◆科研项目
（1）国家自然科学基金委员会, 面上项目, 31971955, 玉米ZmPAT1基因调控根系响应低磷胁迫的分子机制,2020-01-01 至 2023-12-31, 58万元, 在研, 参与
（2）中华人民共和国科学技术部, 国家重点研发计划, 2021YFD1200704, 玉米养分高效利用种质资源精准鉴定与挖掘, 2021-12 至 2026-11, 690万元, 在研, 参与
（3）四川省科学技术厅, 四川省主要粮油作物分子育种平台（育种攻关项目）, 2021YFYZ0027, 主粮作物功能分子标记的开发与育种性状的定向改良, 2021-04 至 2025-12, 135万元, 在研, 参与
（4）四川省科学技术厅, 四川省科技计划项目应用基础研究, 2019YJ0418, 玉米ZmPAT1基因调控根系响应低磷胁迫的遗传基础, 2019-01 至 2022-01, 10万元, 结题, 主持
◆发表论文
5篇代表性论文：
1.Xiao Zhang*, Yonghui Zhu, Karl A. G. Kremling, M. Cinta Romay, Robert Bukowski, Qi Sun, Shibin Gao, Edward S. Buckler, Fei Lu*. Genome-wide analysis of deletions in maize population reveals abundant genetic diversity and functional impact. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022, 135: 273-290.
2.Xiao Zhang, Zhiyong Ren, Bowen Luo, Haixu Zhong, Peng Ma, Hongkai Zhang, Hongmei Hu, Yikai Wang, Haiying Zhang, Dan Liu, Ling Wu, Zhi Nie, Yonghui Zhu, Wenzhu He, Suzhi Zhang, Shunzong Su, Yaou Shen, Shibin Gao*. Genetic architecture of maize yield traits dissected by QTL mapping and GWAS in maize, The Crop Journal, 2021,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2021.07.008.
3.Xiao Zhang, Hua Zhang, Lujiang Li, Hai Lan, Zhiyong Ren, Dan Liu, Ling Wu, Hailan Liu, Jennifer Jaqueth, Bailin Li, Guangtang Pan, Shibin Gao*. Characterizing the population structure and genetic diversity of maize breeding germplasm in Southwest China using genome-wide SNP markers. BMC Genomics, 2016, 17: 697.
4. Peng Ma,Xiao Zhang, Bowen Luo, Zhen Chen, Xuan He, Haiying Zhang, Binyang Li, Dan Liu, Ling Wu, Shiqiang Gao, Duojiang Gao, Suzhi Zhang, Shibin Gao*. Transcriptomic and genome-wide association study reveal long noncoding RNAs responding to nitrogen deficiency in maize. BMC Plant Biology, 2021, 21(1): 1-19.
5.Yikai Wang,Xiao Zhang, Bowen Luo, Hongmei Hu, Haixu Zhong, Haiying Zhang, Zhicheng Zhang, Jiajia Gao, Dan Liu, Ling Wu, Shiqiang Gao, Duojiang Gao, Shibin Gao*. Identification of a new mutant allele of ZmYSL2 that regulates kernel development and nutritional quality in maize[J]. Molecular Breeding, 2022, 42: 7.