20145月,福建农林大学代谢组学研究中心(简称代谢中心,网址http://hbmc.fafu.edu.cn/ )成立,由美国加州大学河滨分校杨贞标教授领衔建设,邀请美国科学院院士Natasha Raikhel教授等国际顶尖专家担任学术指导委员,并招募一批拥有出色学术水平的中青年学者担任课题组组长。代谢中心采用与国际接轨的科研管理制度,建设先进的科研平台,努力开展国际一流的科学研究。

20155月,代谢中心与美国加州大学河滨分校共建FAFU-UCR园艺生物学及代谢组学联合中心(网址http://fafu-ucr-hbmc.ucr.edu/ ),中心和加州大学河滨分校IIGB的骨干科研人员将同时作为联合中心成员,促进双方在科研合作、交流,研究生的共同培养等方面深入合作。

代谢中心聚焦农业的重要科学问题,以模式植物和重要作物(拟南芥、大豆、藜麦、茶叶、番茄、青梗菜、草莓、柑橘、香蕉等)为材料,运用代谢组学和细胞生物学等手段开展前沿研究,立志在短期内取得突出的学术成果,并成为具有国际影响力的高水平研究中心。

FAFU Metabolomics Center (HBMChttp://hbmc.fafu.edu.cn/) is founded in May, 2014. Research in HBMC is under the supervision of the scientific advisory committee, which is headed by Dr. Yang Zhenbiao. The center has recruited a group of young principal investigators with excellent academic ability, developed cutting-edge research platforms, and been aiming to conduct frontier researches.

FAFU-UCR Joint Center for Horticultural Plant Biology and MetabolomicsHBMCunder UC Riverside Institute for Integrative Genome BiologyIIGBand Haixia Institute of Science and Technology (HIST) was established in May, 2015. In order to promote the deep cooperation in scientific research, the core faculties of HBMC and IIGB will both serve as members of the joint center.

Researches in HBMC include both model plants and important crops (Arabidopsis, Soybean, quinoa, tea, tomato, green cabbage, strawberry, citrus, bananaetc.) utilizing metabolomics and cell biology. The center wants to answer important biological questions, and build a world-wide-reputation in the near future.