Date palm development, Immunocytochemistry, In situ Hybridization, Molecular Biology, Genetics.
Selected Publications
Geurts R. ; Xiao T.T. and Reinhold-Hurek B. What does it takes to evolve a nitrogen- fixing endosymbiosis? Trends in plant Science 21(3) . - p,199- 208, (2016)
Zeijl, A.L. van*; Liu, W.* ; Xiao, T.T.* ; Kohlen, W. ; Yang, W.C. ; Bisseling, T. ; Geurts, R. The strigolactone biosynthesis gene DWARF27 is co-opted in rhizobium symbiosis. BMC Plant Biology 15 . - p. 15, (2015) (*Contributed equally)
Franssen, H. ; Xiao, T.T. ; Kulikova, O. ; Wan, X. ; Bisseling, T. ; Scheres, B. ; Heidstra, R. Root developmental programs shape the Medicago truncatula nodule meristem. Development 142 . - p. 2941 – 2950, (2015)
Zhang, C. ; Sanders, J.P.M. ; Xiao, T.T. ; Bruins, M.E. How Does Alkali Aid Protein Extraction in Green Tea Leaf Residue: A Basis for Integrated Biorefinery of Leaves. PLoS One 10 (7) (2015)
Xiao, T.T. ; Schilderink, S. ; Moling, S. ; Deinum, E.E. ; Kondorosi, E. ; Franssen, H. ; Kulikova, O. ; Niebel, A. ; Bisseling, T. Fate map of Medicago truncatula root nodules. Development 141 . - p. 3517 – 3528, (2014)
Education
2010 – 2015: Ph.D., Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
2008 – 2010: MSc., Plant breeding and Genetic resources, Plant Science, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
2017 – current: Postdoc researcher, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2015 – 2017: Postdoc researcher, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Awards
Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (2020) in the category ‘Distinguished Innovative Studies and Modern Technology’ led by Professor Dr. Ikram Blilou
