SiCan Associate professor
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Add: No.723, Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
Education: Ph.D
Email: cans2013@163.com
Zip Code: 510650
Academic Education & Work Career:
Work career:
2023.01-- now, South China Botanical Garden, Assistant Professor.
2020.10--2022.12, South China Botanical Garden, Postdoctoral.
Education background:
2016.09--2020.09, South China Botanical Garden, Ph.D.
Research Interest:
The mechanical regulation of secondary metabolites of medicinal plants.
Supported Projects:
Molecular mechanism of the miRNA421 and target gene DoCSLA5 in regulation of polysaccharide synthesis in Dendrobium officinale, NSFC, 2023-2025.
Awards and Honors:
Guangdong Hi-tech Enterprise Association Science and Technology Awards “Second Prize” (Rank 6)
Guangdong Light Industrial Council Science and Technology Awards “Second Prize” (Rank 6)
Selected Publication:
1.Si C, Dong W, Teixeira da Silva JA, He CM, Yu ZM, Zhang MZ, Huang L, Zhao CH, Zeng DQ, Li, CM Qiu SX, Duan J*. Functional analysis of flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H) from Dendrobium officinale, which confers abiotic stress tolerance. Horticultural Plant Journal, 2023, 9(2), 356-364.
2.Si C, Zeng DQ, Teixeira da Silva JA, Qiu SX, Duan J, Bai S*, He CM*. Genome-wide identification of Aux/IAA and ARF gene families reveal their potential roles in flower opening of Dendrobium officinale. BMC Genomics, 2023, 24, 199. 
3.Si C, Zeng DQ, Yu ZM, Teixeira da Silva JA, Duan J, He CM*, Zhang JX*. Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal the main metabolites in Dendrobium officinale leaves during the harvesting period. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022, 190, 24-34. 
4.Si C, He CM, Teixeira da Silva JA, Yu ZM, Duan J*. Metabolic accumulation and related synthetic genes of O-acetyl groups in mannan polysaccharides of Dendrobium officinale. Protoplasma, 2022, 259, 641-657. 
5.Si C, Teixeira da Silva JA, He CM, Yu ZM, Zhao CH, Wang HB, Zhang MZ, Duan J*. DoRWA3 from Dendrobium officianle plays an essential role in acetylation of polysaccharides. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, 21(17), 6250.
6.Zeng DQ, Si C, Zhang MZ, Duan J, He CM*. ERF5 enhances protocorm-like body regeneration via enhancement of STM expression in Dendrobium orchid. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2023.(Accepted)
7.Zeng DQ, Si C, Teixeira da Silva JA, Shi HY, Chen J, Huang L, Duan J*, He CM*. Uncovering the involvement of DoDELLA1-interacting proteins in development by characterizing the DoDELLA gene family in Dendrobium officinale. BMC Plant Biology, 2023, 23(1), 93.
8.Zeng DQ, Si C, Teixeira da Silva JA, Dai GY, Duan J*, He CM*. Characterization of YABBY genes in Dendrobium officinale reveals their potential roles in flower development. Protoplasma, 2023, 260, 483-495.
9.He CM, Si C, Teixeira da Silva JA, Li MZ, Duan J*. Genome-wide identification and classification of MIKC-type MADS-box genes in streptophyte lineages and expression analysis to reveal their role in seed germination of orchid. BMC Plant Biology, 2019, 19, 223.