2013.12-至今：中国农业大学农学院，副教授，博士生导师

2015.10-2016.10：加州大学戴维斯分校，访问学者

2013.06-2013.12：中国农业大学农学与生物技术学院，讲师

2010.12-2013.05：中国农业大学生物学院，博士后

2005.09-2010.12：中国农业大学农学与生物技术学院，作物遗传育种，博士学位

2001.09-2005.06：山西农业大学，农学专业，学士学位

分子生物学导论（本科生，主讲）

分子生物学实验（本科生，主讲）

高级作物育种学（研究生，参讲）

作物科学研究进展（研究生，参讲）

1. 小麦抗旱耐盐性状的遗传基础

2. 小麦抗旱耐盐的分子调控机制

国家自然科学基金面上项目，小麦TaDT-A基因调控抗旱性的分子机制解析及其抗旱优异等位基因型鉴定，2021.01-2024.12 主持

国家重点研发计划，小麦抗逆优异种质资源精准鉴定子课题，2021.12-2026.12，主持

国家自然科学基金重点项目，小麦抗旱/耐热性的分子遗传调控网络解析，2022.01-2026.12，主要参加人

国家自然科学基金面上项目，小麦组蛋白乙酰转移酶基因TaGCN5调控耐盐性的分子机制解析，2017.01-2020.12，主持

国家重点研发计划，主要粮食作物分子设计育种项目小麦分子设计育种子课题，2016.07-2020.12，主持

中国科协青年人才托举工程，2015.12-2018.12 主持

国家自然科学基金面上项目，小麦组蛋白乙酰转移酶基因TaHAT1调控耐热性的分子机制解析，2015.01-2018.12，主持

国家自然科学基金重大项目，小麦多倍体形成过程中性状变异的分子机制，2013.01-2017.12，骨干成员

教育部中央高校专项资金项目，小麦组蛋白乙酰转移酶基因TaHAT1的功能解析，2014.01-2015.12，主持

（一）科研论文：

Song N, Lin J, Liu X, Liu Z, Liu D, Chu W, Li J, Chen Y, Chang S, Yang Q, Liu X, Guo W, Xin M, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Xie C, Sun Q, Hu Z*. (2022) Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 interacts with TaPLATZ5 to activate TaPAD4 expression and positively contributes to powdery mildew resistance in wheat. New Phytologist, 236(2):590-607.

Lin J, Song N, Liu D, Liu X, Chu W, Li J, Chang S, Liu Z, Chen Y, Yang Q, Liu X, Yao Y, Guo W, Xin M, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, Hu Z*. (2022) Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 interacts with TaNACL to promote heat stress tolerance in wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 20(9):1645-1647. 

Xiao J, Liu B, Yao Y, Guo Z, Jia H, Kong L, Zhang A, Ma W, Ni Z, Xu S, Lu F, Jiao Y, Yang W, Lin X, Sun S, Lu Z, Gao L, Zhao G, Cao S, Chen Q, Zhang K, Wang M, Wang M, Hu Z, Guo W, Li G, Ma X, Li J, Han F, Fu X, Ma Z, Wang D, Zhang X, Ling HQ, Xia G, Tong Y, Liu Z, He Z, Jia J, Chong K. (2022) Wheat genomic study for genetic improvement of traits in China. Sci China Life Sci. 65(9):1718-1775.

Zheng M, Lin J, Liu X, Chu W, Li J, Gao Y, An K, Song W, Xin M, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, Hu Z*. (2021) Histone acetyltransferase TaHAG1 acts as a crucial regulator to strengthen salt tolerance of hexaploid wheat. Plant Physiology, 186(4):1951-1969.

Guo W, Xin M, Wang Z, Yao Y, Hu Z, Song W, Yu K, Chen Y, Wang X, Guan P, Appels R, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q. (2020) Origin and adaptation to high altitude of Tibetan semi-wild wheat. Nat Commun. 11(1):5085.

Zheng M, Liu X, Lin J, Liu X, Wang Z, Xin M, Yao Y, Peng H, Zhou DX, Ni Z, Sun Q, Hu Z*. (2019) Histone acetyltransferase GCN5 contributes to cell wall integrity and salt stress tolerance by altering the expression of cellulose synthesis genes. Plant Journal, 97(3):587-602.

Hu Z, Wang R, Zheng M, Liu X, Meng F, Wu H, Yao Y, Xin M, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q. (2018) TaWRKY51 promotes lateral root formation through negative regulation of ethylene biosynthesis in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Journal, 96(2):372-388.

Wang H, Hu Z, Huang K, Han Y, Zhao A, Han H, Song L, Fan C, Li R, Xin M, Peng H, Yao Y, Sun Q, Ni Z. (2018) Three genomes differentially contribute to the seedling lateral root number in allohexaploid wheat: evidence from phenotype evolution and gene expression. Plant Journal, 95(6):976-987.

Zhu T, Hu Z, Rodriguez JC, Deal KR, Dvorak J, Vogel JP, Liu Z, Luo MC. (2018) Analysis of Brachypodium genomes with genome-wide optical maps. Genome, 61(8):559-565.

Ni Z, Li H, Zhao Y, Peng H, Hu Z, Xin M, Sun Q. (2018) Genetic improvement of heat tolerance in wheat: Recent progress in understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms. The Crop Journal, 6(1):32-41.

Guo G, Liu X, Sun F, Cao J, Huo N, Wuda B, Xin M, Hu Z, Du J, Xia R, Rossi V, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q, Yao Y. (2018) Wheat miR9678 Affects Seed Germination by Generating Phased siRNAs and Modulating Abscisic Acid/Gibberellin Signaling. Plant Cell, 30(4):796-814.

Geng X, Zang X, Li H, Liu Z, Zhao A, Liu J, Peng H, Yao Y, Hu Z, Ni Z, Sun Q, Xin M. (2018) Unconventional splicing of wheat TabZIP60 confers heat tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Science, 274:252-260.

Yang G, Liu Z, Gao L, Yu K, Feng M, Yao Y, Peng H, Hu Z, Sun Q, Ni Z, Xin M. (2018) Genomic Imprinting Was Evolutionarily Conserved during Wheat Polyploidization. Plant Cell, 30(1):37-47.

Liu Z, Qin J, Tian X, Xu S, Wang Y, Li H, Wang X, Peng H, Yao Y, Hu Z, Ni Z, Xin M, Sun Q. (2018) Global profiling of alternative splicing landscape responsive to drought, heat and their combination in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Biotechnology Journal, 16(3):714-726.

Wang T, Xing J, Liu X, Yao Y, Hu Z, Peng H, Xin M, Zhou DX, Zhang Y, Ni Z. (2018) GCN5 contributes to stem cuticular wax biosynthesis by histone acetylation of CER3 in Arabidopsis. J Exp Bot. 69(12):2911-2922.

Zhang N, Yin Y, Liu X, Tong S, Xing J, Zhang Y, Pudake RN, Izquierdo EM, Peng H, Xin M, Hu Z, Ni Z, Sun Q, Yao Y. (2017) The E3 Ligase TaSAP5 Alters Drought Stress Responses by Promoting the Degradation of DRIP Proteins. Plant Physiology, 175(4):1878-1892.

Yang H, Liu X, Xin M, Du J, Hu Z, Peng H, Rossi V, Sun Q, Ni Z, Yao Y. (2016) Genome-Wide Mapping of Targets of Maize Histone Deacetylase HDA101 Reveals Its Function and Regulatory Mechanism during Seed Development. Plant Cell, 28(3):629-45

Wang T, Xing J, Liu X, Liu Z, Yao Y, Hu Z, Peng H, Xin M, Zhou DX, Zhang Y, Ni Z. (2016) Histone acetyltransferase general control non-repressed protein 5 (GCN5) affects the fatty acid composition of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds by acetylating fatty acid desaturase3 (FAD3). Plant Journal, 88(5):794-808.

Han Y, Xin M, Huang K, Xu Y, Liu Z, Hu Z, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q. (2016) Altered expression of TaRSL4 gene by genome interplay shapes root hair length in allopolyploid wheat. New Phytologist, 209 (2), 721-732

Hu Z, Song N, Zheng M, Liu X, Liu Z, Xing J, Ma J, Guo W, Yao Y, Peng H, Xin M, Zhou DX, Ni Z, Sun Q. (2015) Histone acetyltransferase GCN5 is essential for heat stress-responsive gene activation and thermotolerance in Arabidopsis. Plant Journal, 84(6):1178-91

Xing J, Wang T, Liu Z, Xu J, Yao Y, Hu Z, Peng H, Xin M, Yu F, Zhou DX, Ni Z. (2015) GCN5-mediated Histone Acetylation of FRD3 Contributes to Iron Homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiology, 168(4):1309-20

Guo W, Yang H, Liu Y, Gao Y, Ni Z, Peng H, Xin M, Hu Z, Sun Q, Yao Y. (2015) The wheat transcription factor TaGAMyb recruits histone acetyltransferase and activates the expression of a high molecular weight glutenin subunit gene. Plant Journal, 84(2):347-59

Hu Z, Han Z, Song N, Chai L, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q. (2013) Epigenetic modification contributes to the expression divergence of three TaEXPA1 homoeologs in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum). New Phytologist, 197: 1344-1352.

Hu Z, Song N, Xing J, Chen Y, Han Z, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q. (2013) Overexpression of Three TaEXPA1 Homoeologous Genes with Distinct Expression Divergence in Hexaploid Wheat Exhibit Functional Retention in Arabidopsis. PLoS ONE, 8(5): e63667.

Song N, Hu Z, Li Y, Li C, Peng F, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Xie C, Sun Q. (2013) Overexpression of a wheat stearoyl-ACP desaturase (SACPD) gene TaSSI2 in Arabidopsis ssi2 mutant compromise its resistance to powdery mildew. Gene, 524(2):220-7.

Hu Z, Yu Y, Wang R, Yao Y, Peng H, Ni Z, Sun Q. (2011) Expression divergence of TaMBD2 homoeologous genes encoding methyl CpG-binding domain proteins in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Gene, 471(1-2):13-8.

Wang X, Hu Z, Peng H, Du J, Sun Q, Wang M, Ni Z. (2010) Relationship of Photosynthetic Carbon assimilation related traits of flag leaves with yield heterosis in a wheat diallel cross. Acta Agronomica Sinica, 36(6):1003-1010.

（二）发明专利：

国家发明专利：小麦旱胁迫相关蛋白TaWRKY-A及其编码基因与应用。发明人：胡兆荣，孙其信，刘星贝，倪中福，彭惠茹，姚颖垠，辛明明，郭伟龙。专利申请号：201910599072.5，申请日期：2019年7月4日。

国家发明专利：小麦耐热相关蛋白TaXPD及其编码基因与应用。发明人：孙其信，胡兆荣，马俊华，郑美，倪中福，姚颖垠，彭惠茹，辛明明，李慧敏。专利申请号：201610804152.6，授权日期：2019年7月15日。

国家发明专利：小麦热胁迫相关蛋白TaGCN5及其编码基因和应用。发明人：孙其信，胡兆荣，宋娜，倪中福，姚颖垠，彭惠茹，解超杰，杜金昆，梁荣奇。专利申请号：201310478802.9，授权日期：2015年4月15日。

（三）奖励情况

入选中国科协“青年人才托举工程”（2015）

中华农业科技奖优秀创新团队成员（2017，排名11）

教育部技术发明一等奖（2019，第6完成人）

中国农业大学教学成果一等奖（2021，第6完成人）