Dr. Duoduo (Dora) Wang is an Assistant Professor in Plant Physiology at the University of New Hampshire. She earned her Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology at the University of Nottingham in 2018, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Florida and Cornell University, respectively. Her research is focused on understanding the physiological, genetic and molecular basis of fruit ripening and plant response to environmental stresses, and developing novel crop genotypes with desirable traits using advanced molecular breeding strategies including CRISPR technologies. She currently serves as an Associate Editor for The Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology.
Research Interests
- Fruits
- Omics Studies (Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics)
- Genetic Manipulation
- Molecular Biology
- Plant Genetics
Selected Publications
Chen, Y., Cao, F., Zou, Y., Li, Y., Wen, J., Fu, Y., . . . Lu, Y. (n.d.). The Discovery of the Potential Attractive Compounds of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel). Horticulturae, 10(3), 299. doi:10.3390/horticulturae10030299
Ortega‐Salazar, I., Crum, D., Sbodio, A. O., Sugiyama, Y., Adaskaveg, A., Wang, D., . . . Blanco‐Ulate, B. (2024). Double CRISPR knockout of pectin degrading enzymes improves tomato shelf‐life while ensuring fruit quality. PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, 6(2), 330-340. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10445
Zou, Y., Chen, Y., Wang, D., Xie, X., Li, G., Zheng, C., . . . Cao, F. (n.d.). The Effects of Nine Compounds on Aldehyde-Oxidase-Related Genes in Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel). Genes, 15(1), 35. doi:10.3390/genes15010035
Wang, D., Lu, Q., Wang, X., Ling, H., & Huang, N. (2023). Elucidating the role of SlXTH5 in tomato fruit softening. Horticultural Plant Journal, 9(4), 777-788. doi:10.1016/j.hpj.2022.12.005
Wang, D., Jin, S., Lu, Q., & Chen, Y. (n.d.). Advances and Challenges in CRISPR/Cas-Based Fungal Genome Engineering for Secondary Metabolite Production: A Review. Journal of Fungi, 9(3), 362. doi:10.3390/jof9030362
Wang, D., Lu, Q., Jin, S., Fan, X., & Ling, H. (n.d.). Pectin, Lignin and Disease Resistance in Brassica napus L.: An Update. Horticulturae, 9(1), 112. doi:10.3390/horticulturae9010112
Wang, D., Kanyuka, K., & Papp-Rupar, M. (2023). Pectin: a critical component in cell-wall-mediated immunity.. Trends Plant Sci, 28(1), 10-13. doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2022.09.003
Wang, D., Jin, S., Chen, Z., Shan, Y., & Li, L. (n.d.). Genome-wide identification of the pectin methylesterase inhibitor genes in Brassica napus and expression analysis of selected members. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.940284
Wang, D., & Seymour, G. B. (2022). Molecular and biochemical basis of softening in tomato.. Mol Hortic, 2(1), 5. doi:10.1186/s43897-022-00026-z
Silva, C. J., van den Abeele, C., Ortega-Salazar, I., Papin, V., Adaskaveg, J. A., Wang, D., . . . Blanco-Ulate, B. (2021). Host susceptibility factors render ripe tomato fruit vulnerable to fungal disease despite active immune responses.. J Exp Bot, 72(7), 2696-2709. doi:10.1093/jxb/eraa601
