Shaobang Zeng
Statistics, Horticultural Science
- Phone: 919-515-1942
- Email: szeng@ncsu.edu
- Office: Ricks Hall 366
- Website: http://statgen.ncsu.edu/zeng/
Shaobang Zeng is a Professor at the Departments of Statistics, Horticultural Science and Operations Research.
Research Interests
Zeng’s research interest is generally in the area of theoretical and statistical quantitative genetics. This includes research on developing theoretical models and statistical methods to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) and to estimate basic genetic parameters of quantitative trait variation, such as number, genomic positions, effects, interaction, and pleiotropy of genes responsible for the variation. Currently, this research is mostly concentrated on developing statistical methods for analyzing genetic architecture of quantitative traits as a whole using multiple interval mapping approach. Research topics include efficient and robust model selection, analysis for complex epistasis, multiple trait analysis, complex QTL by environment interaction analysis, mixed and mixture models, general plant breeding population QTL analysis, full-sib family analysis, linkage disequilibrium mapping. Zeng also develops software (QTL Cartographer) for QTL mapping data analysis. The long-term goal of the research is to develop quantitative genetic theories and statistical methods for characterizing and analyzing variation of quantitative traits and to learn genetic and evolutionary bases of the variation within and between natural and experimental populations.
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics | University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | 1986 |
| B.Sc.A.S. | Bachelor of Science in Animal Science | Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China | 1981 |
Publications
- Discovery of a major QTL for resistance to the guava root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii) in 'Tanzania', an African landrace sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)
- Fraher, S., Schwarz, T., Heim, C., Gesteira, G. D. S., Mollinari, M., Pereira, G. D. S., … Yencho, G. C. (2024), THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, 137(10). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-024-04739-1
- Discovery of a major QTL for root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) resistance in cultivated sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)
- Oloka, B. M., da Silva Pereira, G., Amankwaah, V. A., Mollinari, M., Pecota, K. V., Yada, B., … Yencho, G. C. (2021), Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134(7), 1945–1955. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-021-03797-z
- Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping for Common Scab Resistance in a Tetraploid Potato Full-Sib Population
- da Silva Pereira, G., Mollinari, M., Qu, X., Thill, C., Zeng, Z.-B., Haynes, K., & Yencho, G. C. (2021), Plant Disease, 105(10), 3048–3054. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-20-2270-RE
- The recombination landscape and multiple QTL mapping in a Solanum tuberosum cv. ‘Atlantic’-derived F1 population
- da Silva Pereira, G., Mollinari, M., Schumann, M. J., Clough, M. E., Zeng, Z.-B., & Yencho, G. C. (2021), Heredity, 126(5), 817–830. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-021-00416-x
- Assembly of whole-chromosome pseudomolecules for polyploid plant genomes using outbred mapping populations
- Zhou, C., Olukolu, B., Gemenet, D. C., Wu, S., Gruneberg, W., Cao, M. D., … Coin, L. J. M. (2020), Nature Genetics, 52(11), 1256–1264. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-020-00717-7
- Sequencing depth and genotype quality: accuracy and breeding operation considerations for genomic selection applications in autopolyploid crops
- Gemenet, D. C., Lindqvist-Kreuze, H., De Boeck, B., da Silva Pereira, G., Mollinari, M., Zeng, Z.-B., … Campos, H. (2020), Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133(12), 3345–3363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-020-03673-2
- Genomic Selection with Allele Dosage in Panicum maximum Jacq.
- Lara, L. A. de C., Santos, M. F., Jank, L., Chiari, L., Vilela, M. de M., Amadeu, R. R., … Garcia, A. A. F. (2019), G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS, 9(8), 2463–2475. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.118.200986
- Genetic Architecture of Natural Variation Underlying Adult Foraging Behavior That Is Essential for Survival of Drosophila melanogaster
- Lee, Y. C. G., Yang, Q., Chi, W., Turkson, S. A., Du, W. A., Kemkemer, C., … Zhuang, X. (2017), GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 9(5), 1357–1369. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evx089
- Linkage map construction and QTL analysis for internal heat necrosis in autotetraploid potato
- Schumann, M. J., Zeng, Z.-B., Clough, M. E., & Yencho, G. C. (2017), Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 130(10), 2045–2056. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-017-2941-1
- Quantitative trait loci influencing forking defects in an outbred pedigree of loblolly pine
- Xiong, J. S., McKeand, S. E., Isik, F., Wegrzyn, J., Neale, D. B., Zeng, Z.-B., … Whetten, R. W. (2016), BMC Genetics, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-016-0446-6
