Resume：

• Dr. Dawei LI is the Professor of the kiwifruit germplasm and breeding centre at Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has co-authored over 60 publications, including Molecular Plants, New Phytologist and Plant Biotechnology Journal, holds ten patents, published four monographs and one English chapter, and bred 15 kiwifruit varieties. His research on kiwifruit has received three first prizes from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Science and Technology Department of Hubei Province, China.

   

  Education and qualifications:

  2022-present, Professor, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  2016-2017, Visiting Scholar, New Zealand Institute of Plant and Food Research

  2015-2022, Associate Researcher, Wuhan Botanical Garden, CAS

  2010-2015, Assistant Researcher, Wuhan Botanical Garden, CAS

  2005-2010, Ph.D., Wuhan/South China Botanical Garden, CAS,

  2001-2005, Bachelor, School of Life Science, Wuhan University

Professional specialty：

• The current research interests include (1) Kiwifruit Germplasm assessment and new cultivar breeding; (2) Gene functional studies (Ascorbic acid, trichome); and (3) Gene editing and molecular breeding.

Funded projects：

Academic service：

• 1.Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2.Off-campus graduate tutor, Anhui Agricultural University of China
  3.Executive Director, Kiwifruit Branch of China Horticultural Society
  4.Scientific Committee of the 10.th International Kiwifruit Symposium
  5.Reviewer of New Phytologist, Plant Biotechnology Journal, Plant Physiology, etc.

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Aawards and honors：

Major publications：

• 1. Ma Ni, Li Xiaopeng, Ci Dong, Zeng Haiyue, Zhang Congxiao, Xie Xiaodong, Zhong Caihong, Deng Xingwang*, Li Dawei^*, He Hang^*. 2025. Chromatin topological domains associate with the rapid formation of tandem duplicates in plants. Advanced science, 12: 2408861.
  2. Wu Haolin, Yang Wenjie, Dong Guanyong, Hu Quanjun, Li Dawei^*, Liu Jianquan^*. 2025. Construction of the super pan-genome for the genus Actinidia reveals structural variations linked to phenotypic diversity. Horticulture Research, uhaf067.
  3. Li Dawei^#, Min Yan^#, Cheng Chang, Liu Xiaoying, Xie Xiaodong, Chalchisa Gudeta, Peng Chen, Jiang Quan, Xiao Naidong, Cai Jianbo^*, Zhong Caihong^*. 2025. The diversity and disparity of mineral elements in global kiwifruits. Food Research International, 203: 115844.
  4. Han Xue, Zhang Yilin, Zhang Qiong, Ma Ni, Liu Xiaoying, Tao Wenjing, Lou Zhiying, Zhong Caihong, Deng Xingwang^*, Li Dawei^*, He Hang^*. 2023. Two haplotype-resolved, gap-free genome assemblies of Actinidia latifolia and Actinidia chinensis shed light on regulation mechanisms of vitamin C and sucrose metabolism in kiwifruit. Molecular Plant, 16(2): 452-470.
  5. Liu Xiaoying, Sean M. Bulley, Varkonyi-Gasic Erika^*, Zhong Caihong^*, Li Dawei^*. 2023. Kiwifruit bZIP transcription factor AcePosF21 elicits ascorbic acid biosynthesis during cold stress. Plant Physiology, 192(2): 982-999.
  6. Liu Xiaoying, Cheng Chang, Min Yan, Xie Xiaodong, Abu Naim Md. Muzahid, Lv Haiyan, Tian Hua, Zhang Congxiao, Ye Can, Cao Shifeng, Chen Peng*, Zhong Caihong^*, Li Dawei^*. 2023. Increased ascorbic acid synthesis by overexpression of AcGGP3 ameliorates copper toxicity in kiwifruit. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 460: 132393.
  7. Liu Xiaoying, Wu Rongmei, Sean M. Bulley^*, Zhong Caihong^*, Li Dawei^*. 2022. Kiwifruit MYBS1‐like and GBF3 transcription factors influence l‐ascorbic acid biosynthesis by activating transcription of GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase 3. New Phytologist, 234(5)：1782-1800.