Jialu Wei

Enthusiastic and self-motivated quantitative geneticist with solid background in plant breeding and statistics.
Highly competent in programming, data analysis and visualizations.
Meticulous planner who is a capable and collaborative scientific researcher.
Engages and enjoys interacting with people from different backgrounds.
Problem solver who is prepared to go against the grain and thrives as a team member or when performing solo tasks.

Research Projects

Sorghum

Dissection of Phenotypic Plasticity in Flowering Time and Plant Height in Sorghum under Natural Field Conditions

Maize

Investigating Dynamic Heat Stress Responses with Diverse Maize Inbreds:
Embrace Complexity to Find Simplicity

Publications

Char, S. N., Wei, J., Mu, Q., Li, X., Zhang, Z. J., Yu, J., Yang, B. 2019. An Agrobacterium‐delivered CRISPR/Cas9 system for targeted mutagenesis in sorghum. Plant Biotechnology J. 18:319-321.

Wei, J., Guo, T., Mu, Q., Alladassi, M., Mural, R., Boyles, R., Hoffmann, L., Hays, C., Thompson, A., Salas- Fernandez, M., Rooney, W., Kresovich, S., Schnable, J., Li, X., Yu. J. 2022. Dissection of phenotypic plasticity in flowering time and plant height in Sorghum under natural field conditions. (Manuscript under review)

Guo, T., Wei, J., Li, X., Yu, J. 2022. Environment sampling in natural field conditions provides insights into the changing patterns of phenotypic plasticity. (Manuscript under review)

Wei, J., McNellie, J., Mu, Q., Chen, J., O’Rourke, J., Graham, M., Liu, P., Clark, N., Walley, J., Li, X., Yu, J. 2022. Investigating dynamic heat stress responses with diverse maize inbreds through transcriptome analyses. (Manuscript close to submission)

Mu, Q., Wei, J., Longest, H., Char, S. N., Tibbs-Cortes, L., Yang, B., Li, X., Yu, J. 2022. The cloning and characterization of qHT7.1 and its homolog in sorghum and maize. (Manuscript close to submission)

Alladassi, B., Mu, Q., Wei, J., Price, Kevin., Li, X., Yu, J. 2022 Dynamics of genetic control of sorghum plant height across developmental stages revealed by UAV-based high-throughput phenotyping. (Manuscript in progress)

Presentations

[Nov. 7, 2022] ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA
Oral Talk: Dissection of phenotypic plasticity in flowering time and plant height in Sorghum under natural field conditions

[Apr. 3, 2022] 64th Annual Maize Genetics Conference, St. Louis, MO, USA
Oral Talk: Investigating Dynamic Heat Stress Responses with Diverse Maize Inbreds through Transcriptome Analyses

[Jan. 9, 2022] Plant & Animal Genome XXIX Conference, virtual
Invited Oral Talk: Investigating Dynamic Heat Stress Responses with Diverse Maize Inbreds: Embrace Complexity to Find Simplicity
Poster: Phenotypic Plasticity Analysis Provides Insights into Sorghum Adaptation

[Feb. 18, 2021] Corn Breeding Research Meeting 2021, virtual
Oral Talk: How does Maize Respond to Heat Stress? An old question with an expanded study scope

[Aug. 17, 2020] National Association of Plant Breeders 2020 Annual Meeting, virtual
Poster: Advancing Understanding of Maize Heat Stress Response Mechanisms by Integrated Molecular, Biochemical, and Whole-Plant Analysis

[Jun. 25, 2020] 62nd Annual Maize Genetics Conference, virtual
Poster: Advancing Understanding of Maize Heat Stress Response Mechanisms by Integrated Molecular, Biochemical, and Whole-Plant Analysis

[Mar. 6, 2020] 7th Iowa State University R.F. Baker Plant Breeding Symposium, Ames, IA, USA
Poster: Advancing Understanding of Maize Heat Stress Response Mechanisms by Integrated Molecular, Biochemical, and Whole-Plant Analysis

[Mar. 27, 2019] Iowa State University Plant Breeding Seminar, Ames, IA, USA
Oral Talk: Agrobacterium-delivered CRISPR/Cas9 system for targeted mutagenesis in sorghum

[Mar. 14, 2019] 61st Annual Maize Genetics Conference, St. Louis, MO, USA
Poster: Agrobacterium-delivered CRISPR/Cas9 system for targeted mutagenesis in sorghum

[Jan. 13, 2018] Plant & Animal Genome XXVI Conference, San Diego, CA, USA
Poster: Topics on genomic selection in breeding context