Education

Ph.D. in Plant Pathology & Microbiology, Texas A&M University, 2007

Current position

Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Biology, Indiana University (2013-present)

Publications

1. Qi, D., Dubiella, U., Kim, S. H., Sloss, D. I., Dowen, R. H., Dixon, J. E. and Innes, R. W. (2014). Recognition of the protein kinase AVRPPHB SUSCEPTIBLE1 by the disease resistance protein RESISTANCE TO PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE5 is dependent on s-acylation and an exposed loop in AVRPPHB SUSCEPTIBLE1. Plant Physiol 164(1): 340-351.
   
2. Qi, D. and Innes, R. W. (2013). Recent advances in plant NLR structure, function, localization, and signaling. Front Immunol 4: 348.
   
3. Qi, D., DeYoung, B. J. and Innes, R. W. (2012). Structure-function analysis of the coiled-coil and leucine-rich repeat domains of the RPS5 disease resistance protein. Plant Physiol 158(4): 1819-1832.   
   
4. DeYoung, B. J., Qi, D., Kim, S. H., Burke, T. P. and Innes, R. W. (2012). Activation of a plant nucleotide binding-leucine rich repeat disease resistance protein by a modified self protein. Cell Microbiol 14(7): 1071-1084.
   
5. Qi, D. and Scholthof, K. B. (2008). Multiple activities associated with the capsid protein of satellite panicum mosaic virus are controlled separately by the N- and C-terminal regions. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 21(5): 613-621.
   
6. Qi, D., Omarov, R. T. and Scholthof, K. B. (2008). The complex subcellular distribution of satellite panicum mosaic virus capsid protein reflects its multifunctional role during infection. Virology 376(1): 154-164.
   
7. Qi, D. and Scholthof, K. B. (2008). A one-step PCR-based method for rapid and efficient site-directed fragment deletion, insertion, and substitution mutagenesis. J Virol Methods 149(1): 85-90.
   
8. Omarov, R. T., Qi, D. and Scholthof, K. B. (2005). The capsid protein of satellite Panicum mosaic virus contributes to systemic invasion and interacts with its helper virus. J Virol 79(15): 9756-9764.
   
9. Qu, J., Guo, X., Ci, X., Qi, D. and Wen, F. (2003). Recent advances on molecular biology of potato virus X and its application to gene expression vector. VIROLOGICA SINICA 18:87-92.