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Yang Yen, Ph D
Professor of Biology and Microbiology
Office: 249C SNP
Phone: 605-688-4567
Fax:     605-688-5624
E-mail:    yang.yen@sdstate.edu
Website:  http://biomicro.sdstate.edu/yeny

            
Degrees:

MS    Genetics and Plant Breeding, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1986
Ph.D Agronomy, University of Missouri-Colombia, 1989


I have both teaching (70%) and research (30%) appointments.

Teaching:

The courses I am currently teaching/coordinating:

Bios 662 Advanced Cellular and Molecular Biology in the Fall semester
ABS 705 Research Methodology
Biol 590-S02 Applied Bioinformatics

The courses I taught before:

Genetics & Organismal Biology (Bio 201 & Bio 202)
Cellular and Organismal Biology (Bio 203 &Bio 204)
Molecular Microbial Genetics Laboratory (Micr 438)
Cytogenetics (PS/BIO 773)
Plant Biotechnology (BOT 781)

Research:

My research is in the area of improving crops with biotechnology. Our current research projects focus on developing molecular understanding of the microbe pathogen - plant interactions as well as on molecular marker aided selection. The following are some projects that have been doing in our lab:

Developing molecular understanding of Fusarium-wheat interaction
Molecular biology of wheat genes for stem rust resistance
Application of marker assisted selection to wheat improvement in South Dakota


Publications:

Referred Journal Articles

Yen, Y. and D. J. Liu. 1987.  Production, morphology and cytogenetics of intergeneric hybrids of Elymus L. species with Triticum aestivum L. and their backcross derivatives. Genome 29: 689-694 .

Yen, Y. and D.J. Liu. 1987.  Production and cytogenetics of intergeneric hybrid between Reogneria ciliaris and Triticum aestivum.  Scientifica  Agricultura Sinica 29: 17-21.

Yen, Y., G. Kimber and R.J. Metzger. 1988.  Meiotic analysis of autotetraploid Triticum umbellulatum.  Cereal Res. Comm. 16: 101-104 .

Kimber, G. and Y. Yen. 1988.  Analysis of pivotal-differential evolutionary patterns. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85: 9106-9108 .

Yen, Y. and G. Kimber. 1989.  A triploid hybrid between Triticum longissimum and T. speltoides.  Cereal Res. Comm. 17: 259-264.

Kimber, G. and Y. Yen. 1989.  Hybrids involving autotetraploid Triticum umbellulatum.  Genome 32: 1-5.

Kimber, G. and Y. Yen. 1990.  Genomic analysis of diploid plants. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87: 3205-3209 .

Yen, Y. and G. Kimber. 1990.  Meiotic behaviour of induced autotetraploids in Triticum L. Genome 33: 302-307.

Yen. Y. and G. Kimber. 1990.  Production and meiotic analysis of autotriploid Triticum speltoides and T. bicorne. Theor. Appl. Genet. 79: 525-528.

Yen, Y. and G. Kimber. 1990.  Genomic relationships of Triticum sharonense with other S-genome Triticum species. Plant Breeding 104: 53-57 .

Yen, Y. and G. Kimber. 1990.  Reinvestigation of the S genome in Triticum kotschyi. Genome 33: 521-524 .

Yen, Y. and G. Kimber. 1990.  Genomic relationships of Triticum searsii with other S-genome diploid Triticum species.  Genome  33: 369-373 .

Yen, Y. and G. Kimber. 1990.  The U genome in Triticum ovatum from Turkey.   Cereal Res. Comm. 18: 13-19.

Yen, Y. and P.J. Green. 1991. Identification and properties of the major ribonucleases of Arabidopsis thaliana.  Plant Physiol. 97: 1487-1493 .

Yen, Y. and P.S. Baenziger. 1992.  A better way to construct recombinant chromosome lines and their controls.  Genome  35:827-830 .

Yen, Y. and G. Kimber. 1992. The S genome in Triticum syriacum. Genome 35: 709-713 .

Yen, Y. and G. Kimber. 1992. Genomic relationships of N-genome Triticum species. Genome 35:962-966 .

Yen, Y. and P. S. Baenziger. 1993.  Identification, characterization and comparison of RNA-degrading enzymes of wheat and barley. Biochemical Genetics 31: 133-145.

Yen, Y. and P.S. Baenziger. 1994. Wheat chromosome 2D carries genes controlling the activity of two DNA-degrading enzymes. Theor. Appl. Genet. 88:30-32 .

Gustafson, V. D., P.S. Baenziger, M. S. Wright, W. W. Stroup and Y. Yen. 1995. Isolated Wheat Microspore Culture.  Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture 42: 207-213 .

Yen, Y.  and P.S. Baenziger. 1996. Chromosomal locations of genes that  control major RNA-degrading activities in common wheat (Triticum  aestivum. L). Theor. Appl. Genet. 93: 645-648 .

Yen, Y., P. S. Baenziger, R. Bruns, J. Reader, B. Moreno-Sevilla, and N. Budak.  1997. Agronomic performance of hybrids between cultivars and chromosome substitution lines. Crop Sci. 37: 396-399 .

Lee, J.-H., Y. Yen, K. Arumuganathan and P.S. Baenziger. 1997. The DNA content  of wheat chromosomes at interphase measured by flow cytometry. Theor. Appl. Genet. 95: 1300-1304 .

Lee, J.-H., K. Arumuganathan, Y. Yen, S. Kaeppler, H. Kaeppler and P.S. Baenziger. 1997. Synchronization of cell cycle in root-tips and flow karyotype of metaphase chromosomes of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Genome 40: 633-638 .

Yen, C., J.L. Yang and Y. Yen 1997. The history and the correct nomenclature of the D-genome diploid species in Triticeae (Poaceae).  Wheat Inf. Service 84: 56-59 .

You, M., T.  Zhao, J.  Gai and Y.  Yen.  1998.  Genetic analysis of short petiole and abnormal pulvinus in soybean. Euphytica 102: 329-333.

Zhang, X.-Q., C. Yen, J.-L. Yang and Y. Yen 1998. Cytogenetic analyses of Kengyilia laxiflora (Keng) J. L. Yang, Yen et Baum (Poaceae:Tritceae). Plant Syst.  Evol. 212: 79-86

Shah, M. M., P. S. Baenziger, Y. Yen, K. S. Gill, B. Moreno-Sevilla, and K. Haliloglu 1999.  Genetic analyses of agronomic traits controlled by wheat chromosome 3A. Crop Sci 39: 1016-1021.

Shah, M. M., K. S. Gill, P. S. Baenziger, Y. Yen, S. M. Kaeppler and H. M. Ariyarathne 1999.  Molecular mapping of loci for  agronomic traits on chromosome 3A of bread wheat. Crop Sci. 39:1728-1732.

Shah, M. M., Y. Yen, K. S. Gill, and P.S. Baenziger 2000. Comparisons of RFLP and PCR-based markers to detect polymorphism between wheat cultivars. Euphytica. 114: 135-142

Xing, D.H., Y. Yen and J.C. Rudd. 2000. Identification of ESTs that are possibly related to the FHB-resistance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar Sumai 3. Proc. SD Acad. Sci. 75: 35-40 .

Zhu, L.-C., J.C. Rudd and Y. Yen. (2001) Applying simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in screening Fusarium head blight resistant parents.  Proc. SD Acad. Sci. 76: 21-24.

Campbell, B.T., P. S. Baenziger, K. S. Gill, K. M. Eskridge, H. Budak, M. Erayman, I. Dweikat, and Y. Yen. (2003) Identification of QTLs and environmental interactions associated with agronomic traits on chromosome 3A of wheat. Crop Sci. 43: 1493-1505.

Yen, Y., J.L. Yang and Y. Yen. (2005) Hitoshi Kihara, Áskell Löve and the modern genetic concept of the genera in the tribe Triticeae (Poaceae). Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 43:82-93.

Wang, L.-X and Y. Yen. (2005) Molecular Basis of Somaclonal Variation in Wheat. Mol. Plant Breed. 3: 857-863.

Symposium Proceedings

Cai, Q.-H. And Y. Yen 1998. Increasing metaphase index in the root-tip cells of bread wheat (triticum aestivum l.) , in: A.E. Slinkard (ed.) Proceedings of the 9th International Wheat Genetics Symposium, University Extension Press, University of Saskachewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, Vol. 2, pp.26-28 .

Yen, Y., D.-H. Xing, J.C. Rudd and Y. Jin. 1999. Exploring the molecular mechanism of fusarium head blight resistance and developing breeder-friendly dna markers to FHB for wheat improvement. In: Proceedings of 1999 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Dec. 5-7, 1999, Sioux Falls, SD, pp. 40-43.

Yen, Y., D.-H., Xing, J.C. Rudd and Y. Jin. 2000.  Differentially expressed genes during scab  development. In: Proceedings of International Wheat Scab Symposium, May 5-10, 2000, Suzhou and Nanjing, China, pp 239-244.

Weng, Y., X. Zhang, Y. Yen and Y. Jin. 2001. Characterization of Fusarium head blight resistant germplasm with SSR markers linked to FHB resistance in Sumai 3.  In: 2001 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum Proceedings, Erlanger, KY, Dec. 8-10, 2001, pp. 212-215.

Liu, D., K.D. Glover and Y. Yen. 2004. MAS Efficiency in Improving Scab Resistance in Spring Wheat: A Look From the Reverse Angle. In: Proceedings of the Second International Wheat Scab Symposium, Dec. 11-15, 2004, Orlando, FL. USA, pp. 94-97.

Xing, D.-H., Y. Yen, Y. Jin and J. Rudd. 2004. Study of genes important to scab pathogenesis and resistance in wheat. In: Proceedings of the Second International Wheat Scab Symposium, Dec. 11-15, 2004, Orlando, FL. USA, pp. 534-538.

Book Chapters

Baenziger, P.S., B. Moreno-Sevilla, Y. Yen, L. Oberthur and V. Gustafson. 1994. Wheat breeding and genetics. In: C. Arntzen and E. M. Ritter (ed.), Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science.  Academic Press, San Diego, CA, USA, Vol. 4, pp. 515 524.

Yen, Y., P.S. Baenziger and R. Morris. 1996. Genomic constitution of bread wheat: current status. In P. P. Jauhar (ed.), Methods of genome analysis in plants: their merits and pitfalls. CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA., pp359-373.
 

Abstracts

Yen, Y. 1988.  Potential value of aneuploids in chromosome isolation and molecular  genetics in plants.  Genome 30 (Suppl. 1): 459.

Yen, Y. 1988.  A strategy for individual chromosome and chromosome arm isolation in plant.  Abstract of 4th Intl. Congr. in Cell Biol., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, pp. 210.

Yen, Y. and P.S. Baenziger. 1991.  Identification and characterization of major ribonucleases in common wheat and barley. Agronomy Abstracts pp.202.

Howard, C., Y. Yen and P. Green. 1991. Characterization of the major RNases of Arabidopsis.  Abstracts of 3rd Intl. Congr. of Plant Mol. Biol., Tucson, AZ, U.S.A., No. 220.

Green, P., T.C. Newman, C.B. Taylor, M. Takagi, Y. Yen, C. Howard, P. Gil, Y.  Liu and W.-L. Chiu. 1991.  Control of mRNA stability in higher plants. Abstract of 3rd Intl. Congr. of Plant Mol. Biol., Tucson, AZ, U.A.S., No. 28.

Yen, Y. and P.S. Baenziger. 1992. A modified procedure to construct recombinant chromosome lines. Agronomy Abstract pp.120.

Yen, Y. and P.B. Baenziger. 1993. Genes on wheat chromosome 2D control the activity of two DNA degrading enzymes.  Agronomy Abstracts  pp.106.

Gustafson, V.D., P.S. Baenziger, M.S. Wright, W.W. Stroup and Y. Yen. 1993.  Isolated wheat microspore culture. Agronomy Abstracts pp.176.

Yen, Y. and P.S. Baenziger. 1994. Chromosome mapping of the genes for RNA degrading enzyme activities in cultivated barley.  Plant Genome II,  San Diego, CA. USA. pp. 229.

Yen, Y. and P.B. Baenziger. 1994. Chromosome mapping of the genes for RNA degrading enzyme activities in cultivated barley. In: P.E. McGuire and C.O. Qualset (eds.) Progress in Genome Mapping of Wheat and Related Species: Proc. 4th Public Workshop of I.T.M.I., Report No. 15, Univ. Cal. Genet. Resources Cons. Program, Davis, CA, pp. 41.

Yen, Y. and P.S Baenziger. 1994. Chromosome mapping of the genes for RNA degrading activities in common wheat. Agronomy Abstracts  pp. 114.

Gustafson, V.D., P.S., P.S. Baenziger, M.S. Wright, W.W. Stroup and Y. Yen.  1994. Isolated wheat microspore culture and plant regeneration. Agronomy Abstracts pp.202.

Yen, Y. and P.S. Baenziger. 1995.  Intralocus interaction of the QTLs controlling yield and yield components between hard red winter wheat cultivars Wichita and Cheyenne. Agronomy Abstracts pp 76.

Shah, M.M., P.S. Baenziger, Y. Yen, S.M. Kaeppler, B. Moreno-Sevilla, K.  Eskrige, R. Graybosch. 1995. Studying the Quantitative variation in wheat using recombinant chromosome lines. Agronomy Abstracts pp.86

Shah, M.M., Y.  Yen, P.S.  Baenziger, K.M.  Eskrige, S.M.  Kaeppler, B.  Moreno- Sevilla and R. Graybosch.  1996.  Evaluation of recombinant chromosome lines for estimation of gene (QTLs) number controlling quantitative traits in wheat. Agronomy Abstracts  pp. 92.

Yen, Y., J.H.  Lee, K.Arumuganathan and P.S.  Baenziger.  1996.  DNA content of individual wheat chromosomes detected by flow cytometry.  Agronomy Abstracts  pp. 162.

Shah, M.M., P.S.  Baenziger, K.S.  Gill, Y.  Yen and B.  Moreno-Sevilla.  1997.  Localization of gene(s) responsible for agronomically important characters on chromosome 3A of wheat.  Agronomy Abstracts  pp 68.

You, M.  Y.  Yen and P.S.  Baenziger.  1997.  Identification and mapping of polymorphism on 3A and 6A chromosomes of wheat.  Agronomy Abstracts pp.  71.

Cai, Q.  and Y.  Yen.  1997. Analysis and sorting of wheat chromosomes by flow cytometry.  Agronomy Abstracts pp.  71.

You, M., and Y.  Yen.  1997.  Expression and inheritance of short petiole and abnormal pulvinus traits in response to day length change in soybeans.  Agronomy Abstracts pp.  93.

Xing, D.-H., Y. Yen, Y. Jin and J.C. Rudd. 1999. AFLP markers linked to scab resistance in wheat: parent screening.  Joint Dakota EPSCoR Conference, 9/10/99,Fargo, ND, pp. 7.

Xing, D.-H., Y. Yen, Y. Jin and J.C. Rudd. 1999. AFLP markers linked to scab resistance in wheat. Agronomy Abstracts 154.

Xing, D.-H., Y. Yen, Y. Jin and J. Rudd. 1999. Differentially expressed genes during FHB development. In: 1999 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Dec. 5 -7, 1999, Sioux Falls, SD, p# 14.

Xing, D.-H., Y. Yen and J.C. Rudd. 2000. Cloning wheat ESTs that are related to scab resistance. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts pp.180.

Xing, D.H., Y. Yen, J.C. Rudd and Y. Jin. 2000. Identification, cloning and sequencing of ESTs related to FHB resistance of wheat. In: 2000 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Dec. 10-12, 2000, Erlanger, KY, pp. 62-63.

Xing, D.-H., Y. Yen and J.C. Rudd. 2001. Cloning wheat ESTs that are related to scab resistance. In Annual Meeting Abstracts [CD-ROM]. ASA, CSSA, SSSA, Madisom WI. (Also in: 2001 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum Proceedings, Erlanger, KY, Decem. 8 10, 2001, page 39).

Zhu, L., J.C. Rudd and Y. Yen. 2001. Applying simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker in screening Fusarium head blight resistant parents.  In: 2001 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum Proceedings, Erlanger, KY, Decem. 8-10, 2001, page 292.

Campbell, B.T., H.  Budak, K.M. Eskridge, M.Erayman, M.M. Shah, Y. Yen, I.M. Dweikat, K.S. Gill and P.S. Baenziger. 2002. Genetic analysis of wheat chromosome 3A recombinant inbred chromosome lines for agronomic traits. In the abstracts of Plant and Animal Genome X, San Diago, CA, January 17 - 19, 2002, p353.

Bai, L., Y. Yen and Y. Jin. 2002 Expression of stem rust resistance gene Sr25 in wheat. ASA CSSA-SSSA 2002 annual meeting.

Xing, D.-H., Y. Yen and Y. Jin. 2002. A non-coding wheat RNA may play an important role in wheat resistance to Fusarium head blight. In: 2002 National Fusarium head Blight Forum Proceedings, pp49.

Xing, D.-H., Y. Yen and Y. Jin. 2002. A putative acyl-CoA-binding-protein of Fusarium graminearium may play an important role in the FHB pathogenesis in wheat. In: 2002 National Fusarium head Blight Forum Proceedings, pp50.

Xing, D.-H. and Y. Yen. 2003. Alternative Transcription of a Putative Long-Chain Acyl CoA Binding Protein Gene Possibly Regulates the Pathogenic Strength of Fusarium graminearum in Response to Changing Pathogenetic Environment. In: 2003 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum Proceedings, pp50.

Weng, Y.-J., Y. Yen and Y. Jin. 2003. Results of SSR fingerprinting of 94 Newly Identified Fusarium Head Blight Resistance Sources.  In: 2003 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum Proceedings, pp236.

Liu, D.C., Yang Yen and A. M. Ibrahim. 2003. Screening elite South Dakota winter wheat for SSR markers linked to Fusarium head blight resistance. In: 2003 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum Proceedings, pp 264.

Xing, D.-H. And Y. Yen 2003. A putative acyl-CoA-binding-protein of Fusarium graminearium possibly plays an important role in the FHB pathogenesis in wheat. ASA CSSA-SSSA 2003 annual meeting.

Weng.Y.-J. and Y. Yen. 2004. Quantitative assay of the expression of gene G12 in scab resistant and susceptible wheat varieties. In: Proceedings of the Second International Wheat Scab Symposium, Dec. 11-15, 2004, Orlando, FL. USA, pp 201.

Weng.Y.-J. and Y. Yen. 2005. Genetic diversity among 21 elite spring wheat accessions resistant to Fusarium head blight assessed with SSR markers. Agronomy Abstracts.

Li, G. and Y. Yen. 2005. Profiling the expression of genes related to FHB pathogenesis in wheat with Affymetrix GeneChip Wheat Genome Array. In: Proceedings of the 2005 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Dec. 11-13, 2005, Milwaukee, WI, USA, pp 54.