://doi.org/10.1093/mp/sss039 （第一作者）