Academic Education & Work Career：
2020 till now，South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences，Assistant researcher
2017-2019，Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology，Postdoc
2012-2017，South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences，Postdoc
2008-2012，Sun Yat-sen University，Botany，PhD
2005-2008，South China Normal University，Botany，MS
2001-2006，South China Normal University，Life Science/English，BS/BA
Research Interest：
1. The molecular mechanism of post-translational modification of proteins regulated by plants in response to light signals.
2. The biological mechanism of plant coordinates internal growth to environmental factors.
Supported Projects：
Awards and Honors：
Publication：
1. Minting Liang, Zidi He, Shimin Xiao, Xiangchun Meng (2026) Unraveling the mechanisms and technologies to combat postharvest deterioration in litchi: A comprehensive review. J Agric Food Res 27: 102860
2. Minting Liang#, Shulin Deng#, Yi Zhang, Jingyuan Guo, Zhiyang Lie, Yongyi Yang, Guangyi Dai, Xuncheng Liu* (2025) Histone deacetylase 9 modulates the acetylation dynamics of phototropin 1 to fine-tune phototropic response in plants. Plant Commun 6: 101424 (#, co-first author)
3. Minting Liang#, Feng Hu#, Dongsheng Xie, Zhibin Chen, Qingzhi Zheng, Qiyun Xie, Feng Zheng, Dongming Liu, Shuguang Jian, Hongfeng Chen, Xuncheng Liu*, Faguo Wang* (2022) Physiological measurements and transcriptome survey reveal how semi-mangrove Clerodendrum inerme tolerates saline adversity. Front Plant Sci 13: 882884 (#, co-first author)
4. Minting Liang, Shimin Xiao, Jiajia Cai and David Ow* (2019) OXIDATIVE STRESS 3 regulates drought-induced flowering through APETALA 1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 519: 585-590
5. Minting Liang and David Ow* (2019) Nucleocytoplasmic OXIDATIVE STRESS 2 can relocate FLOWERING LOCUS T. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 517: 735-740
6. Minting Liang, Cuiping Yang, Zhiping Xie and Christian Staehelin* (2012) Use of the Cre-loxP recombination system as an estimate for Agrobacterium-mediated co-transformation of tobacco leaves. Biotechnol Lett 34: 747-754
7. Zhigang Huang, Minting Liang, Jianzong Peng, Tim Xing and Xiaojing Wang* (2008) Exogenous ammonium inhibits petal pigmentation and expansion in Gerbera hybrid. Physiol Plantarum 133: 254-265