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Sheng-Yang He

Sheng-Yang He

Michigan State University & Howard Hughes Medical Institute
National Academy of Sciences

Dr. Sheng-Yang He is a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. He obtained his bachelor’s degree (1982) and a master’s degree in plant protection (1991) from Zhejiang Agricultural University in China. He pursued his graduate degree in plant pathology (1991) at Cornell University and continued his post-doctoral training at this institution. He joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky (1993), and in 1995 he moved to Michigan State University. His lab investigates plant-pathogen interactions. They study the molecular mechanisms of infection, and how climate and microbiota affect disease in plants. For his scientific contributions, He was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences in 2015. Learn more about He’s research at his lab website.  

Talks with this Speaker

Plant-Pathogen Interactions

Dr. Sheng-Yang He explores plant-pathogen interactions and provides an overview of a plant’s basic immunological responses. (Talk recorded in December 2017)

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