Shangwei Zhong, Ph. D. (钟上威) Department of MCDB, Yale University 165 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511 Email: shangwei.zhong@yale.edu Education 2007.9-2012.6 Ph. D. of plant biology, Peking University 2010.7-2012.6 Exchange graduate student, Yale University 2003.9-2007.7 B.S. of Biological Science, Wuhan University Publications Zhong S., Shi H., Liu N., Mo X., Wang X., Qin S., Lin H., Tang C., Deng X.W. (2014). DET1 acts in the form of CDD-CUL4 E3 ligase to degrade HFR1 and stabilize PIF1 in repressing Arabidopsis seed germination. Manuscript under review. Zhong S., Shi H., Xue C., Wei N., Guo H., Deng X.W. (2014). Ethylene-orchestrated circuitry coordinates a seedling's response to soil cover and etiolated growth. PNAS, in press. Seo K.*, Lee J.*, Nezames C.D.*, Zhong S., Song E., Byun M., Deng X.D. (2014). ABD1 is an Arabidopsis DCAF Substrate Receptor for CUL4-DDB1-Based E3 Ligases that Acts as a Negative Regulator of Abscisic Acid Signaling. Plant Cell, 113.119974. Shi H.*, Zhong S.*, Mo X.*, Liu N., Nezames C.D., Deng X.W. (2013). HFR1 sequesters PIF1 to govern the transcriptional network underlying light-initiated seed germination in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell, 25: 3770–3784. Zhong S., Shi H., Xue C., Wang L., Xi Y., Li J., Quail P.H., Deng X.W., Guo H. (2012). A molecular framework of light-controlled phytohormone action in Arabidopsis. Current Biology, 22: 1530–1535. Shen H., He H., Li J., Chen W., Wang X., Guo L., Peng Z., He G., Zhong S., Qi Y., Terzaghi W., Deng X.W. (2012). Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Changes in Two Arabidopsis Ecotypes and Their Reciprocal Hybrids. Plant Cell, 24: 875-92. Zhong S., Zhao M., Shi T., Shi H., An F., Zhao Q., Guo H. (2009). EIN3/EIL1 cooperate with PIF1 to prevent photo-oxidation and promote greening of Arabidopsis seedlings. PNAS, 106: 21431-21436.