2021.01-至今，   中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园，副研究员

2018.02-2020.12，中国科学院西双版纳热带植物园，助理研究员

1) 植物铁稳态调控因子FIT的转录水平和翻译后水平的调控分子机理；2)矿质营养元素如铁影响植物生长发育的机制；3) 矿质元素低积累和高富集作物的分子遗传基础。

1. Rihua Lei^#, Yang Li^#, Yuerong Cai, Chenyang Li, Mengna Pu, Chengkai Lu, Yujie Yang, and Gang Liang*. bHLH121 functions as a direct link that facilitates the activation of FIT by bHLH IVc transcription factors for maintaining Fe homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant. 2020, 13:634-649.

2. Rihua Lei, Xiaoli Li, Zhenbing Ma, Yan Lv, Yanru Hu* and Diqiu Yu*. Arabidopsis WRKY2 and WRKY34 transcription factors interact with VQ20 protein to modulate pollen development and function. The Plant Journal. 2017, 91: 962–976.

3. Yang Li^#, Rihua Lei^#, Mengna Pu, Yuerong Cai, Chengkai Lu, Zhifang Li, and Gang Liang*.bHLH11 inhibits bHLH IVc proteins by recruiting the TOPLESS/TOPLESS-RELATED corepressors. Plant Physiololgy. 2022, 4;188:1335-1349.

4. Rihua Lei, Zhenbing Ma, and Diqiu Yu*. WRKY2/34-VQ20 modules in Arabidopsis thaliana negatively regulate expression of a trio of related MYB transcription factors during pollen development. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018,19;9:331.

5. Yang Li^#, Chenkai Lu^#, Chenyang Li^#, Rihua Lei, Mengna Pu, Junhui Zhao, Feng Peng, Huaqing Ping, Dan Wang and Gang Liang *. IRON MAN interacts with BRUTUS to maintain iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2021, 118(39):e2109063118.