Chen, Heng (陈 衡) is a PhD student at Mosher lab of the University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. His current research focused on exploring the difference of synthesis and action of siRNAs associated with RNA-directed DNA Methylation (RdDM) pathway between inbreeders and outbreeders. His previous research experience mainly included: 1) transposon diversity and its impact on plants' adaptation to stress; 2) the molecular mechanisms of histone modifications dynamically regulating flowering time; 3) the quantitative traits (such as isoflavones, protein and oil) in soybean via using the QTL mapping, transcriptome analysis and meta-analysis. Additionally, Mr. Chen' s research interests also include bioinformatics (especially in single-cell and mutiple omics analysis) and RNA biology. He has a passion for sports as well, especially football (soccer) and basketball, who has been adoring FC Barcelona and Los Angeles Lakers for more than 17 years. Mr. Chen always proclaims himself a marxist, though he has read only a few chapters of Selected Works of Mao Tse-Tung and Das Kapital.

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