Xu Tongda is currently the deputy director, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Strait Joint Research Institute of the College of Future Technology of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University.
1. Xu Tongda’s main achievements
Discovered the auxin cell membrane signaling pathway for the first time, providing a new breakthrough for analyzing the mechanism of plant growth regulation and solving major problems in the agricultural industry. Hosted key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, published more than 30 academic papers, including corresponding author in Nature, Nature Communications, PNAS, etc., first author in Science, Cell, etc., and 2 authorized patents.
2. Xu Tongda’s award-winning record
1. He has won the 2020 National Ten Thousand Talents Program Leading Talent, the 2015 National Science Fund for Outstanding Youth, and the 2021 Fujian Provincial Special Reserve Talent, etc. support. Won the 2020 CSPB Outstanding Young Scientist Award, etc.
2. In April 2020, he was awarded the honorary title of the 17th "Fujian Youth May 4th Medal" by the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Fujian Youth League and the Fujian Provincial Youth Federation.
3. In November 2022, he won the 17th China Youth Science and Technology Award.
3. Xu Tongda’s personal experience
1. 2018-present: Professor, doctoral tutor, master’s tutor of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
2. 2014- 2017: Shanghai Plant Stress Biology Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, researcher
3. 2011-2013: Temasek School of Life Sciences, Singapore, young researcher
4. 2005-2010: University of California, USA Hebian Branch, PhD
5. 2003-2005: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Research Assistant
6. 1999-2003: Peking University, Bachelor
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Profile
1. School Profile
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University was founded in 1936 on the basis of the Agricultural Sciences of Fujian Union University and Fujian Provincial Agricultural College. In 1952, the former Agricultural College of Xiamen University and the Agricultural College of Fuzhou University merged to form Fujian Agricultural College. In October 2000, the former Fujian Agricultural University and the former Fujian Forestry College merged to form the new Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University.
2. Faculty
As of May 2023, the school currently has 3,145 faculty members, including 2,006 full-time teachers, including academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, national outstanding professional and technical talents, and national There are 133 national-level talents from the Major Talent Plan, Ten Thousand Talents Plan, National Distinguished Youth, and National Outstanding Youth. It has 2 national-level teaching teams and 1 Ministry of Education innovation team.