China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center
The China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center (HHRRC) in Changsha, China has hosted Borlaug-Ruan International Interns since 2004.
Established in 1984, the HHRRC aims to eradicate malnutrition and poverty through the development and distribution of new strains of hybrid rice.
Interns at the HHRRC work alongside renowned international researchers and experts in research labs in Changsha.
Interns also have the opportunity to travel around Changsha and China with their new friends and colleagues to visit the Yuelu mountain, Hunan Provincial Museum, Chairman Mao's birthplace, Red Leaf Pavilion, Lushan Temple, Yunlu Palace, Zheng Ji Jia canyon, Forbidden City, the Great Wall and the Summer Palace.
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Student Research Projects
Impact of Rice PPR Protein YSA on Early Chloroplast Development (2025)
Identifying Mutant Recessive Genes in Oryza sativa (2019)
CRISPR/Cas-9 Knockout of LOX3 in Oryza sativa (2018)
Rice Blast Resistance in Genes: Utilizing Haplotypes of Resistance Gene Pid3 (2017)
Locating Red Seed Hull Gene in Hybrid Rice (2016)
Rice Mutant htd(t): Dwarf and High Tillering (2016)
Determining the Location of the Narrow Leaf Gene in Rice (2015)
The Use of TALEN Technology to Further Hybrid Rice Research (2013)
Analysis of Blast Resistance of Hybrid Rice Parents by Means of PCR and Pathogenicity Assays (2012)
The Scientific and Human Elements of Hybrid Rice (2011)
Developing Improved Rice Varieties for Greater Yields (2010)
Identifiying Varieties of Super Hybrid Using SSR Molecular Markers(2009)
Adding the C4 Gene to Rice (2008)
Examining Hybrid Rice Research Projects (2007)