General
Professor Lei Cai 
State Key Laboratory of Mycology,
Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
No. 3 1st Beichen West Rd., Chaoyang District,
Beijing 100101, P. R.China
Email: cail@im.ac.cn

Experience

   
Work Experience
2010-          Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2009-2010  Senior Research Scientist, R&D centre, Novozymes China
2006-2009  Research Scientist, R&D centre, Novozymes China
1998-2002  Research Associate, Lab of conservation and utilization of bio-resource, Yunnan Univ. China
Teaching Experience
Microbial Systematics

Honors & Distinctions

   
Awards
2010 Hundred-Talent Program (Professorship)
2004 The National Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Grade II)
2003 The Provincial The Provincial Scientific and Technological Award for technical invention (Grad III)
2001 The Provincial Scientific and Technological Progress Award (Grade I)

Publications

   
Monograph
Cai L, Hyde KD and Tsui KM (2006). Genera of freshwater fungi. Fungal Diversity Press, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. pp 1-260

Research Interests

Biodiversity of fungi from unusual ecological niches

Systematics, phylogeny and speciation of plant pathogenic fungi

Molecular diagnosis of economically important fungi and plant quarantine fungi

Conferences

(1)Speciation of Macalpinomyces eriachnes, a complex of 10 host specific species. The 12th cross-strait acedmic symposium on mycology.   Li Ying-Ming   2015-11-07
(2)Speciation of Macalpinomyces eriachnes, a complex of 10 host specific species. Annual meeting of phytopathological society of China, 2015.   Li Ying-Ming   2015-07-21
(3)Biodiversity of fungi from several special habitats   Yuanying Su et al.   2013-09-19
(4)Biodiversity of aquatic fungi in China   DM Hu et al.   2013-09-19
(5)Cryptic species in plant pathogenic fungi, challenge and solution   F. Liu, K. Zhang, Y.-H. Gao, Y.-Y. Su and L. Cai   2013-08-26
(6)Biodiversity of aquatic fungi in China   Cai Lei   2013-03-18
(7)Plant pathogenic fungi: cryptic species unmasked   Lei Cai   2012-08-09
(8)Apn1/MAT locus is a potential additional barcode for cryptic species in Colletotrichum gloeosporioides complex   Lei Cai   2011-11-28
(9) The need to carry out re-inventory of plant pathogenic fungi   Lei Cai    2011-09-30
(10)Plant Pathogenic Fungi, species concept and the need to carry out re-inventory   Lei Cai   2011-08-07
(11)Integrating freshwater anamorphic fungi into teleomorphic classification system   DM Hu et al.    2011-08-07
(12)Species concept in Colletotrichum   Lei Cai    2010-11-12
(13)Colletotrichum from Asian fruits   Lei Cai    2010-08-01
(14)Phylogenetic relationships of Podospora and allied genera based on multi-gene sequences and morphology   Lei Cai et al.    2005-07-30
(15)Molecular phylogeny of the Sordariaceae based on rDNA-ITS, rDNA-LSU and β-tubulin sequences   Lei Cai et al.    2004-11-14
(16)Fungal communities on decaying bamboo culms (Phyllostachys bambusoides), variation in habitat and season   Lei Cai et al.   2002-11-04

Collaboration

1). Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia
2). CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
3). Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre – Ottawa, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Ottawa, Canada
4). Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, NJ, USA

Students

Graduate:

Yu Zhang, 2010-2016 (Jiangsu Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau)
Ke Zhang, 2010-2013 (The University of Florida, Ph.D. Candidate)
Nan Zhou, 2012-2015 (Novogene Biological information Technology Company)

 

Postgraduate students:

Ying-Ming Li Ph.D. Candidate 2011-2016

Ya-Hui Gao Ph.D. Candidate 2012-2016

Zhi-Feng Zhang Ph.D. Candidate 2013-2018

Xin Zhou Ph.D. Candidate 2014-2019

Raza Mubashar Ph.D. Candidate 2014-2018

Meng-Meng Wang Ph.D, Candidate 2016-2020

Jia-Rui Jiang MS Candidate 2013-2017

Mei Wang MS Candidate 2014-2017

Ling-Wei Hou MS Candidate 2015-2018

Shi-Yue Zhou MS Candidate 2016-2019

Xiao-Hua Qi MS Candidate 2016-2019