ICAC announces its 2018 Cotton Researcher of the Year
15/05/2018
The winner of this annual prize receives a certificate of recognition, a shield and an honorarium of $1,000. Applications are welcomed from all disciplines of cotton production research.
Dr Zhang was chosen by an independent panel of experts. He will be officially presented with his award at ICAC’s next plenary meeting, which takes place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in December.
The biology professor is originally from China and his fascination with cotton began when he helped his parents in the cotton fields. After graduating from China Agricultural University with a degree in plant genetics and breeding he joined the Institute of Cotton Research at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, going on to pioneer the development of transgenic Bt cotton.
He received a PhD from Texas Tech University in 2006 before joining the faculty of East Carolina University. His major focus areas have been to develop genetic tools, resources and studies on cotton small RNAs.
Dr Zhang has also co-edited or been the guest editor for 10 international journals and frequently reviews research papers for many more.
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