主要从事观赏植物分子生物学、生物信息学和基因编辑研究，获得江苏省优秀青年基金资助，入选江苏高校“青蓝工程”优秀青年骨干教师，评为南京农业大学“钟山学术新秀”。担任BMC Plant Biology（IF=5.260）、International Journal of Molecular Sciences（IF=6.208）等多个SCI期刊编委，另担任Nature Communications、Plant Journal等多个学术期刊审稿人、编委或Section编辑。本人坚持以培养学生为核心，工作在实验和数据分析一线，能够给热爱科研的同学提供良好的发展机会。欢迎对观赏植物生物信息分析和基因编辑感兴趣的本科生参与SRT、毕业设计和报考硕士/博士研究生。

近年来主持包括国家自然科学基金3项，江苏省优秀青年基金，政府间国际科技创新合作重点专项，国家重点研发计划子课题在内的国家及省部级项目10余项，科研经费充足。

发表SCI论文100余篇，引用4000余次，H指数38。其中，以通讯或第一作者在Nature Communications、Molecular Plant、Plant Journal等SCI期刊发表论文30余篇，ESI高被引论文2篇，热点论文1篇；获得国家发明专利授权10余件，植物新品种权1个。

指导研究生：

2019级

学硕：余  琪       Biotechnol J (中科院二区)，J Proteome Res (中科院二区)，Hortic Plant J (中科院一区)，授权国家发明专利2件，荣获2022年度江苏省省级三好学生（南农唯一硕士）、2020年度研究生国家奖学金、2021年度研究生国家奖学金、2021年南京农业大学研究生学术科技作品竞赛二等奖，2022届优秀毕业研究生，校级优秀学位论文。

专硕：张璐瑶       Hortic Plant J (中科院一区)，中文核心1篇。

2020级

学硕：孙道金       BMC Plant Biol (中科院二区)，Biology (中科院二区)，Horticulturae (中科院二区)，荣获2021年度研究生国家奖学金，2023届优秀毕业研究生。

专硕：张佳丽       Int J Mol Sci (中科院二区)，申请国家发明专利2件，荣获2022届优秀毕业研究生，校级优秀学位论文。

2021级

学硕：唐  靖       Ornamental Plant Research

专硕：袁  叶

2022级

学硕：刘佩雪       Int J Biol Macromol (中科院一区)

专硕：叶景轩 王纯     Hortic Res (中科院一区，园艺领域TOP)

2023级

学硕：倪芮 余可欣     BMC Plant Biol (中科院二区)

专硕：陈少聪 陈颖

2024级

博士：叶景轩

学硕：林莹 陈诗南

专硕：陈为佳 林弁兮 柳林汐

培养硕士研究生8人，在读11人。毕业后均进入生态环境部南京环境科学研究所、中国热带农业科学院、江苏省中国科学院植物研究所等教学科研单位工作。指导本科生毕业设计11人，SRT4项，均发表SCI或核心期刊。

部分已发表论文（按发表时间倒序）：

1.      Zhang L ^#, Fu X^#, Ye J, Chen S, Jin J, Liu W, Zhang Z, Zhou L, Chen S, Fang W, Song A*, Chen F*. CmbZIP19 inhibits lateral bud elongation via the brassinolide pathway in chrysanthemum. Plant Journal. 2025, accepted.

2.      Yu K, Hu Y, Ye J, Ni R, Yang R, Chen F, Song A*. Integrative transcriptome and metabolome analysis reveals candidate genes related to terpene synthesis in Chrysanthemum × morifolium. BMC Plant Biology. 2025, 25: 173.

3.      Liu P, Tang J, Lei Y, Zhang L, Ye J, Wang C, Zhou L, Liu Y, Wang Z, Jiang J, Chen F, Song A*. Construction of the KNOX-BELL interaction network and functional analysis of CmBLH2 under cold stress in Chrysanthemum morifolium. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2025, 293, 139365.

4.      Ye J, Wang C, Liu Y, Chen S, Jin J, Zhang L, Liu P, Tang J, Zhang J, Wang Z, Jiang J, Chen S, Chen F, Song A*. CGD: a multi-omics database for chrysanthemum genomic and biological research. Horticulture Research. 2024, 11: uhae238.

5.      Song A*, Chen Y. Molecular biology of ornamental plants. Plants. 2023, 12: 3493. (Editorial)

6.      Song A^#, Su J^#, Wang H^#, Zhang Z^#, Zhang X^#, Van de Peer Y, Chen F, Fang W, Guan Z, Zhang F, Wang Z, Wang L, Ding B, Zhao S, Ding L, Liu Y, Zhou L, He J, Jia D, Zhang J, Chen C, Yu Z, Sun D, Jiang J, Chen S, Chen F. Analyses of a chromosome-scale genome assembly reveal the origin and evolution of cultivated chrysanthemum. Nature Communications. 2023, 14(1): 2021. (^# Co-first author)

7.      Tang J, Ye J, Liu P, Wang S, Chen F, Song A*. Ornamental plant gene editing: Past, present and future. Ornamental Plant Research. 2023, 3: 6.

8.      Yu Q^#, Zhang L^#, Sun D, Hu Y, Li P, Zhang X, Ding L, Zhou L, Guan Z, Fang W, Chen F, Song A*. Interaction between MAPKs and MKPs in hexaploid chrysanthemum illuminates functional paralogue diversification in polyploids. Horticultural Plant Journal. 2023, 9: 158-168.

9.      Sun D, Zhang J, He J, Geng Z, Li S, Zhang J, Li P, Zhang L, Wang Z, Wang L, Chen F, Song A*. Whole-transcriptome profiles of Chrysanthemum seticuspe improve genome annotation and shed new light on mRNA–miRNA–lncRNA networks in ray florets and disc florets. BMC Plant Biology. 2022, 22: 1-15.

10.   Zhang J, Zhang J, Li P, Gao Y, Yu Q, Sun D, Zhang L, Wang S, Tian J, Wang Z, Jiang J, Chen F, Song A*. Development of a transformation system and locus identification pipeline for T-DNA in Chrysanthemum seticuspe, a model species for hexaploid cultivated chrysanthemum. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022, 23: 11426.

11.   Zhang L, Fang W, Chen F*, Song A*. The role of transcription factors in the regulation of plant shoot branching. Plants. 2022, 11: 1997.

12.   Sun D, Zhang L, Su J, Yu Q, Zhang J, Fang W, Wang H, Guan Z, Chen F, Song A*. Genetic diversity and genome-wide association study of architectural traits of spray cut chrysanthemum varieties. Horticulturae. 2022, 8: 458.

13.   Hu Y^#, Yu Q^#, Chen Y, Zhang L, Fu X, Ding L, Liu Y, Guan Z, Fang W, Chen F, Song A*. Labour-saving construction of a target protein interaction network by selective culture and high-throughput sequencing. Biotechnology Journal. 2021, 16: 2100204. (# Co-first author)

14.   Sun D, Zhang L, Yu Q, Zhang J, Li P, Zhang Y, Xing X, Ding L, Fang W, Chen F, Song A*. Integrated signals of jasmonates, sugars, cytokinins and auxin influence the initial growth of the second buds of chrysanthemum after decapitation. Biology. 2021, 10: 440.

15.   Yu Q^#, Hu Y^#, Su J, Li P, Zhang L, Fu X, Chen F, Song A*. Evaluation of a yeast two-hybrid library by high-throughput sequencing. Journal of Proteome Research. 2020, 19: 3567-3572. (^# Co-first author)

16.   Ding L^#, Song A^#, Zhang X, Li S, Su J, Xia W, Zhao K, Zhao W, Guan Y, Fang W, Chen S, Jiang J, Chen F. The core regulatory networks and hub genes regulating flower development in Chrysanthemum morifolium. Plant Molecular Biology. 2020, 103: 669–688. (^# Co-first author)

17.   Song C^#, Liu Y^#, Song A^#, Dong G^#, Zhao H^#, Sun W, Ramakrishnan S, Wang Y, Wang S, Li T, Niu Y, Jiang J, Dong B, Xia Y, Chen S, Hu Z, Chen F, Chen S. The Chrysanthemum nankingense genome provides insights into the evolution and diversification of chrysanthemum flowers and medicinal traits. Molecular Plant. 2018, 11:1482-1491. (^# Co-first author)

18.   Song A^#, Hu Y^#, Ding L, Zhang X, Li P, Liu Y, Chen F. Comprehensive analysis of mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades in chrysanthemum. PeerJ. 2018, 6: e5037

19.   Song A, Gao T, Li P, Chen S, Guan Z, Wu D, Xin J, Fan Q, Zhao K, Chen F. Transcriptome-wide identification and expression profiling of the DOF transcription factor gene family in Chrysanthemum morifolium. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2016, 7: 199.

20.   Song A, Gao T, Wu D, Xin J, Chen S, Guan Z, Wang H, Jin L, Chen F. Transcriptome-wide identification and expression analysis of chrysanthemum SBP-like transcription factors. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2016, 102:10-16.

21.   Song A, Li P, Xin J, Chen S, Zhao K, Wu D, Fan Q, Gao T, Chen F, Guan Z. Transcriptome-wide survey and expression profile analysis of putative chrysanthemum HD-Zip I and II genes. Genes. 2016, 7:19.

22.   Song A, Wu D, Fan Q, Tian C, Chen S, Guan Z, Xin J, Zhao K, Chen F. Transcriptome-wide identification and expression profiling analysis of chrysanthemum trihelix transcription factors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2016, 17: 198.

23.   Song A, Wang L, Chen S, Jiang J, Guan Z, Li P, Chen F. Identification of nitrogen starvation-responsive microRNAs in Chrysanthemum nankingense. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2015, 91: 41-48.

24.   Song A#, Li P#, Jiang J, Chen S, Li H, Zeng J, Shao Y, Zhu L, Zhang Z, Chen F. Phylogenetic and transcription analysis of chrysanthemum WRKY transcription factors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014, 15:14442-14455. (# Co-first author)

25.   Song A, Zhao S, Chen S, Jiang J, Chen S, Li H, Chen Y, Chen X, Fang W, Chen F. The abundance and diversity of soil fungi in continuously monocropped chrysanthemum. The Scientific World Journal. 2013, Article ID 632920, 8 pages.

26.   Song A#, An J#, Guan Z, Jiang J, Chen F, Lou W, Fang W, Liu Z, Chen S. The constitutive expression of a two transgene construct enhances the abiotic stress tolerance of chrysanthemum. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2014, 80: 114-120. (# Co-first author)

27.   Song A#, Zhu X#, Chen F, Gao H, Jiang J, Chen S. A chrysanthemum heat shock protein confers tolerance to abiotic stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014; 15: 5063-5078. (# Co-first author)

28.   Song A#, Lou W#, Jiang J#, Chen S, Sun Z, Guan Z, Fang W, Teng N, Chen F. An isoform of eukaryotic initiation factor 4E from Chrysanthemum morifolium interacts with Chrysanthemum Virus B coat protein. PLoS ONE. 2013, 8: e57229. (# Co-first author)

29.   Song A#, You Y#, Chen F, Li P, Jiang J, Chen S. A multiplex RT-PCR for rapid and simultaneous detection of viruses and viroids in chrysanthemum. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 2013, 56: 8-13. (# Co-first author)

30.   Song A#, Lu J#, Jiang J, Chen S, Guan Z, Fang W, Chen F. Isolation and characterization of Chrysanthemum crassum SOS1, encoding a putative plasma membrane Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter. Plant Biology. 2012, 14: 706-713. (# Co-first author)