2010.9-2016.9，中国科学院大学，生命学院，植物学，博士

2006.9-2010.7，同升s8s线路检测中心，生物技术，学士 

2020.05—至今   中科院西双版纳热带植物园，植物资源可持续利用重点实验室，能源植物分子育种研究组，副研究员

2020.12--至今   中科院西双版纳热带植物园，植物资源可持续利用重点实验室，能源植物分子育种研究组，研究组负责人

2016.12—2020.04中科院西双版纳热带植物园，植物资源可持续利用重点实验室，能源植物分子育种研究组，助理研究员

长期以大戟科油料植物小桐子(Jatropha curcas) 和主要工业原料植物橡胶树(Hevea brasiliensis)以及木棉科新型复合材料原料植物轻木（Ochroma lagopus Swartz）为主要研究对象，重点开展以下三方面的研究：1）广泛收集、评价国内外种质资源，采用物理化学诱变方法和生物技术创制各类优异突变体，为功能基因鉴定和遗传改良研究提供丰富多样的种质资源；2）系统开展功能基因组学与转基因技术研究，克隆和鉴定可用于转基因育种的功能基因及其调控元件，努力将小桐子发展成为木本植物研究的模式材料，解析木本植物特殊科学问题；3）采用分子育种与传统育种相结合的方法加速野生植物驯化，培育高产、抗病虫和抗逆的优良种质，为大规模商业化种植提供种源保障。我们团队能够通过基因工程技术缩短多年生木本植物的生殖发育，实现多年生木本植物小桐子的种子播种后15天就开花结实，并且通过基因修饰大幅度提高大戟科植物雌花比例，实现多年生植物高效快速育种。研究成果累计发表SCI论文20余篇，主持科研项目9项；研究成果获得云南省科技进步二等奖1项。未来主要聚焦战略资源植物育种研究，结合多种技术渠道进行长期攻关. 

1. Tang M^{#, *}, Bai X., Wang J., Chen. T., Meng X., Deng H., Li C., Xu, Z.-F.^*, Efficiency of graft-transmitted JcFT for floral induction in woody perennial species of the Jatropha genus depends on transport distance. 2022, Tree Physiology, 2022, 42(1) :189–201 (top 5, cover story, IF 4.196)

2. Tang M.^#, Bai X., Niu L., Chai X., and Xu Z.-F.^* miR172 regulates both vegetative and reproductive development in the perennial woody plant Jatropha curcas, 2018, Plant and Cell Physiology, 59 (12): 2549-2563. (cover story, IF 4.927)

3. Tang M.^#, Song Y.., Niu L., and Xu Z.-F.^* An ortholog of LEAFY in Jatropha curcas regulates flowering time and floral organ development. 2016, Scientific Reports, 6: 37306. (IF 4.379)

4. Tang M.^#, Tao Y.-B., Xu, Z.-F.^* Ectopic expression of Jatropha curcas APETALA1 (JcAP1) caused early flowering in Arabidopsis, but not in Jatropha. 2016, PeerJ, 4: e1969. (IF 2.984)

5. Bai X.^#, Ke J., Huang P., Fatima Iza, Cheng T., Tang M.*, Promotion of natural flowers by JcFT depends on JcLFY in the perennial woody species Jatropha curcas, Plant Science, 2022,111236. (IF 5.36)

6. Bai X^#., Chen T., Wu Y., Tang M^*, Zeng-Fu Xu^* .Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for qRT-PCR Analysis in the Tuber-Oil-Rich Crop, Tiger Nut (Cyperus esculentus), Based on Transcriptome Data. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021, 22, 2569 (IF 5.923)

7. Zhang M-J^#, Fu Q, Chen M-S, He H, Tang M, Ni J, Tao Y-B*, Xu Z-F*. 2022. Characterization of the bark storage protein gene (JcBSP) family in the perennial woody plant Jatropha curcas and the function of JcBSP1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. PeerJ 10:e12938

8. Zhang, X., Li, J., Pan, BZ. Chen W., Chen M., Tang M. Xu Z.‑F*. Liu C*. Extended mining of the oil biosynthesis pathway in biofuel plant Jatropha curcas by combined analysis of transcriptome and gene interactome data. BMC Bioinformatics ,2021, 22 (Suppl 6), 409

9. Wang J.X.#, Ming X., Tao Y.B., Tang M.Y.*, and Xu Z,F.*, Over-expression of JcSEUSS1 from Jatropha curcas induces the accumulation of anthocyanin in leaves, Molecular Plant Breeding, 2020,18(36): 1-9 (IF 0.752)

10. Ming, X.^#, Tao, Y. B., Fu, Q., Tang, M., He, H., Chen, M. S.,& Xu, Z. F.^* Flower-specific overproduction of cytokinins altered flower development and sex expression in the perennial woody plant Jatropha curcas L. 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(2), 640. (IF 5.923)

11. Chai, X.^#, Yang, Z., Fu, Q., Pan, B.,Tang, M., Li, C., & Xu, Z. F.^* First report of root and basal stem rot in Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) caused by Fusarium oxysporum in China. 2018, Plant Disease ,102(1): 242-242 (IF 4.438)

12. Li, J.^#, Pan, B.-Z ^#, Niu, L., Chen, M.-S., Tang, M., & Xu, Z.-F^.* Gibberellin Inhibits Floral Initiation in the Perennial Woody Plant Jatropha curcas. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2018, 37(3), 999–1006. (IF 4.169)

13. Chai, X. ^#, Yang, Z., Fu, Q., Pan, B.,Tang, M., Li, C., & Xu, Z. F. ^* First report of root and basal stem rot in Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) caused by Fusarium oxysporum in China., Plant Disease , 2018, 102(1): 242-242 (IF 4.438)

14. Li, J. ^#, Pan, B.-Z. ^#, Niu, L., Chen, M.-S., Tang, M., & Xu, Z.-F^.. ^*Gibberellin Inhibits Floral Initiation in the Perennial Woody Plant Jatropha curcas. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2018, 37(3), 999–1006. (IF 4.169)

15. Fu, Q.^#, Li, C^#., Tang, M., Tao, Y.-B., Pan, B.-Z., Zhang, L., Niu, L., He, H., Wang, X., and Xu, Z.-F. ^* An efficient protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas by optimizing kanamycin concentration and duration of delayed selection. 2015, Plant Biotechnology Reports9, 405-416. (IF 2.010)

研究组审定了 “多花膏桐”（云R-SV-JC-019-2011）和“邹叶黑膏桐”（云R-SV-JC-018-2011）两个林木良种