Kan Wang

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, University of Ghent, Belgium, 1992; M.S. in Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1986.

Research Interests: Plant biotechnology, genetic transformation, and crop improvement.

Appointments: Global Professor in Biotechnology; Professor, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University.

Awards: Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University, 2020; Fellow, American Society of Plant Biologists, 2018.

Publications: Articles in Plant Biotechnology Journal and Nature Biotechnology.

Additional Contributions: Holds multiple patents in plant transformation technologies.