CHEN, Qin 
Title: Professor
Address: College of Agronomy，Northwest A&F University,
Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
Tel: +86-29-87080005
E-mail: chenpeter2289@nwsuaf.edu.cn
Education Background
Ph.D., Biological Science, 1991. Rennes University I, Rennes, France
M.Sc., Plant breeding and Genetics, 1982. Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
B.Sc., Agronomy, 1979. Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.
Working Experiences
2012-present Professor, Northwest A&F University, China
1996-2012 Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre.
1993-1996 Research fellow, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre.
1983-1987 Research Scientist, Chinese Academic of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing, China.
Research Interests
Genetic breeding and functional food development of potato
Professional Activities
1994-2006 A member of the Genetic Society of Canada.
1999- present A member of the North American Potato Association.
2007- present An academician in International College of Nutrition(FICN).
2007- present The Editorial Board member of the Chinese Journal of Applied and Environmental Biology.
2007- present The Editorial Board member of the Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery.
2008- present Associate Editor of Canadian Journal of Plant Sciences.
Achievements to today
1. Breeding and co-breeding 12 new potato cultivars with high yield,early maturity and disease resistance; release eight new potato germplasm into USA potato gene bank.
2. Breeding the new potato somatic hybrids with both late blight and CPB resistance.
3. Obtained 10 new potato clones carrying high starch and antioxidant content.
4. Identify a new late blight resistance gene, Rpi-2 in potato.
Publications
1. Chen, Q., Sun, S.k., Ye,Q., McCuine,S., Huff,E. and Zhang, H.B. 2004.Construction of two BAC libraries from the wild Mexican diploid potato, Solanum pinnatisectum and the identification of clones near the late blight and Colorado potato beetle resistance loci.Theor. Appl. Genet. 108:1002-1009.
2. Chen, Q., Lynch, D., (Bud) Platt, H.W., Li, H.Y., Shi, Y. Rakosy-Tican, L., Li, H.J. and Theme, R. 2004. Interspecific crossability and cytogenetic analysis of sexual progenies of Mexican wild diploid 1EBN species Solanum pinnatisectum and S. cardiophyllum.Amer.J. Potato Res. 81: 159-169.
3. Chen, Q., Li, H.Y., Shi, Y.Z., Beasley, D, Bizimungu, B., Goettel, M.S.2008.Development of an effective protoplast fusion system for production of new potatoes with disease and insect resistance using Mexican wild potato species as gene pools. Can. J. Plant Sci. 88: 611-619.
4. Nandy, S., Chen, Q., Yang, J. L., Goettel, M.2008.Genetic architecture of genes from the wild potato plant (Solanum pinnatisectum) showing resistance to the Colorado potato beetle. Australian J. Crop Sci.2 (2): 49-56.
5. Wang, Q.Y., Chen, Q., He, M.L., Mir, P., Su, J.Y., Yang, Q.2011. Inhibitory Effect of Antioxidant Extracts From Various Potatoes on the Proliferation of Human Colon and Liver Cancer Cells. 63: 1044-1052
