2021年7月至今，中国农业大学 教授 博士生导师

2019年7月-2021年6月，中国科学院遗传与发育生物学研究所，博士后

2013年9月-2019年6月，中国科学院遗传与发育生物学研究所，博士

2009年9月-2013年6月，西北农林科技大学，本科

植物精准基因组编辑技术的研发和应用；植物合成生物学技术的研究；小麦重要性状的分子设计与育种。

国家重点研发计划青年科学家项目，2021-2026，主持

国家自然科学基金青年项目，2021-2023，主持

博士后创新人才支持计划，2019-2021，主持

博士后面上一等资助,2019-2021，主持

国家自然科学基金面上项目，2020-2023，参加

入选2019年度未来女科学家计划

1. Zong Y^#, Liu Y^#, Xue C^#, Li B, Li  X, Wang Y, Li J, Liu G, Huang X, Cao X, Gao C (2022) An engineered prime editor with enhanced editing efficiency in plants. Nature Biotechnology, doi: 10.1038/s41587-022-01254-w.

2. Guo M^#, Wang Q^#, Zong Y^#, Nian J, Li H, Li J, Wang T, Gao C, Zuo J (2021) Genetic manipulations of TaARE1 boost nitrogen utilization and grain yield in wheat. Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 48(10):950-953.

3. Lin Q^#, Jin S^#, Zong Y^#, Yu H^#, Zhu Z, Liu G, Kou W, Wang Y, Qiu, J.L, Li J, Gao C (2021) High-efficiency prime editing with optimized, paired pegRNAs in plants. Nature Biotechnology, 39(8):923-927.

4. Wang S^#, Zong Y^#, Lin Q^#, Zhang H^#, Chai Z, Zhang D, Chen K, Qiu JL, Gao C (2020) Precise, predictable multi-nucleotide deletions in rice and wheat using APOBEC-Cas9. Nature Biotechnology, 8(12):1460-1465.

5. Lin Q^#, Zong Y^#, Xue C^#, Wang S, Jin S, Zhu Z, Wang Y, Anzalone AV, Raguram A, Doman JL, Liu DR, Gao C (2020) Prime genome editing in rice and wheat. Nature Biotechnology, 38(5):582-585. (Recommended in F1000Prime).

6. Li C, Zong Y, Jin S, Zhu H, Lin D, Li S, Qiu JL, Wang Y, Gao C (2020) SWISS: multiplexed orthogonal genome editing in plants with a Cas9 nickase and engineered CRISPR RNA scaffolds. Genome Biology, 21(1):141.

7. Li C^#, Zhang R^#, Meng X^#, Chen S, Zong Y, Lu C, Qiu JL, Chen YH, Li J, Gao C (2020) Targeted, random mutagenesis of plant genes with dual cytosine and adenine base editors. Nature Biotechnology, 38(7):875-882.

8. 宗媛，高彩霞. 碱基编辑系统研究进展. 遗传, 2019, 41(9): 777-800.

9. Jin S^#, Zong Y^#, Gao Q^#, Zhu Z, Wang Y, Qin P, Liang C, Wang D, Qiu J, Zhang F, Gao C (2019) Cytosine, but not adenine, base editors induce genome-wide off-target mutations in rice. Science, 364, 292-295.

10. Zhang R^#, Liu J^#, Chai Z, Chen S, Bai Y, Zong Y, Chen K, Li J, Jiang L, and Gao C (2019) Generation of herbicide tolerance traits and a new selectable marker in wheat using base editing. Nature Plants, 5, 480-485.

11. Zong Y^#, Song Q^#, Li C, Jin S, Zhang D, Wang Y, Qiu JL, Gao C (2018) Efficient C-to-T base editing in plants using a fusion of nCas9 and human APOBEC3A. Nature Biotechnology, 36, 950-953.

12. Li C^#, Zong Y^#, Wang Y^#, Jin S, Zhang D, Song Q, Zhang R, Gao C (2018) Expanded base editing in rice and wheat using a Cas9-adenosine deaminase fusion. Genome Biology, 19, 59.

13. Zong Y^#, Wang Y^#, Li C, Zhang R, Chen K, Ran Y, Qiu J, Wang D, Gao C (2017) Precise base editing in rice, wheat and maize with a Cas9-cytidine deaminase fusion, Nature Biotechnology, 35, 438. (Recommended in F1000Prime).

14. Wang Y, Zong Y, and Gao C (2017). Targeted mutagenesis in hexaploid bread wheat using the TALEN and CRISPR/Cas systems. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1679, 169-185.

15. Zhang Y^#, Liang Z^#, Zong Y^#, Wang Y, Liu J, Chen K, Qiu J, Gao C (2016) Efficient and transgene-free genome editing in wheat through transient expression of CRISPR/Cas9 DNA or RNA. Nature Communications, 7, 12617.

16. Liang Z, Zong Y, and Gao C (2016). An efficient targeted mutagenesis system using CRISPR/Cas in monocotyledons. Current Protocols in Plant Biology, 1, 329-344.

17. Li J^#, Meng X^#, Zong Y, Chen K, Zhang H, Liu J, Li J, Gao C (2016) Gene replacements and insertions in rice by intron targeting using CRISPR/Cas9. Nature Plants, 2 (10), 16139.