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CURRICULUM VITAE
Guiliang Tang,
Associate Professor (Nov 2011-present),
Department of Biological Sciences,
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
EDUCATION
Ph.D., The Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Rehovot, Israel, 2001
M.Sc., Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China, 1991
B.Sc., Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China, 1983
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests focus on:
1) Biotechnology and Natural Products,
2) Gene Silencing, and
3) RNA interference (RNAi) and microRNA (miRNA).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011-present
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan
Technological University, Houghton, MI
2011-2011
Associate Professor (Tenured), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2005-2011
Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2001-2005
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester,
MA
1995-2001
Graduate research assistant, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
1991-1995
Assistant Professor, College of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural
University, Hefei, China
1988-1991
Graduate research assistant, College of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural
University, Hefei, China
1983-1988
Research Assistant, Guichi Agricutural Research Center, Anhui, China
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EXTRAMURAL FUNDING
Summary
Funds allocated to my program since July 2005: $3,584,854
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National funding (NSF & USDA-NRI): $3,129,854
Kentucky funding (KSEF): $250,000
University funding (KTRDC): $175,000
Industry funding (P&G): $30,000
National-Competitive Grants ($3,129,854)
 Guiliang Tang (PI), Hairong Wei (co-PI), Wenbo Ma (co-PI), Xuemei Chen (coPI), and Harold Trick (co-PI) (2014-2017) NSF-PGRP: Targeting microRNAs for
Destruction in Crops by Short Tandem Target Mimic (STTM). NSF, $2,499,979.00.
 Guiliang Tang (PI) (2010-2014) NSF-EAGER: Random RNAi to Generate Dominant
Mutant Pools for Gene Discovery. NSF, $ $295,576.
 Guiliang Tang (PI), 2006-2009, Developing microRNA vectors for gene suppression,
United States Department of Agriculture-National Research Initiative (USDA-NRI)
Competitive Grants Program, $167,278
 Guiliang Tang (PI), 2006-2009, Random RNAi screening for negative regulators of
drought resistance in Arabidopsis, USDA-NRI Competitive Grants Program,
$100,000
 Xuemei Chen (PI) and Guiliang Tang (Co-PI), 2007-2010, Role of methylation in
microRNA metabolism in Arabidopsis. National Science Foundation (NSF),
$500,000 ($67,000 was allocated to my research program)
Kentucky Competitive Grants ($250,000)
 Guiliang Tang (PI), 2008-2011, MicroRNA array technology and microRNA
biomarkers for various human diseases. Kentucky Science and Engineering
Foundation (KSEF), $150,000.
 Guiliang Tang (PI), 2008-2011, Developing a novel poly-cistronic (poly-cis)
microRNA vector to silence multi-genes in plants and the application in lignin
biosynthesis. Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center (KTRDC),
$100,000
University Competitive Grants ($175,000)
 Guiliang Tang (PI), 2005-2006, Developing microRNA vectors for gene suppression
in plants (KTRDC), $50,000
 Ling Yuan (co-PI), Jan Smalle (co-PI), Guiliang Tang (co-PI), Hongyan Zhu (co-PI).
(2009-2011) Joint Initiative on Advanced Plant Bioengineering, Kentucky Tobacco
Research and Development Center, 2008-2010; $500,000. ($125,000 was allotted to
my research program)
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Other Grants ($30,000)
 George J. Wagner (PI), Joseph Chappell (PI), Guiliang Tang (co-PI) and Ling Yuan
(co-PI), 2008-2011, Production of abietic acid and other potentially-useful, related
diterpenoids in tobacco trichomes, Procter and Gamble (P&G), $532,321. ($30,000
was allotted to my research program)
PUBLICATIONS
(1) Journal Research Publications as an Assistant Professor and an Associate Professor
at the University of Kentucky and Michigan Technological University (* corresponding
author; 1 postdoc and 2 student under my supervision)
1. Sachin Teotia and Guiliang Tang (2015) To bloom or not to bloom: Role of
microRNAs in plant flowering. Molecular Plants. (In press)
2. Xiaoyun Jia, Na Ding, Weixin Fan, Jun Yan, Yiyou Gu, Xiaoqing Tang, Runzhi Li,
and Guiliang Tang (2015) Functional plasticity of miR165/166 in plant development
revealed by small tandem target mimic. Plant Science. (In press)
3. Peng T, Sun H, Qiao M, Zhao Y, Du Y, Zhang J, Li J, Tang G, Zhao Q. (2014)
Differentially expressed microRNA cohorts in seed development may contribute to
poor grain filling of inferior spikelets in rice. BMC Plant Biol. 2014 Jul 23;14(1):196.
4. Zhenying Cai, Jingjing Liu, Haijiao Wang, Cangjing Yang, Yuxiao Chen, Yongchi
Li, Shangjin Pan, Rui Dong, Guiliang Tang, Juan de Dios Barajas-Lopez, Hiroaki
Fujii, and Xuelu Wang (2014) GSK3-like kinases positively modulate abscisic acid
signaling through phosphorylating subgroup III SnRK2s in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl
Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Jun 13. pii: 201316717.
5. 2.James Wong, Lei Gao, Yang Yang, Jixian Zhai, Siwaret Arikit, Yu Yu, Shuyi
Duan, Vicky Chan, Qin Xiong, Jun Yan, Shengben Li, Renyi Liu, Yuanchao Wang,
Guiliang Tang, Blake C. Meyers, Xuemei Chen and Wenbo Ma (2014) Roles of
Small RNAs in Soybean Defense against Phytophthora sojae Infection. Plant J. 2014
Jun 18. doi: 10.1111/tpj.12590.
6. Ming Chi, Basdeo Bhagwat, W David Lane, Guiliang Tang, Yinquan Su, Runcang
Sun, B Dave Oomah, Paul A Wiersma, Yu Xiang (2014) Reduced polyphenol
oxidase gene expression and enzymatic browning in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
with artificial microRNAs. BMC Plant Biology 14: 62
7. Bhagwata B, Chia M, Su L, Tang H, Tang G.*, Xiang Y. (2013) An in vivo
Transient Expression System Can Be Applied for Rapid and Effective Selection of
Artificial microRNA Constructs for Plant Stable Genetic Transformation. Journal of
Genetics and Genomics 40(5): 261-70.
8. Dianwei Han, Guiliang Tang*, and Jun Zhang (2013) A Parallel Strategy for
Predicting the Secondary Structure of Polycistronic MicroRNAs. Int. J.
Bioinformatics Research and Applications. 9(2): 134-55.
9. Jun Yan1, Yiyou Gu2, Xiaoyun Jia2, Wenjun Kang2, Shangjin Pan2, Xiaoqing Tang,
Xuemei Chen and Guiliang Tang* (2012) Effective Small RNA Destruction by the
Expression of a Short Tandem Target Mimic in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell
24(2): 415-27.
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10. Guiliang Tang*; Jun Yan1, Yiyou Gu2, Mengmeng Qiao2, Ruiwen Fan, Yiping Mao,
Xiaoqing Tang* (2012) Construction of short tandem target mimic (STTM) to block
the functions of plant and animal microRNAs. Methods 58(2):118-25.
11. Ren L.2 and Tang G.* (2012) Identification of sucrose-responsive microRNAs
reveals sucrose-regulated copper accumulations in an SPL7-dependent and
independent manner in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Science, 187: 59-68
12. Dianwei Han, Jun Zhang*, and Guiliang Tang* (2012) MicroRNAfold: premicroRNA secondary structure prediction based on Modified NCM model
with thermodynamics-based scoring strategy. International Journal of Data Mining
and Bioinformatics 6(3): 272-91.
13. Iyer NJ, Jia X, Sunkar R, Tang G, Mahalingam R*. (2012) microRNAs responsive
to ozone-induced oxidative stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Signal Behav 7(4):
484 - 491.
14. Lijuan Ji, Xigang Liu, Jun Yan2, Wenming Wang, Rae Eden Yumul1, Yu Ju Kim,
Thanh Theresa Dinh, Jun Liu, Xia Cui, Binglian Zheng, Manu Agarwal, Chunyan
Liu, Xiaofeng Cao, Guiliang Tang, and Xuemei Chen* (2011) ARGONAUTE10 and
ARGONAUTE1 Regulate the Termination of Floral Stem Cells through Two
microRNAs in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genet. 7(3):e1001358. Epub 2011 Mar 31.
15. Wang-Xia Wang, Bernard R. Wilfred, Sindhu K. Madathil, Guiliang Tang, Yanling
Hu, James Dimayuga, Arnold J. Stromberg, Qingwei Huang, Kathryn E. Saatman,
and Peter T. Nelson* (2010) MiR-107 regulates Granulin/Progranulin with
implications for traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative disease. American
Journal of Pathology 177(1): 334-45
16. Mian Gu, Ke Xu, Aiqun Chen, Yiyong Zhu, Guiliang Tang, and Guohua Xu* (2010)
Expression Analysis Suggests Potential Roles of microRNAs for Phosphate and
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Signaling in Solanum lycopersicum. Physiol Plant. 138(2):
226-37
17. Xiaoyun Jia2, Wang-Xia Wang1, Ligang Ren2, Qi-Jun Chen1, Venugopal Mendu2,
Benjamin Willcut2, Randy Dinkins, Xiaoqing Tang1, and Guiliang Tang* (2009)
Differential and dynamic regulation of miR398 and its targets in response to ABA
and salt stress in Populus tremula and Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology.
71: 51-59.
18. Xiaoyun Jia2, Ligang Ren2, Qi-Jun Chen1, Runzhi Li and Guiliang Tang* (2009)
UV-B responsive microRNAs in Populus tremula. J. of Plant Physiology 166: 20462057.
19. Xiaoqing Tang1, Latha Muniappan, Guiliang Tang*, and Sabire Ozcan* (2009)
Identification of glucose-regulated miRNAs from pancreatic beta cells reveals a role
for miR-30d in insulin transcription. RNA.15: 287-293.
20. Wang-Xia Wang, Bernard W. Rajeev, Arnold Stromberg, Na Ren, Guiliang Tang,
Qingwei Huang, Isidore Rigoutsos, and Peter T. Nelson* (2008) The expression of
microRNA miR-107 decreases early in Alzheimer’s disease and may accelerate
disease progression through regulation of BACE1. Journal of Neuroscience 28(5):
1213-1223
21. Xiaoqing Tang1, Jozsef Gal, Xun Zhuang2, Wangxia Wang1, Haining Zhu, and
Guiliang Tang* (2007) A simple array platform for microRNA analysis and its
application in mouse tissues. RNA 13: 1803-1822
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(2) Journal Review Publications as an Assistant Professor and an Associate Professor at
the University of Kentucky and Michigan Technological University (* corresponding
author; 1 postdoc and 2 student under my supervision)
22. Tang G.* and Tang X. * (2013) Short Tandem Target Mimic: A Long Journey to the
Engineered Molecular Landmine for Selective Destruction/Blockage of microRNAs
in Plants and Animals. Journal of Genetics and Genomics. 40 (6): 291–296.
23. Xiaoyun Jia2 and Guiliang Tang* (2011) MicroRNA-mediated DNA methylation in
plants. Frontiers in Biology 6(2): 133–139
24. Guiliang Tang* (2010) Plant microRNA: An insight into the gene structure and
evolution. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology 21: 782-789
25. Xiaoqing Tang1*, Guiliang Tang, and Sabire Ozcan (2008) Role of MicroRNAs in
Diabetes. BBA-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 1779: 697-701
26. Guiliang Tang*, Xiaoqing Tang1, Venugopal Mendu2, Xiaohu Tang1, Xiaoyun Jia2,
Qi-Jun Chen1, and Lihen He2 (2008) The art of microRNA: various strategies leading
to gene silencing via an ancient pathway. BBA-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 1779:
655-662
27. Peter T. Nelson*, Wang-Xia Wang, Bernard R. Wilfred, Guiliang Tang (2008)
Technical variables in high-throughput miRNA expression profiling: Much work
remains to be done. BBA-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 1779: 758-765
28. Guiliang Tang*, Gad Galili and Xun Zhuang2 (2007) RNAi and microRNA:
Breakthrough technologies for the improvement of plant nutritional value and
metabolic engineering. Metabolomics.3: 357-369
(2) Book Chapter Publications as an Assistant Professor and an Associate Professor at
the University of Kentucky and Michigan Technological University
(* corresponding author; 1 postdoc and 2 student under my supervision)
29. Xiaoqing Tang1, Xiaohu Tang1, Jozsef Gal, Natasha Kyprianou, Haining Zhu, and
Guiliang Tang* (2010) Detection of microRNAs in prostate cancer cells by
microRNA array, Methods Mol Biol. 2011;732: 69-88.
30. Xiaoyun Jian2, Venugopal Mendu2, and Guiliang Tang* (2010) An array platform
for identification of stress-responsive miRNAs in plants, "Methods in Molecular
Biology; Plant Stress Tolerance- Methods and Protocols" Methods Mol Biol. 639:
253-69
31. Ricky Lewis, Venugopal Mendu2, David McNear, and Guiliang Tang* (2009) Roles
of microRNAs in Plant Abiotic Stress, Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement.
2nd Edition, edited by S. Mohan Jain and D.S. Brar. Springer Netherlands, pp 357372.
32. Wang-Xia Wang1, Peter Nelson, and Guiliang Tang* (2008) RNA Interference,
mechanisms and proteins involved in. Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology.
Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology.
33. Guiliang Tang*, Yu Xiang, Zhensheng Kang, Venugopal Mendu2, Xiaohu Tang1,
Xiaoyun Jia2, Qi-Jun Chen1, and Xiaoqing Tang1 (2008) Small RNA technologies:
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siRNA, miRNA, antagomiR, target mimicry, miRNA sponge and miRNA profiling.
Current Research and Perspectives in MicroRNAs. Springer Netherlands, pp 17-33
34. Wang-Xia Wang1, Bobby Gaffney, Arthur G. Hunt and Guiliang Tang* (2007)
microRNAs and Plant Development. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.
35. Yu Xiang and Guiliang Tang*. (2006) RISC Biology, “microRNA: Biology,
Function and Expression” edited by Clarke, N.J and Sanseau, P, DNA Press. pp 2969.
(3) Proceeding Publications as an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at the
University of Kentucky and Michigan Technological University
36. Dianwei Han, Guiliang Tang*, and Jun Zhang* (2009) A novel method for
MicroRNA secondary structure prediction using a bottom-up algorithm. Proceedings
of the 47th Annual Southeast Regional Conference, Clemson, South Carolina,
SESSION: Information analysis, Article No. 46, ISBN: 978-1-60558-421-8
(http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1566445.1566508)
(4) Publications before Establishing My Independent Lab at the University of Kentucky
and Michigan Technological University
1. Tang, G.* (2005) siRNA and miRNA: an insight into RISCs. Trends in Biochemical
Sciences 30: 106-114.
2. Stepansky, A., Yao, Y., Tang, G., Galili, G. (2005) Regulation of lysine catabolism
in Arabidopsis through concertedly-regulated synthesis of the two distinct gene
products of the composite AtLKR/SDH locus. J. Exp. Bot. 56: 525-536
3. Mallory, A.C., Reinhart, B.J., Rhoades M.W., Tang, G., Zamore, P.D., Barton, M.K.,
and Bartel, D.P. (2004). MicroRNA control of PHABULOSA during leaf
development: importance of pairing to the miRNA 5' region. EMBO J. 23: 33563364.
4. Tang, G.* and Galili, G. (2004) Using RNAi to improve plant nutritional value: from
mechanism to application. Trends in Biotechnology 22: 463-469.
5. Tang, G. and Zamore, P.D.(2004) Biochemical dissection of RNA silencing in
plants, "Methods in Molecular Biology; mRNA Processing and Metabolism- Methods
and Protocols" edited by Daniel R. Schoenberg , Ohio State University, Clumbus,
OH, USA. HUMANA PRESS, Vol. 257: 223-243.
6. Haley, B. Tang, G. and Zamore P.D. (2003) In Vitro Analysis of RNA interference in
Drosophila melanogaster. Methods 30: 330-336
7. Tang, G., B.J. Reinhart, D.P. Bartel, P.D. Zamore. (2003). A biochemical framework
for RNA silencing in plants. Genes Dev 17: 49-63
8. Zhu, X, Tang, G. and Galili G. (2002) The activity of the Arabidopsis bifunctional
lysine-ketoglutarate reductase/saccharopine dehydrogenase enzyme of lysine
catabolism is regulated by functional interaction between its two enzyme domains. J
Biol Chem. 277: 49655-49661
9. Tang, G., Zhu, X., Gakiere, B., Levanony, H., Kahana, A. and Galili, G. (2002) The
bifunctional LKR/SDH locus of plants also encodes a highly active monofunctional
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lysine-ketoglutarate reductase using a polyadenylation signal located within intron.
Plant Physiol.130:147
10. Galili, G., Tang, G., Zhu, X. and Gakiere, B. (2001) Lysine catabolism: a stress and
development super-regulated metabolic pathway. Current Opinion in Plant Biology,
4: 261-266
11. Galili G, Tang G, Zhu X, Karchi H, Miron D, Gakiere B, and Stepansky A. (2001)
Molecular genetic dissection and potential manipulation of lysine metabolism in
seeds.J Plant Physiol.158: 515-520
12. Zhu, X., Tang, G., Granier, F., Boucher, D. and Galili, G. (2001) A T-DNA insertion
knockout of the bifunctional lysine-ketoglutarate reductase/saccharopine
dehydrogenase gene elevates lysine levels in Arabidopsis seeds. Plant Physiol.126:
1539-1545
13. Tang, G., Zhu, X., Tang, X. and Galili, G. (2000) A novel composite locus encoding
simultaneously two polypeptides with metabolically related but distinct functions in
lysine catabolism. Plant J., 23: 195-203
14. Zhu, X., Tang, G. and Galili, G. (2000) The catabolic function of the a-amino adipic
acid pathway in plants is correlated with unidirectional activity of lysine-ketoglutarate
reductase, but not saccharopine dehydrogenase. Biochemical J., 351: 215-220
15. Galili, G., Tang, G., Zhu, X., Amir, R., Levanony, H., Shy, G. and Elliot M. Herman
(2000) Plant seeds: an exciting model system for dissecting molecular and cellular
regulation of metabolic processes. Isr. J. Plant Sci. 48: 181-187
16. Zhu, X., Tang, G. and Galili, G.(2000) Characterization of the two saccharopine
dehydrogenase isozymes of lysine catabolism encoded by the single composite
AtLKR/SDH locus of Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol.124: 1363-1371
17. Miron, D., Tang, G., Karchi, H., Schupper, A., Ben-Yaacob, S. and Galili,G.(1998)
Regulation of Lysine Catabolism in Plants. A. Altman et al. (eds.), Plant
Biotechnology and In Vitro Biology in the 21st Century, Kluwer Academic
Publishers.311-314
18. Tang, G., Zhu-Shimoni,J.X., Amir,R., Zchori,I.B. and Galili,G.(1997a) Cloning and
expression of an Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA encoding a monofunctional aspartate
kinase homologous to the lysine-sensitive enzyme of Escherichia coli. Plant Mol.
Biol. 34: 287-294
19. Tang, G., Miron, D., Zhu-Shimoni, JX., and Galili, G.(1997b) Regulation of Lysine
Catabolism through Lysine-Ketoglutarate Reductase and Saccharopine
Dehydrogenase in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell, 9:1305-1316
SERVICE AND RECOGNITION
 Panel member
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Panel: Plant Biology: Gene Expression and
Genetic Diversity 2007.
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International Meeting Convener, Gene Expression (Non-coding RNAs and Regulated
Transgene Expression). 2007 In Vitro Biology Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. June 9-13,
2007
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Keynote Speaker, 2008 “Small RNA technologies: siRNA, miRNA, target mimicry, and
miRNA profiling.” International Association of Plant Biotechnology (IAPB) Conference
- Canadian Section; MAY 5 - 8, 2008
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Guest Editor (2008), “BBA / Gene Structure and Expression - Special Issue on
MicroRNA”
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Associate Editor (2011-2014), Editorial Board for the International Journal “BMC Plant
Biology” (Impact factor in 2009: 3.774) published by BioMed Central.
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Editorial Member (2011-2013), “Silence” published by BioMed Central.
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Journal reviewer service I have reviewed manuscripts more than once from the
following journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
of America (PNAS), Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, EMBO Reports, The Plant
Cell, Plant Journal, Plant Physiology, Cell Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry,
Gene, Methods, Nucleic Acid Research, FEBS Letter, Trends in Plant Science,
Metabolomic, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Plos Computational Biology, Plos ONE,
Plos Genetics, BMC Bioinformatics, BMC Plant Biology, BMC Genomics, International
J. of Bioch & Cell Bio, Journal of RNAi and Gene Silencing, BBA, EEB., RNA, J. of Plant
Physiology, Plant Cell Reports, Hereditas, International Journal of Biological Sciences,
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, Journal of Experimental Botany.
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Ad hoc proposal reviewer service: USDA-NRI, NSF, BARD, USDA-SBIR, ISF (Israeli
NSF), Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium, SOUTHWEST CONSORTIUM ON
PLANT GENETICS AND WATER RESOURCES.
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Invited Presentations
I.
Invited talks or presentations in the USA and Canada:
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Plant and Animal Genome XXIII Conference, “Inactivation of microRNAs in
Crop Plants Using Short Tandem Target Mimic (STTM) Technology”, Town &
Country Convention Center, San Diego, California. January 10-14, 2015.
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Bayer CropScience LP, “Inactivation of microRNAs by STTM and Silencing
Coding Gene by Artificial microRNAs”, Morrisville, NC. October 27, 2014.
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Plant and Animal Genome XXI Conference, “Regulation of Small RNAs by
Small Tandem Target Mimic (STTM) in Plants and Animals”, Town & Country
Convention Center, San Diego, California. January 12-16, 2013.
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2011 Keystone Symposia Meeting, Mechanisms and Biology of Silencing,
“Effective Small RNA Destruction by a Short Tandem Target Mimic through the
Small RNA degrading Nucleases in Arabidopsis thaliana.” March 20-25, 2011,
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Portola Hotel & Spa, Monterey, California, USA.
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12th World Congress of the International Association for Plant Biotechnology
(IAPB) and the 2010 In Vitro Biology Meeting of the Society for In Vitro Biology
(SIVB) "Gene Regulation by Small RNAs and the Technological Application in
Plants." Tuesday, June 8, 2010, America’s Center, 701 Convention Plaza, St.
Louis, MO
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Dept. of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD "Gene Regulation
by Small RNAs and the Technological Application in Plants." April 29, 2010
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2010 Kriton-Hatzios symposium of Southern Section of the American Society of
Plant Biologists, “The role of small RNAs in the regulation of gene expression”
Title: "Gene Regulation by Small RNAs and the Technological Application in
Plants." SS-ASPB, April 10-12 2010 University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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2010 Keystone Symposia Meeting, RNA Silencing Mechanisms in Plants, “Small
RNA Destruction by a Novel Short Target Mimic in Arabidopsis thaliana.” Feb
21-26, 2010, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
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Dept. of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, “Small RNA
technologies: siRNA, miRNA, target mimicry, and miRNA profiling” Feb. 23,
2009.
 Plant Metabolic Pathway Regulation and Drug Discovery Workshop, Plant and
Animal Genome XVII Conference, “Small RNA Technologies For Functional
Genomics And Metabolic Engineering: siRNA, MicroRNA, Target Mimicry, And
MicroRNA Profiling”, Town & Country Convention Center, San Diego,
California. January 10-14, 2009.
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Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, OK. “Profiling microRNAs in plants and animals”. Feb. 15th, 2008.
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Dept. of Biological Science and The Plant Science Initiative, University of
Nebraska Lincoln. “Role of microRNA in Plant Development and Abiotic Stress”.
Feb. 25th, 2008.
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International Association of Plant Biotechnology (IAPB) Conference - Canadian
Section, “Small RNA technologies: siRNA, miRNA, target mimicry, and miRNA
profiling” (an invited keynote talk). MAY 5 - 8, 2008
University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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“MicroRNA array technology and its applications”. Invited Speaker, MAY 8 - 9,
2008, Applied Biological Materials Inc. 9117 Shaughnessy St. Vancouver, BC,
Canada V6P 6R9.
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Meeting Conveners. Gene Expression (Non-coding RNAs and Regulated
Transgene Expression). 2007 In Vitro Biology Meeting. Indianapolis, IN. June 913, 2007
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24th SYMPOSIUM IN PLANT BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
RIVERSIDE. “MicroRNA profiling in plants and animals.” “Gene Silencing: The
Biology of Small RNAs and the Epigenome” January18-20, 2007, Riverside
Convention Center, Riverside, California
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Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. “Breakthrough
Technologies in RNAi and microRNA and Wide Applications in Plant Research”,
October 2009.
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UK-Alltech Nutrigenomics Alliance. Microarray Analyses: A Seminar Miniseries, “MicroRNA Macroarray Technology and its Application in Animals,
Human Health, and Plants” Oct. 8th, 2007.
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Dept. of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. “microRNAs and
RNAi in plants and Drosophila. October 2006.
II.
Invited talks or presentations in other departments at MTU:
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Dept. of Biological Sciences, Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI. “Small
Tandem Target Mimic (STTM): A New Tool for Investigating Small RNA”
March 2, 2012
III. Invited talks or presentations in China:
 Guiliang Tang (Invited speaker), “Small RNA destruction by STTM and its
application in plants.” Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese
Academy of Sciences. Beijing China. June 27, 2012 - June 29, 2012
 Guiliang Tang (Invited speaker), “Small Tandem Target Mimic (STTM): A New
Tool for Investigating Small RNA.” College of Agriculture, Henan Agricultural
University, Zhengzhou, China. March 20, 2012 - March 29, 2012
 Guiliang Tang (Invited speaker), “Gene regulation by small RNAs and the
technological application in plants
” State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology
and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, China Agricultural University,
Beijing, China. June. 21, 2011
 Guiliang Tang (Invited speaker), “Gene regulation by small RNAs and the
technological application in plants
”, School of Agricultural and Food Science,
ZheJiang A & F University, China. Dec. 6, 2010
 Guiliang Tang (Invited speaker), 1. “Small RNA technologies: siRNA, miRNA,
target mimicry, and miRNA profiling”; 2. "Biochemical Dissection of RNAi and
microRNA pathways and RISC assembly", College of Life Sciences, Northeast
Normal University, China. Sept. 2-5, 2008
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 Guiliang Tang (Invited speaker), “Small RNA technologies: siRNA, miRNA,
target mimicry, and miRNA profiling”. 2008 Department of Plant Pathology,
Nanjing Agricultural University, China. Sept. 8, 2008
 Guiliang Tang, “RNAi and microRNA: RISC assembly and miRNA atlas”
Tsinghua University, China. Nov. 5, 2007.
 Guiliang Tang, “microRNA Technologies and Their Applications in Plants and
Animals” Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), Xian, China Nov 6, 2007
 Guiliang Tang, “RNAi and microRNA: RISC assembly and miRNA atlas”
Northwest A&F University (NWAFU), Xian, China Nov. 7, 2007.
 Guiliang Tang, “RNAi and microRNA: RISC assembly and miRNA atlas”
National Institute of Biological Science (NIBS), Beijing, China Nov. 9, 2007.
 Guiliang Tang, “RNAi and microRNA: RISC assembly and miRNA atlas”
Genetics Institute, CAS, Beijing, China. Nov. 9, 2007.
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
 Hatch Proposal Review Committee, University of Kentucky, 2007-2011
 Social Committee
 Departmental Graduate Committee
 Departmental Greenhouse Committee
 Departmental Seminar Committee
TEACHING AND ADVISING
Graduate Students- Current
 Mengmeng Qiao, Ph.D. level candidate, 2013.
 Yiyou Gu, Ph.D. level candidate, 2012.
 Haiping Liu, Ph.D. level candidate, 2012.
 Li Chen, Ph.D. level candidate, 2012.
Visiting Scholars/Students with external scholarship/fellowships- Current
 Aihua Sha
 Yongjun Wu
 Zhanhui Zhang
 Fanrong Meng
 Lina Shi
 Lei Tian
 Ting Peng
 Xining Jin
 Wenhui Wei
 Sachin Teotia
Graduate Students- Completed
 Venugopal Mendu, Ph.D., 2008
Dissertation: “Roles of microRNAs in Plant Development and Abiotic Stress”
International student recruitment: Xun Zhuang (graduate student), Liuyin Ma (graduate
student), Ligang Ren (visiting scholar), Yanhong Bai (visiting scholar), Yanming Wei
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(visiting scholar), Yiyou Gu (visiting scholar), Mengmeng Qiao (visiting scholar).
Postdoctoral Scholars- Advised
 Xiaoqing Tang (2005-2008)
 Wangxia Wang (2006-2007)
 Xiaohu Tang (2007-2008)
 Qi-Jun Chen (2008-2009)
 Jun Yan (2010-present)
Visiting Students- Advised
 Ligang Ren (2008-2010, Northwest A&F University)
 Xiaoran Wang (2011-2012, Northeast Normal University)
 Ting Peng (2013-present, Henan Agricultural University)
 Lei Tian (2013-present, Henan Agricultural University)
 Lina Shi (2013-present, Henan Agricultural University)
 Yiyou Gu (2008-2010, Nanjing Agricultural University)
 Shangjin Pan (2009-2011, Anhui University)
 Eric S Riedeman (For two weeks in 2009, University of Wisconsin)
 Wenjun Kang (2009-2011,Hefei University of Technology)
 Tian Yang (For three months in 2009, University of Pennsylvania)
Visiting Scholars- Advised
 Xiaoyun Jia, (2008- present)
Undergraduate Students- Current
 Michael L. Harrington
Undergraduate Students- Advised
 Richard Henry Sullivan
 Ifedayo Olutomi Awe
 Cody Damm
 Jessica Ina Houtz
High school Students- Advised
 Julia Li
Graduate Students- Trained in RNAi Research Techniques
 Bobby Gaffney (USDA, UK)
 Kate Martin (Plant Pathology, UK)
 Ricky Lewis (Plant and Soil Sciences, UK)
 Rae Jeong (Plant Pathology, UK)
 Lyssa Scheuneman (Biological Science, MTU)
Graduate Students- Committees
 Ricky Lewis (Plant and Soil Sciences, UK)
 Rae Jeong (Plant Pathology, UK)
 Yiping Mao (Biological Sciences, MTU)
 Ramkumar Mohan (Biological Sciences, MTU)
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 Ni Fan (Chemistry, MTU)
Teaching Activities
My primary teaching responsibility at MTU is for the Biochemistry I (BL4010, 3 credits) and
Biochemistry Orientation (BL1800, 1 credit). Starting from September 2012, I have taught
BL4010 for more than 40 undergraduate and graduate students and BL1800 for 15
undergraduates. These courses are very important to lay a foundation for the students for
further study and advanced career training. I have also team taught the graduate course,
Advanced Molecular Biology (BMB 6020, 3 credits) and undergraduate students Molecular
Biology Seminar (BL1900, 1 credit) in Spring 2013. From Spring 2014, I will start teaching
Biochemistry Techniques I (BL4820, 2 credits lab course) for undergraduate and graduate
students.
Course
BL4010
(3 credits)
BL1800
(1 credits)
BMB6020
(3 credits)
BL1900
(1 credits)
BL4010
(3 credits)
BL1800
(1 credits)
BL4820
(3 credits)
Fall, 2012
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Course
Instruction
4.3
4.24
Fall, 2012
15
4.0
3.83
Spring, 2013
13
3.9
3.58
Spring, 2013
6
4.1
4.00
Fall, 2013
33
4.1
3.96
Fall, 2013
9
4.2
4.50
Spring, 2014
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Semester/Year
Student number
In addition to Biochemistry I (BL4010), Biochemistry Orientation (BL1800), Advanced
Molecular Biology (BMB 6020), and Molecular Biology Semiar (BL1900), I have previously
taught the graduate course “Experimental Course: RNAi and microRNA” (PLS 597a). The
main emphasis of the course is to help senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students
apply cutting-edge RNAi and microRNA technology in biochemistry, biology, and plant
science to understand gene silencing for the purpose of functional genomics. Upon other
faculty members’ request, I also provided guest lectures in Genomics (PLS 597b) and
Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology (ABT 101).
Course
Lab: RNAi &
Semester/Year
Spring 2007
Student number
7
Overall Evaluation1
Course
Instruction
3.8
3.8
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MicroRNA (PLS597a)
Plant Genomics Spring 2007
>7
N/E2
N/E
(3 lectures) (PLS597b)
ABT101
Spring 2007
>30
N/E
N/E
(1 lecture)_________________________________________________________________
Lab: RNAi &
Spring 2008
5
N/E
N/E
MicroRNA (PLS597a)
Lab: RNAi &
Spring 2010
2
N/E
N/E
MicroRNA (PLS597a)
Note: 1 rating scale: 1 poor - 4 excellent; 2 not evaluated due to student numbers less than the
minimum required for a formal TCE.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Professional meeting attended
1. 24th SYMPOSIUM IN PLANT BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
RIVERSIDE. “Gene Silencing: The Biology of Small RNAs and the Epigenome”
January18-20, 2007
2. International Association of Plant Biotechnology (IAPB) Conference - Canadian
Section; MAY 5 - 8, 2008
3. Annual USDA-NRI Report Meetings (2007, 2008, 2009) at Washington D.C.
4. Plant Metabolic Pathway Regulation and Drug Discovery Workshop, Plant and
Animal Genome XVII Conference, Town & Country Convention Center, San
Diego, California. January 10-14, 2009.
5. KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA on Molecular and Cellular Biology, The Biology of
RNA Silencing, April 25-30, 2009, Fairmont Empress Victoria, Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada
6. KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA on Molecular and Cellular Biology, The Biology of
RNA Silencing, April 25-30, 2009, Fairmont Empress Victoria, Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada
7. KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA, RNA Silencing Mechanisms in Plants, Feb 21-16,
2010, Hilton Santa Fe/Historic Plaza, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
8. KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA, Mechanisms and Biology of Silencing, March 20-25,
2011, Portola Hotel & Spa, Monterey, California, USA.
9. Graduate training course in Small RNA Biology, June 29-July 30, 2012,
Zhengzhou, China.
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10. Plant and Animal Genome XXI Conference, Town & Country Convention Center,
San Diego, California. January 12-16, 2013.
ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS
 RNA Society
 American Society of Plant Biologist
REFERENCES
1. Blake Meyers, Professor/Chair
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Delaware
Phone: 302-831-3418
E-mail: meyers@dbi.udel.edu
2. Xuemei Chen, Professor/HHMI investigator,
Department of Botany and Plant Sciences
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: 951 827-3988
FAX: 951 827-4437
Email: xuemei.chen@ucr.edu
3. Jian-Kang Zhu, Professor
Purdue University
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
625 Agriculture Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone 765-496-7601
Fax 765-494-0391
Email: jkzhu@purdue.edu
4. Harold Trick, Professor
Department of Plant Pathology
3729 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-5502
(785) 532-1426
(785)532-5692 (FAX)
Email: HNT@ksu.edu
5. Robert Last, Barnett Rosenberg Professor
Department of Biochemistry &
Molecular Biology
Michigan State University
301 Biochemistry Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Office: (517) 432-3278
Lab: (517) 432-3277
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Email: lastr@msu.edu
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