I am interested in the evolution of the Oxytropis spp. and its relationship to symbiosis with its endophyte Alternaria oxytropis. The high-quality genomes of O. ocherocephala and A. oxytropis have been sequenced and assembled. Their interaction was studied by transcriptomic profiling. I further ask how such interaction can determine the biosynthesis the toxin swainsonine. 

On the other hand, I am interested in how Stellera chamaejasma interact with soil microbe and physiochemical properties to contribute to its spread. We found soil AMF and plant pathogen may well contribute to its competitiveness in differential plant-soil feedback to plant functional groups.