1979年12月出生于山东省潍坊市。 2003年在山东农业大学获得学士学位，2005年在中国农业大学获得硕士学位，2008年12月和2009年2月在中国农业大学和和法国阿维尼翁大学获得博士学位。2009年3月至2010年2月在法国农业科学研究院（INRA）克莱蒙分院进行博士后研究，2010年3月至2019年3月在法国农业科学研究院(INRA)波尔多分院、波尔多葡萄与葡萄酒研究所(ISVV)任副研究员。2019年4月到中国科学院植物研究所工作，在Trends Plant Sci, Plant J, J Exp Bot, Tree Physiol等刊物发表SCI论文40余篇。

主要研究工作：

（1）葡萄种质与环境因子互作对果实品质调控机理研究

（2）数学模型辅助的分子标记鉴定、候选基因发掘及基因功能分析

（3）数学模型辅助的果实品质精准调控技术研发

发表论文：（*同等贡献，+通讯作者）

2019

[1]Roch L, Dai Z, Gomès E, Bernillon S, Wang J, Gibon Y, Moing A. 2019. Fruit salad in the lab: Comparing botanical species to help deciphering fruit primary metabolism. Frontiers in Plant Science, In press, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00836.

[2]Jing W, Julie D, Ghislaine H, Sabine G, Dai Z, Laurence G, Serge D, Philippe D, Cécile T, Philippe P. 2019. The effects of a moderate grape temperature increase on berry secondary metabolites. Oeno One 53, 2.

[3]Zhu J, Génard M, Poni S, Gambetta GA, Vivin P, Vercambre G, Trought MCT, Ollat N, Delrot S, Dai Z+. 2019. Modelling grape growth in relation to whole-plant carbon and water fluxes.Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 2505-2521.

2018

[4]Jiang J, Xi H, Dai Z, Lecourieux F, Yuan L, Liu X, Patra B, Wei Y, Li S, Wang L. 2018. VvWRKY8 represses stilbene synthase gene through direct interaction with VvMYB14 to control resveratrol biosynthesis in grapevine. Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, 715-729.

[5]Beauvoit B, Belouah I, Bertin N, Cakpo CB, Colombié S, Dai Z, Gautier H, Génard M, Moing A, Roch L, Vercambre G, Gibon Y. 2018. Putting primary metabolism into perspective to obtain better fruits. Annals of Botany 122, 1-21.

[6]Noronha H, Silva A, Dai Z, Gallusci P, Rombolà AD, Delrot S, Gerós H. 2018. A molecular perspective on starch metabolism in woody tissues. Planta 248, 559-568.

[7]Soubeyrand E, Colombié S, Beauvoit B, Dai Z, Cluzet S, Hilbert G, Renaud C, Maneta-Peyret L, Dieuaide M, Mérillon J-M, Gibon Y, Delrot S, Gomès E. 2018. Constraint-based modeling highlights cell energy, redox status and α-ketoglutarate availability as metabolic drivers for anthocyanin accumulation in grape cells under nitrogen limitation.Frontiers in Plant Science, 9:421. (doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00421).

[8]Zhu J, Dai Z+, Vivin P, Gambetta GA, Henke M, Peccoux A, Ollat N, Delrot S. 2018. A 3-D functional-structural grapevine model that couples the dynamics of water transport with leaf gas exchanges Annals of Botany, 121:833-848 (doi: 10.1093/aob/mcx1141).

[9]Peccoux A, Loveys B, Zhu J, Gambetta GA, Delrot S, Vivin P, Schultz HR, Ollat N+, Dai Z+. 2018. Dissecting the rootstock control of scion transpiration using model-assisted analyses in grapevine. Tree Physiology, 38, 1026-1040.

[10]Poni S, Gatti M, Palliotti A, Dai Z, Duchêne E, Truong T-T, Ferrara G, Matarrese AMS, Gallotta A, Bellincontro A, Mencarelli F, Tombesi S. 2018. Grapevine quality: A multiple choice issue. Scientia Horticulturae, 234:445-462.

2017

[11]Gallusci P*+, Dai Z*+, Génard M, Gauffretau A, Leblanc-Fournier N, Richard-Molard C, Vile D, Brunel-Muguet S*+. 2017. Epigenetics for plant improvement: Current knowledge and modeling avenues. Trends in Plant Science 22, 610-623.

[12]Guan L, Wu B, Hilbert G, Li S, Gomès E, Delrot S, Dai Z+. 2017. Cluster shading modifies amino acids in grape (Vitis vinifera L.) berries in a genotype- and tissue-dependent manner. Food Research International 98, 2-9.

[13]Silva A, Noronha H, Dai Z, Delrot S, Gerós H. 2017. Low source–sink ratio reduces reserve starch in grapevine woody canes and modulates sugar transport and metabolism at transcriptional and enzyme activity levels. Planta 246, 525-535.

[14]Vivin P, Lebon é, Dai Z, Duchêne E, Marguerit E, García de Cortázar-Atauri I, Zhu J, Simonneau T, van Leeuwen C, Delrot S, Ollat N. 2017. Combining ecophysiological models and genetic analysis: a promising way to dissect complex adaptive traits in grapevine. Oeno One 51, 181-189.

[15]Cochetel N, Escudié F, Cookson SJ, Dai Z, Vivin P, Bert P-F, MS, Delrot S, Klopp C, Ollat N, Lauvergeat V. 2017. Root transcriptomic responses of grafted grapevines to heterogeneous nitrogenavailability depend on rootstock genotype. Journal of Experimental Botany 68, 4339-4355.

2016

[16]Dai Z+, Wu H, Baldazzi V, van Leeuwen C, Bertin N, Gautier H, Wu B, Duchêne E, Gomès E, Delrot S, Lescourret F, Génard M. 2016. Inter-species comparative analysis of components of soluble sugar concentration in fleshy fruits. Frontiers in Plant Science 7, 649.

[17]Guan L*, Dai Z*+, Wu B-H, Wu J, Merlin I, Hilbert G, Renaud C, Gomès E, Edwards E, Li S-H, Delrot S. 2016. Anthocyanin biosynthesis is differentially regulated by light in the skin and flesh of white-fleshed and teinturier grape berries. Planta 243, 23-41.

[18]Martínez-Lüscher J, Kizildeniz T, Vucetic V, Dai Z, Luedeling E, van Leeuwen C, Gomès E, Pascual I, Juan José I, Morales F, Delrot S. 2016. Sensitivity of grapevine phenology to water availability, temperature and CO2 concentration. Frontiers in Environmental Science 4, 48.

2015

[19]Dai Z*, Plessis A*, Vincent J, Duchateau N, Besson A, Dardevet M, Prodhomme D, Gibon Y, Hilbert G, Pailloux M, Ravel C, Martre P. 2015. Transcriptional and metabolic alternations rebalance wheat grain storage protein accumulation under variable nitrogen and sulfur supply. The Plant Journal 83, 326-343.

[20]Bobeica N, Poni S, Hilbert G, Renaud C, Gomès E, Delrot S, Dai Z+. 2015. Differential responses of sugar, organic acids and anthocyanins to source-sink modulation in Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese grapevines. Frontiers in Plant Science 6, 382.

[21]Berdeja M, Nicolas P, Kappel C, Dai Z, Hilbert G, Peccoux A, Lafontaine M, Ollat N, Gomès E, Delrot S. 2015. Water limitation and rootstock genotype interact to alter grape berry metabolism through transcriptome reprogramming. Horticulture Research 2, 15012.

[22]Su L, Dai Z, Li S, Xin H. 2015. A novel system for evaluating drought-cold tolerance of grapevines using chlorophyll fluorescence. BMC Plant Biology 15, 82.

[23]Vincent J, Martre P, Gouriou B, Ravel C, Dai Z, Petit J-M, Pailloux M. 2015. RulNet: A Web-Oriented Platform for Regulatory Network Inference, Application to Wheat-Omics Data. PLoS ONE 10, e0127127.

2014

[24]Dai ZW+, Meddar M, Renaud C, Merlin I, Hilbert G, Delrot S, Gomès E. 2014. Long-term in vitro culture of grape berries and its application to assess the effects of sugar supply on anthocyanin accumulation. Journal of Experimental Botany 65, 4665-4677.

[25]Prudent M*, Dai ZW*, Génard M, Bertin N, Causse M, Vivin P. 2014. Resource competition modulates the seed number-fruit size relationship in a genoty pedependent manner: a modeling approach in grape and tomato. Ecological Modelling, 290, 54-64, doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.10.023

[26]Berdeja M, Hilbert G, Dai ZW, Lafontaine M, Stoll M, Schultz HR, Delrot S. 2014. Effect of water stress and rootstock genotype on Pinot noir berry composition. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 20, 409-421.

[27]Guan L, Li J-H, Fan P-G, Li S-H, Fang J-B, Dai Z-W, Delrot S, Wang L-J, Wu B-H. 2014. Regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in tissues of a teinturier grape cultivar under sunlight exclusion. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 65, 363-374.

[28]Kuhn N, Guan L, Dai ZW, Wu B-H, Lauvergeat V, Gomès E, Li S-H, Godoy F, Arce-Johnson P, Delrot S. 2014. Berry ripening: recently heard through the grapevine. Journal of Experimental Botany65, 4543-4559.

[29]Xi H, Ma L, Liu G, Wang N, Wang J, Wang L, Dai Z, Li S, Wang L. 2014. Transcriptomic analysis of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) leaves after exposure to ultraviolet C irradiation. PLoS ONE 9, e113772.

2013

[30]Dai ZW, Léon C, Feil R, Lunn JE, Delrot S, Gomès E. 2013. Metabolic profiling reveals coordinated switches in primary carbohydrate metabolism in grape berry (Vitis vinifera L.), a non-climacteric fleshy fruit. Journal of Experimental Botany 64, 1345-1355.

[31]Vincent J, Dai Z, Ravel C, Choulet F, Mouzeyar S, Bouzidi MF, Agier M, Martre P. 2013. dbWFA: a web-based database for functional annotation of Triticum aestivum transcripts. Database 2013.

2012

[32]Liu G-T, Wang J-F, Cramer G, Dai ZW, Duan W, Xu H-G, Wu B-H, Fan P-G, Wang L-J, Li S-H. 2012. Transcriptomic analysis of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) leaves during and after recovery from heat stress. BMC Plant Biology 12, 174.

2011

[33]Dai ZW, Ollat N, Gomès E, Decroocq S, Tandonnet J-P, Bordenave L, Pieri P, Hilbert G, Kappel C, van Leeuwen C, Vivin P, Delrot S. 2011. Ecophysiological, genetic, and molecular causes of variation in grape berry weight and composition: a review. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture 62, 413-425.

2010及以前

[34]Dai ZW, Vivin P, Barrieu F, Ollat N, Delrot S. 2010. Physiological and modelling approaches to understand water and carbon fluxes during grape berry growth and quality development: a review. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 16, 70-85.

[35]Dai ZW, Génard M, Li SH, Vivin P. 2009. Analyzing the functional association among seed traits, berry growth and chemical composition in Cabernet-Sauvignon berry (Vitis vinifera L.) using a mathematical growth function. Journal International des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin 43, 35-44.

[36]Dai ZW, Vivin P, Robert T, Milin S, Li SH, Génard M. 2009. Model-based analysis of sugar accumulation in response to source-sink ratio and water supply in grape (Vitis vinifera) berries. Functional Plant Biology 36, 527-540.

[37]Yuan JH*, Dai ZW*, Zhao JY, Li SH. 2009. Distribution of newly fixed 14C-photoassimilate under deficit irrigation and half-root stress in peach trees. Plant Science 177, 691-697. (co-first author)

[38]Zhao JY, Dai ZW, Li SH, Kong Y. 2008. Artificially-induced leaf nitrate accumulation affects photosynthesis in micropropagated apply plants with different water supply. Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology 83, 435-440.

[39]Dai ZW, Wang LJ, Zhao JY, Fan PG, Li SH. 2007. Effect and after-effect of water stress on the distribution of newly-fixed 14C-photoassimilate in micropropagated apple plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany 60, 484-494.

[40]Zhao JY, Wang LJ, Fan PG, Dai ZW, Li SH. 2006. Effect of half and whole root drying on photosynthesis, nitrate concentration, and nitrate reductase activity in roots and leaves of micropropagated apple plants. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 131, 709-715.