教育与研究/工作经历：
1998-09 至 2002-06，华中农业大学， 生物学，学士
2002-09 至 2008-11，华中农业大学，遗传学，博士，导师: 郑用琏
2008-12 至2013.04，英国上市公司官网365，英国上市公司官网365，讲师
2015-05 至 2016-06， Cold Spring Harbor Lab, Plant biology, Visiting Scholar.
2013-05至2023-01，英国上市公司官网365，英国上市公司官网365，副教授
2023-01至今，英国上市公司官网365，英国上市公司官网365，教授
 
主持科研项目：
1.国家自然科学基金面上项目“ZmREX4调控玉米粒长的分子机制解析”（2023.01-2026.12；项目批准号：32272166；在研）
2.科技创新2030----重大项目（生物育种专项）“超高产耐逆广适玉米品种设计     与培育”子课题3“黄淮海超高产耐逆广适玉米重大品种培育与推广”（2023.09-2025.12；课题编号：2023ZD0402803；在研）
3.郑州市科技局“揭榜挂帅”制项目“优良玉米杂交种定向组配技术研究和应用”（2022.01-2024.12；项目编号：2021JBGS0054；在研）
4.河南省神农实验室重点项目子课题“玉米强优势杂交组合精准组配技术研究和利用”（2022.10-2025.09；项目编号：SN01-2022-02-03；在研）
5.国家自然科学基金面上项目“zma-miR159c调控玉米籽粒发育的级联基因表达调控网络研究”（2019-2022；项目批准号：31871641；已结题）
6.国家科技重大专项项目（转基因专项）“玉米重金属胁迫耐受关键基因克隆及其应用研究”（2018-2019；项目编号：2018ZX 0800908B；已结题）
7.河南省重大科技专项项目子课题“玉米重要性状基因发掘及育种价值验证”（2016-2018；项目编号：161100110500-0207；已结题）
8.国家自然科学基金面上项目“玉米miR390a/b在雌穗发育及穗部性状杂种优势形成中的分子调控机理”（2014-2017；项目批准号：31370033；已结题）
9.国家自然科学基金青年项目“非编码RNA对玉米穗行数性状的调控机理研究”（2011-2013；项目批准号：31000714，已结题）
 
 
发表科研论文：
Wang Q, Wan J, Dang K, Meng S, Hu D, Lin Y, Qiu X, Guo Z, Fu Z, Ding D, Tang  Jihua. Zma-miR159 targets ZmMYB74 and ZmMYB138 transcription factors to regulate grain size and weight in maize. Plant Physiol. 2023, 193(4): 2430- 2441.
Xiong X, Li J, Su P, Duan H, Sun L, Xu S, Sun Y, Zhao H, Chen X, Ding D, Zhang X, Tang J. Genetic dissection of maize (Zea mays L.) chlorophyll content using multi-locus genome-wide association studies. BMC Genomics. 2023, 24(1):384. 
Tian R, Jiang J, Bo S, Zhang H, Zhang X, Hearne SJ, Tang J, Ding D, Fu Z. Multi-omic characterization of the maize GPI synthesis mutant gwt1 with defects in kernel development. BMC Plant Biol. 2023, 23(1):191. 
Li J, Wang L, Wan J, Dang K, Lin Y, Meng S, Qiu X, Wang Q, Zhao J, Mu L, Luo H, Ding D, Chen Z, Tang J. Dynamic patterns of gene expression and regulatory variation in the maize seed coat. BMC Plant Biol. 2023, 23(1):82.
Yan P, Li W, Zhou E, Xing Y, Li B, Liu J, Zhang Z, Ding D, Fu Z, Xie H, Tang J. Integrating BSA-Seq with RNA-Seq Reveals a Novel Fasciated Ear5 Mutant in Maize. Int J Mol Sci. 2023, 24(2):1182.
Wan J, Wang Q, Zhao J, Zhang X, Guo Z, Hu D, Meng S, Lin Y, Qiu X, Mu L, Ding D, Tang J. Gene expression variation explains maize seed germination heterosis. BMC Plant Biol. 2022, 22(1):301. 
Wan J, Meng S, Wang Q, Zhao J, Qiu X, Wang L, Li J, Lin Y, Mu L, Dang K, Xie Q, Tang J, Ding D, Zhang Z. Suppression of microRNA168 enhances salt tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.). BMC Plant Biol. 2022, 22(1):563.
Wu X, Ding D, Shi C, Xue Y, Zhang Z, Tang G, Tang J. microRNA-dependent gene        regulatory networks in maize leaf senescence. BMC Plant Biology. 2016, 16(1): 1.
Zhao P, Ding D, Zhang F, Zhao X, Xue Y, Li W, Fu Z, Li H, Tang J. Investigating the molecular genetic basis of heterosis for internode expansion in maize by microRNA transcriptomic deep sequencing. Functional & integrative genomics. 2015, 15(3): 261-70. (Co-first)
Jin X, Fu Z, Lv P, Peng Q, Ding D, Li W, Tang J. Identification and Characterization of microRNAs during Maize Grain Filling. PloS one. 2015, 10(5): e0125800.
Wang B, Xue Y, Zhang Z, Ding D, Fu Z, Tang J. Transcriptomic analysis of maize kernel row number-associated miRNAs between a single segment substitution line and its receptor parent. Plant Growth Regulation. 2015:1-0.
Jin X, Li W, Hu D, Shi X, Zhang X, Zhang F, Fu Z, Ding D, Liu Z, Tang J. Biological Responses and Proteomic Changes in Maize Seedlings under Nitrogen Deficiency. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 2015, 33(3): 490-504.
Zhang K, Shi X, Zhao X, Ding D, Tang J, Niu J. Investigation of miR396 and growth-regulating factor regulatory network in maize grain filling. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. 2015, 37(2): 1-2.
D. Ding, W. Li, M. Han, Y. Wang, Z. Fu, B. Wang, J. Tang. Identification and characterization of maize microRNAs involved in developmental ears. Plant Biol, 2014, 16(1): 9-15.
Zhang Z, Liu Z, Hu Y, Li W, Fu Z, Ding D, Li H, Qiao M, Tang J. QTL analysis of kernel-related traits in maize using an immortalized F 2 population. PloS one. 2014, 9(2): e89645.
Fu Z, Li W, Zhang Q, Wang L, Zhang X, Song G, Fu Z, Ding D, Liu Z, Tang J. Quantitative trait loci for mercury accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.) identified using a RIL population. Plos one. 2014, 9 (9).
Jin X, Fu Z, Ding D, Li W, Liu Z, Tang J. Proteomic identification of genes associated with maize grain-filling rate. PloS one. 2013, 8(3): e59353.
Ding D, Xiao Z, Xiao H, Xia T, Zheng Y, Qiu F. Revelation of the early responses of salt tolerance in maize via SSH libraries. Genes & Genomics. 2012, 34(3):265-73.
Ding D, Wang Y, Han M, Fu Z, Li W, Liu Z, Hu Y, Tang J. MicroRNA Transcriptomic Analysis of Heterosis during Maize Seed Germination. PLoS ONE 2012, 7(6): e39578. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039578
Fu Z, Jin X, Ding D, Li Y, Fu Z, Tang J. Proteomic analysis of heterosis during maize seed germination. Proteomics. 2011,11(8):1462-72.
Ding D, Li W, Song G, Qi H, Liu J, Tang J. Identification of QTLs for arsenic accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.) using a RIL population. PloS one. 2011, 6(10): e25646.
Ding D, Zhang L, Wang H, Liu Z, Zhang Z, Zheng Y. Differential expression of miRNAs in response to salt stress in maize roots. Annals of botany. 2009, 103(1): 29-38.