Mr. Ziliang (Len) Song BSc, MSc
PhD Candidate Department of Plant SciencesZiliang (Len) Song started his research at Jinan University in Guangzhou, China, where he completed his undergraduate degree in food science. He conducted projects on developing analytical methods for measuring chemical contaminants in edible oil using mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). His enjoyment of research and the international atmosphere of Jinan University inspired him to come to Canada in 2013 for his postgraduate training at the University of Alberta. As a Master’s student, he worked on metabolic engineering of oilseeds for novel lipid biosynthesis, specifically a fatty acid originally enriched in pomegranate seeds, with remarkable value for nutraceutical and industrial applications. With his great interest in the genetics of plant natural products, Len became a Ph.D. student of UofS in 2017. He is now working with Dr. Martin Reaney, Dr. Tim Sharbel and Dr. Matthew Links on using bioinformatics tools to study the diversity and evolution of cyclic peptides in flax and other species. In his spare time, Len enjoys swimming, skiing, playing the piano and photography.
- Address
- Room 4C78 Department of Plant Science
- College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan
- 51 Campus Drive Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5A8
Research Area(s)
- Genomics and metabolomics of plant natural products
Publications
Song, Z.L., Mietkiewska, E., Weselake, R.J. (2017) The linin promoter is highly effective for punicic acid production in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell Reports 36, 447-457.
Song, Z.L., Wang, Y., Li, G.Q., Tan, W., Yao, S.W. (2015) A novel 1H NMR spectroscopic method for determination of glycidyl fatty acid esters coexisting with acylglycerols. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 117, 918-925.