油菜遗传育种创新团队围绕国家油菜产业需求和人民消费需要，以“四个面向”和“两个一流”为指导，从育种理论、育种技术、品种创制和成果转化等方面进行链式创新，重点开展油菜重要性状的遗传改良、优良基因的发掘、高效育种技术的建立、优质高产高油多抗适宜机械化油菜新品种的选育、油菜多功能开发利用及成果转化等研究工作，建成国际领先的油菜遗传育种科研团队，为保障国家油料安全供给提供科技支撑。团队现有工作人员27人，其中院士1人，高级职称6人，承担国家重点研发、国家973计划项目、湖北省技术创新专项等国内外各类科研课题40余项；育成油菜新品种39个，累计推广面积超2亿亩；获国家科学进步奖二等奖和国家技术发明二等奖各1项，获省部级成果奖9项；获欧洲发明专利1项和国家发明专利15项，获国家新品种保护权8项；在Nature Genetics、Molecular Plant、PNAS等刊物上发表论文120余篇。

1. 科技创新2030—重大项目，“超高产高油油菜新品种设计与培育”，2022ZD04008，2022.12-2023.12，主持，2275万元，正在执行。

2. 国家油菜产业技术体系，首席科学家，2007-至今。 中国农科院科技创新工程重大科研任务，“油菜双超新品种培育”，1500万元，CAAS-ZDRW202105，主持，2021-2023。 

3. 国家973计划项目，“油菜高产油量形成的分子生物学机制”，3500万元，2015CB150200，主持，2015-2019，已结题。

1. 科技创新2030—重大项目，“超高产高油油菜新品种设计与培育”课题五“超高产高油油菜品种精准测试和示范应用”，2022ZD0400805，2022.12-2023.12，主持，515万元，正在执行。

2. 国家自然科学基金面上项目，“甘蓝型油菜低温缺陷发育突变体d191的基因克隆及功能分析”，32372067，2024.01-2027.12，主持，50万元，正在执行。

3. 国家自然科学基金面上项目，“油菜侧根数主效QTL位点Rt.A07-2的图位克隆和调控机制解析”，31970526，2020.01-2023.12，主持，58万元，正在执行。

4. 湖北省重点研发项目，“功能型油菜绿色优质高效关键技术研发”，2020BBB061，2020.08-2022.07，主持，100万元，已结题。

5. 中国富硒产业研究院富硒专项科技计划，“富硒油菜薹品种选育及其对生殖细胞的作用解析”，2019.01-2020.06，主持，10万元，已结题。

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