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 70 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.

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

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

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[1]     Han X#, Zhang YL, Zhang Q, Ma N, Liu XY, Tao WJ, Lou ZY, Zhong CH, Deng XW*, Li DW*, He H*. 2022. 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, 16:452-470.

[2]     Liu XY, Wu RM, Bulley SM*, Zhong CH*, Li DW*. 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.

[3]     Liu, Xiaoying, Bulley, Sean M, VarkonyiGasic, Erika, Zhong, Caihong, Li DW*. Kiwifruit bZIP transcription factor AcePosF21 elicits ascorbic acid biosynthesis during cold stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY[J]. 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiad121.

[4]     Wang ZP, Wang SB, Li DW, et al. 2018, Optimized paired-sgRNA/Cas9 cloning and expression cassette triggers high-efficiency multiplex genome editing in kiwifruit. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16: 1424-1433.

[5]     Liu YF#, Li DW#, Zhang Q#, et al. 2017. Rapid radiations of both kiwifruit hybrid lineages and their parents shed light on a two‐layer mode of species diversification. New Phytologist, 215(2): 877-890.

[6]     Wang WQ, Wang J, Wu YY, Li DW, Andrew CA*, Ying XR*. 2020. Genome‐wide analysis of coding and non‐coding RNA reveals a conserved miR164‐NAC regulatory pathway for fruit ripening. New Phytologist, 225(4): 1618-1634.

​ Other publications: Https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dawei-Li-51

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.

Extensive collaboration with scientists from New Zealand, Italy, Turkey, Japan and the United States

Gudeta Chalchısa Dırıbsa，Ethiopia； Abu Naım Md. Muzahıd，Bangladesh； 7 phd and master students，China  

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.