5 主要业绩
对一些植物类群的系统发育及遗传多样性进化进行了深入的研究，克隆了一些与植物发育及抗逆相关的基因并对它们的结构、功能及应用进行了研究。发表文章60多篇，编著作两本，译著一本，曾获得国家教委科技进步三等奖一项；获得了中国科技协会青年科技奖，国家教委优秀留学回国人员等奖项。
6 主要论著
1. Li J, Li X, Guo L, Lu F, Feng X, He K, Wei L, Chen Z, Qu L-J and Gu H, 2006, A subgroup of MYB transcription factor genes undergoes highly conserved alternative splicing in Arabidopsis and rice. Journal of Experimental Botany, 57: 1263-1273 2. Guo L, Wang Z, Lin H, Cui W, Chen J, Liu M, Chen Z, Qu L-J, Gu H, 2006, Expression and functional analysis of rice plasma-membrane intrinsic protein gene family. Cell Research, 16: 277-286
3. Li J, Yang X, Wang Y, Li X, Gao Z, Pei M, Chen Z, Qu L-J, Gu H, 2006, Two groups of MYB transcription factors share a motif which enhances trans-activation activity. Bioch. Bioph. Res. Commun., 341: 1155-1163 4. Chen Y, Yang X, He K, Liu M, Li J, Gao Z, Lin Z, Zhang Y, Wang X, Qiu X, Shen Y, Zhang L, Deng X, Luo J, Deng XW, Chen Z, Gu H, and Qu L-J, 2006, The MYB Transcription Factor Superfamily of Arabidopsis: Expression Analysis and Phylogenetic Comparison with the Rice MYB Family. Plant Molecular Biology, 60: 107-124. 5. Qin G, Gu H, Zhao Y, Ma Z, Shi G Yang Y, Pichersky E, Chen H, Liu M, Chen Z, and Qu L-J, 2005, An Indole-3-Acetic Acid Carboxyl Methyltransferase Regulates Arabidopsis Leaf Development. Plant Cell, 17: 2693-2704. 6. Yang J, Gu H, Yang ZH, 2004, Likelihood analysis of the chalcone synthase genes suggests the role of positive selection in morning glories (Ipomoea), Journal Of Molecular Evolution, 58(1): 54-63. (IF:3.114) 7. Huang J, Qu L-J, Yang J, Yin H, Gu H, 2004, A preliminary study on the origin and evolution of chalcone synthase (CHS) gene in angiosperms. Acta Botanica Sinica, 46(1): 10-19. 8. Qu L-J, Chen J, Liu M, Pan N, Okamoto H, Lin Z, Li C, Li D, Wang J, Zhu G, Zhao X, Chen X, Gu H, Chen Z 2003, Molecular cloning and functional analysis of a novel type of Bowman-Birk inhibitor gene family in rice. Plant Physiology, 133(2): 560-570. 9. Mao S, Gu H, Qu L-J, Chen Z, 2003, Obtaining transgenic rice resistant to rice fungal blast disease by controlled cell death strategy. Chinese Science Bulletin, 48(16): 1753-1759. 10.Su H, Qu L-J, He K, Zhang Z, Wang J, Chen Z and Gu H, 2003, The Great Wall of China: a physical barrier to gene flow? Heredity, 90: 212-219.