Chenxi Wu Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Lead the development of global regulatory approval strategies for biotechnology-derived products in the early (Phases 0-2) development pipeline, focusing on Genome editing, Yield, Disease and Quality traits in row crops and vegetables.

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

• Led precision breeding innovation projects to enable genome editing and trait deployment in corn and other row crops. Research on genome editing tool optimization led to two provisional patent filings and 2 publications (1 manuscript submitted, 1 in preparation)

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

• Worked closely with scientists and stakeholders from across the organization through leading research projects focusing on both chemistries and herbicide tolerance (HT) traits for Bayer’s next generation weed control system. Research efforts contributed to the successful advancement of two novel HT traits and multiple herbicide formulations.• Initiated and led multiple multidisciplinary research projects on surveying and characterizing the genetic basis of weed resistance to herbicides that are critical to Bayer’s business, geared towards identifying and developing innovative weed control technologies. Research led to 5 publications over 4 yrs in this role.

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

• Supported the successful advancing of Bayer’s next generation herbicide tolerant (HT) soybean to expand the herbicide options for farmers to combat herbicide resistance;• Supported the launching of novel herbicides and new herbicide formulations through extensive weed efficacy and crop safety testing. • Explored and validated high throughput screening systems (e.g. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, leaf disc assay) for novel herbicide active ingredient discovery and herbicide mode of action elucidation.• Characterized the ecological and genetic basis for resistance to protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitors and synthetic auxins in key weed species and had two publications.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

• 03/2017–12/2017: Characterized the spread and the genetic basis of protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitor resistances on pigweeds to develop effective control methods; evaluated new formulations that support Monsanto’s herbicide tolerant (HT) traits (e.g. Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System); Validated the screen systems for novel herbicide active ingredients (Supervisor: Dr. Alejandro Perez-Jones)• 05/2016–02/2017: Characterized the role of siRNAs in glyphosate resistant Palmer amaranth through gene function, protein expression and RNA-sequencing analysis; Screened transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana for glyphosate sequestration genes; Determined the fitness cost of dicamba (synthetic auxins) resistance in Kochia scoparia (Supervisor: Dr. Doug Sammons)

Champaign, Il, Us

• Developed a novel high-throughput study system to monitor the allele frequencies changes of five herbicide resistance traits over time (Recognized as outstanding student research by IWSS)• Documented glyphosate resistance (GR) on landscape and IL state wide level to determine the associations of various agronomic practices and environmental conditions with the occurrence of resistance; tested the reliability of molecular marker on diagnosing resistance in field collected samples;• Investigated the genetic linkage between resistance to acetolactate synthase (ALS) and PPO inhibitors

Ames, Iowa, Us

• Investigated the influence of emergence timing on waterhemp reproductive biology and phenology in a two-years field study.

Beijing, Cn

Conducted independent research on seed ecology under the direction of Dr Gu Feng and published three journal papers.➢ Li Y, S. R. Zhang, J. Song, C. Wu, C., Tian, and G. Feng. 2008. Chlorophyll in desiccated seeds of an euhalophyte, Suaeda physophora, and its significancy in plant adaptation to salinity during germination. Science in China. Series C, Life Sciences. 51: 410–417.➢ Wu Chenxi, Sun Yu, Feng Gu. 2009. Water absorbance features of mucilage on the seeds of a desert ephemeral plant, Plantago minuta Pall. and its role in germination of the seeds under drought stress. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 29(4):1849~1858.➢ Zhang, C. P., Wu, C. X., Song, Y. C., Tian, C. Y. and Feng, G. 2012, Effects of mucilage on seed germination of the desert ephemeral plant Plantago minuta Pall. under osmotic stress and cycles of wet and dry conditions. Plant Species Biology. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2012.00395.x

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular Weed Science, Weed Genetics

M.S, Crop Production And Physiology (Weed Ecology)

Bachelor'S Degree, Ecology