研究领域：
植物修复水体污染的作用机制及应用
教育与工作经历：
2011.09-2015.07 河南科技大学农学院 农学学士；
2015.09-2020.07 中国科学院大学 武汉植物园植物学，理学博士;
2020.08-至今 威尼斯87978797 地理与海洋学院 海洋研究院 副教授。
承担课程：
《土壤污染与防治》
科研成果
主持项目：
福建省教育厅中青年教师科技类项目，JAT200399，水生植物莲CONSTANS-like 5与FT蛋白互作调控网络的验证，2020-12至2023-06；
福建省科技特派员专项计划，2021-09至2022-09。
代表性论文：
1. Genome-wide analysis of AP2/ERF superfamily in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and the association between NnADAP and rhizome morphology, Dingding Cao; Zhongyuan Lin; Longyu Huang; Rebecca Njeri Damaris; Ming Li; Pingfang Yang *. 2021.03, BMC Genomics
2. Dingding Cao; Zhongyuan Lin; Longyu Huang; Rebecca Njeri Damaris; Ming Li; Pingfang Yang *, A CONSTANS‑LIKE gene of Nelumbo nucifera could promotepotato tuberization, Dingding Cao; Zhongyuan Lin; Longyu Huang; Rebecca Njeri Damaris; Ming Li; Pingfang Yang *. 2021.03, Planta
3. Integrated Omics Analyses Identify Key Pathways Involved in Petiole Rigidity Formation in Sacred Lotus, Ming Li 1, Ishfaq Hameed 2, Dingding Cao 3, Dongli He 1, Pingfang Yang 1. 2020.08, Int J Mol Sci.
4. The Latest Studies on Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)-an Emerging Horticultural Model Plant Lin, Zhongyuan; Zhang, Cheng; Cao, Dingding; Damaris, Rebecca N.; Yang, Pingfang. 2019.06, Int. J. Mol. Sci.
5. Genome-wide identification of MADS-box gene family in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) identifies a SEPALLATA homolog gene involved in floral development Lin, Zhongyuan; Cao, Dingding; Damaris, Rebecca N.; Yang, Pingfang 2020.01, BMC Plant Biology
6. Genetic dissection of rhizome yield-related traits in Nelumbo nucifera through genetic linkage map construction and QTL mapping, LongyuHuang，MingLi，DingdingCao，PingfangYang, 2021.03 Plant Physiology and Biochemistry