Part 1 Basic Information

Name: Yifan Yu

Address: School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China

Email: 1000006658@ujs.edu.cn

Part 2 Personal Profile

Dr. Yifan Yu is a Lecturer at the School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University. His research focuses on molecular pharmacognosy and resources science of Chinese materia medica. He has led one provincial/ministerial-level research project and published five papers in authoritative domestic and international journals, including BMC Biotechnology and China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica.

Part 3 Education

•2016.09–2023.06, Jiangsu University, Food Science and Engineering, Ph.D.

•2012.09–2016.06, Jiangsu University, Pharmacy, B.S.

Part 4 Work Experience

•2023.08–Present, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Lecturer

Part 5 Research Interests

1.Molecular pharmacognosy

2.Resources science of Chinese materia medica

3.Functional genomics

Part 6 Research Achievements

6.1 Research Projects

•2024.01–2026.12 | Sub-project of "The ability establishment of sustainable use for valuable Chinese medicine resources— Molecular Mechanism of Chemotype Formation in Pulegone-type Mint" (Grant No. 2060302) | Key project at central government level | Principal Investigator

6.2 Publications

1.Yifan Yu, Yalin Ma, Zhen Ouyang, et al. Mentha Essential Oils: Unraveling Chemotype-Dependent Biosynthesis and Assessing Evidence for Health-Promoting Activities [J]. Nutrients, 2025, 17(20): 3258. (SCI Q2, IF = 5.8)

2.Yifan Yu, Xinxin Wang, Renjun Qu, et al. Extraction and analysis of high-quality chloroplast DNA with reduced nuclear DNA for medicinal plants [J]. BMC Biotechnology, 2024, 24(1). (SCI Q2, IF = 4.8)

3.Yifan Yu, Zhen Ouyang, Juan Guo, et al. Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence of Erigeron breviscapus and Characterization of Chloroplast Regulatory Elements [J]. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021, 12. (SCI Q1, IF = 5.9)

4.Yifan Yu, Zhen Ouyang, Juan Guo, et al. Research progress on regulatory elements of plant plastid genetic engineering [J]. Hereditas, 2023, 45(6): 501–513.

5.Yifan Yu, Juan Guo, Ping Su, et al. Establishment of a transgenic hairy root system in Erigeron breviscapus [J]. China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica, 2018, 43(10): 2048–2052.

6.3 Patents and Software Copyrights

•Luqi Huang, Yujun Zhao, Juan Guo, Yifan Yu. Method for extracting chloroplast genomic DNA from Erigeron breviscapus leaves by an improved high-salt low-pH method: ZL 2021 1 0223657.4 [P]. 2023-08-25.