Tao Feng
- Marie Curie Fellow
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Tao Feng is a Marie Curie Fellow at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.
Previous Positions
2022 to 2025 - Postdoc Researcher - Wageningen University & Research. Wageningen, Netherlands
2018 to 2022 - Postdoc Researcher - Wuhan Botanic Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
Qualifications
2017 - PhD - University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijingshan, Beijing, China
2011 - BSc - Henan University of Sciences and Technology, China
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I am fascinated by the diversity and beauty of alpine plants, particularly the Himalayan alpine flora. My academic journey began with studying the phylogeny and evolution of the genus Potentilla (Rosaceae), which originated and radiated evolutionarily in the Himalayan alpine region. Building on the knowledge gained during my PhD, I investigated the origin and evolution of suberin lamellae (SL), a key evolutionary innovation in seed plants.
In parallel, I developed a strong interest in bioinformatics and created the AGB (Asteraceae Genome Blocks) system to characterize Asteraceae genomes in the context of paleohexaploidization. Currently, my research focuses on the evolution and ecology of floral heating in high-altitude environments, integrating systematics, morphology, ecology, molecular genetics, and genomics.