Dr Kimmy Zhang
Senior Research Assistant
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Journal Articles
Leech, Dale, Previtera, Dominic A., Zhang, Yan (张妍), Botella, José Ramón and Crisp, Peter A. (2025). Precision plant epigenome editing: what, how, and why. Trends in Plant Science. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2025.08.009
Gong, Zheng, Zhang, Yan, Xia, Di, Yoon, Sohye, Crisp, Peter Alexander and Botella, José Ramón (2025). Comprehensive benchmarking of genome editing quantification methods for plant applications. iScience, 28 (6) 112350, 112350. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112350
Zhang, Yan, Cheng, Ming, Massel, Karen, Godwin, Ian D. and Liu, Guoquan (2025). An accelerated transgene-free genome editing system using microparticle bombardment of sorghum immature embryos. aBIOTECH, 6 (2), 202-214. doi: 10.1007/s42994-025-00204-9
Zhang, Yan, Andrews, Haylie, Eglitis-Sexton, Judith, Godwin, Ian, Tanurdžić, Miloš and Crisp, Peter A. (2022). Epigenome guided crop improvement: current progress and future opportunities. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 6 (2), 141-151. doi: 10.1042/etls20210258
Zhang, Yan, Restall, Jemma, Crisp, Peter, Godwin, Ian and Liu, Guoquan (2021). Current status and prospects of plant genome editing in Australia. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 57 (4), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s11627-021-10188-y
Liu, Guoquan, Zhang, Yan, Gong, Hao, Li, Shan, Pan, Yunrong, Davis, Christopher, Jing, Hai-Chun, Wu, Luguang and Godwin, Ian D. (2021). Stem vacuole-targetted sucrose isomerase enhances sugar content in sorghum. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 14 (1) 53, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s13068-021-01907-z
Zhang, Yan, Yang, Zihao and Cock, Ian Edwin (2020). Centella asiatica (L.) Urban Leaf Extracts Inhibit the Growth of Bacterial Triggers of Selected Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases and Potentiate the Activity of Conventional Antibiotics. Pharmacognosy Communications, 10 (3), 119-129. doi: 10.5530/pc.2020.3.24
Thesis
Zhang, Kimmy (2025). Using epigenomics to discover and modify hidden genetic control elements for crop improvement. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/761f93b
Data Collection
Gong, Zheng, Zhang, Yan, Xia, Di, Yoon, Sohye, Crisp, Peter and Ramon Botella, Jose (2025). Raw AmpSeq reads for the quantification of CRISPR/SpCas9 genome edits in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/a32ca0d