Zheng Gong

Zheng or known as Tommy is a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Jenny Mortimer's lab and is a part of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants For Space. Tommy's research interests are in developing the synthetic biology and biotechnological potential of plants (model plants and duckweeds) through genome engineering. In particular, Tommy has a strong interest in advancing plant genome editing, development of viral-based delivery tools and the discovery of novel genetic regulatory elements in plants. Genetics, Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology, Plant Biology

[2026] Gong, Z., Chen, M., Zhang, H., Mortimer, J. C., & Botella, J. R. (2026). Evaluation of computational tools for the prediction of CRISPR/SpCas9 gRNA activity in plants.. Plant Cell Rep, 45(5), 6 pages. [2025] Gong, Z., Zhang, Y., Xia, D., Yoon, S., Crisp, P. A., & Botella, J. R. (2025). Comprehensive benchmarking of genome editing quantification methods for plant applications. iScience, 28(6), 112350. [2024] Gong, Z., Previtera, D. A., Wang, Y., & Botella, J. R. (2024). Geminiviral-induced genome editing using miniature CRISPR/Cas12j (CasΦ) and Cas12f variants in plants. Plant Cell Reports, 43(3), 5 pages. [2026] Cheng, M., Previtera, D., Zhang, Y., & Gong, Z. (2026). Chapter 11 - AI for accurate prediction of on-target efficiency and minimization of off-targets in plants. In B. Zhan