Education
2017.7 Ph.D. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Thesis: Comparative genomics analysis of extreme environment adaptation and speciation of Schizothoracine fish
Advisor: Kai Zhao
2012.7 B.Sc. Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
Thesis: Genome-wide identification and evolutionary analysis of the heat shock transcription factor in legumes
Thesis advisor: Su-Wen Zhu
Thesis: Comparative genomics analysis of extreme environment adaptation and speciation of Schizothoracine fish
Advisor: Kai Zhao
2012.7 B.Sc. Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
Thesis: Genome-wide identification and evolutionary analysis of the heat shock transcription factor in legumes
Thesis advisor: Su-Wen Zhu
Research Expericence
# Lab moved from Penn -> TTU -> ASU
2023.9 - Assistant Research Scientist, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ, USA
Advisor: Timothy Linksvayer
2021.5 - 2023.8 Postdoc, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University (TTU), Lubbock, TX, USA
Advisor: Timothy Linksvayer
2017.8 - 2021.4 Postdoc, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Philadelphia, PA, USA
Advisor: Timothy Linksvayer
2019.1 - 2019.7 Visiting Postdoc, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan
Host: Alexander Mikheyev
2023.9 - Assistant Research Scientist, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ, USA
Advisor: Timothy Linksvayer
2021.5 - 2023.8 Postdoc, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University (TTU), Lubbock, TX, USA
Advisor: Timothy Linksvayer
2017.8 - 2021.4 Postdoc, Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Philadelphia, PA, USA
Advisor: Timothy Linksvayer
2019.1 - 2019.7 Visiting Postdoc, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan
Host: Alexander Mikheyev
Research Funding
2018 - 2019 University of Pennsylvania, Field Research Fund
2017 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined)
2017 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined)
Professional Activities
(updated 2022-Dec-20)
Editorial Board Members
Associate Editor for BMC Genomics, 2021 -
Associate Editor for BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 -
Guest Associate Editor for Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 -
Guest Associate Editor for Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 -
(Genetic Basis of Adaptation to Extreme Environments)
(Genetic Basis of Adaptation to Extreme Environments Ⅱ)
Review editors
Review editor for Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 -
Review editor for Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 -
Reviewers
Reviewer for Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Molecular Ecology, (4 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Molecular Ecology Resources, (4 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Molecular Biology and Evolution, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for Genome Biology and Evolution, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for BMC Biology, (1 time), 2023 -
Reviewer for BMC Genomics, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for BMC Ecology and Evolution (BMC Evolutionary Biology), (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for BMC Genomic Data, (1 time), 2019 -
Reviewer for Global Ecology and Conservation, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Molecular Genetics and Genomics, (1 time), 2017 -
Reviewer for Scientific Reports, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Scientific Data, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for Aging and Disease, (1 time), 2019 -
Reviewer for Zoological Research, (1 time), 2021 -
Reviewer for Integrative Zoology, (2 times), 2021 -
Reviewer for Gene, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Wellcome Open Research, (1 time), 2021 -
Reviewer for Frontiers in Marine Science, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for Frontiers in Genetics, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for Frontiers in Veterinary Science, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, (1 time), 2021 -
Reviewer for Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, (6 times), 2018 -
Reviewer for Aquatic Science, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for Fish & Shellfish Immunology, (21 times), 2016 -
(Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2017)
Editorial Board Members
Associate Editor for BMC Genomics, 2021 -
Associate Editor for BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 -
Guest Associate Editor for Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 -
Guest Associate Editor for Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 -
(Genetic Basis of Adaptation to Extreme Environments)
(Genetic Basis of Adaptation to Extreme Environments Ⅱ)
Review editors
Review editor for Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 -
Review editor for Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 -
Reviewers
Reviewer for Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Molecular Ecology, (4 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Molecular Ecology Resources, (4 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Molecular Biology and Evolution, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for Genome Biology and Evolution, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for BMC Biology, (1 time), 2023 -
Reviewer for BMC Genomics, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for BMC Ecology and Evolution (BMC Evolutionary Biology), (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for BMC Genomic Data, (1 time), 2019 -
Reviewer for Global Ecology and Conservation, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Molecular Genetics and Genomics, (1 time), 2017 -
Reviewer for Scientific Reports, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Scientific Data, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for Aging and Disease, (1 time), 2019 -
Reviewer for Zoological Research, (1 time), 2021 -
Reviewer for Integrative Zoology, (2 times), 2021 -
Reviewer for Gene, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Wellcome Open Research, (1 time), 2021 -
Reviewer for Frontiers in Marine Science, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for Frontiers in Genetics, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for Frontiers in Veterinary Science, (2 times), 2019 -
Reviewer for Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, (1 time), 2021 -
Reviewer for Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, (6 times), 2018 -
Reviewer for Aquatic Science, (2 times), 2020 -
Reviewer for Fish & Shellfish Immunology, (21 times), 2016 -
(Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2017)
Presentations and Talks
(updated 2022-Oct-20)
Oral presentation
2022.7 International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) Meeting 2022.
“Genomic signature of convergent transitions to social life in arthropods”
2021.4 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting 2021. Biology & Genomics of Social Insects
"Spider genomes provide insights into convergent evolution of sociality"
2020.11 American Genetic Association (AGA) 2020. President’s Symposium, “Genes as Environment”
"Genomic signatures of the convergent evolution of sociality in spiders"
2020.7 Animal Behavior Society (ABS) 2020 Virtual Meeting.
"Genomic signatures of the convergent evolution of sociality in spiders".
2016.10 Chinese Ichthyological Society (CIS) Annual Symposium. Wuhan, China.
"Adaptive evolution and functional divergence of TLR pathway genes within Tibetan naked carp, Gymnocypris przewalskii"
(First Place Prize)
2016.10 The 1st Forum for Graduate Students, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS. Xining, Qinghai, China.
"Comparative genomic analysis of speciation and highland adaptation in Tibetan naked carp, Gymnocypris przewalskii"
(First Place Prize)
2016.6 Invited Talk. Youth Forum in CAS Summer Camp for Excellent Undergraduate. Xining, Qinghai, China,
"Adaptive evolution of Schizothoracinae fish on the Tibetan Plateau"
2016.6 The 2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology. Portland, Maine, USA,
"Adaptive evolution and functional divergence of TLR pathway genes within Tibetan naked carp, Gymnocypris przewalskii"
2015.8 Invited Talk. Symposium of Aquatic Animal Conservation. Xining, Qinghai, China,
"Progress on the growth trait related genes and immunomics of Gymnocypris przewalskii"
2014.8 Chinese Ichthyological Society (CIS) Annual Symposium. Tianjing, China.
"Molecular evolution and functional analysis of duplicated myostatin genes in a Tibet fish".
(Second Place Prize)
Oral presentation
2022.7 International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) Meeting 2022.
“Genomic signature of convergent transitions to social life in arthropods”
2021.4 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting 2021. Biology & Genomics of Social Insects
"Spider genomes provide insights into convergent evolution of sociality"
2020.11 American Genetic Association (AGA) 2020. President’s Symposium, “Genes as Environment”
"Genomic signatures of the convergent evolution of sociality in spiders"
2020.7 Animal Behavior Society (ABS) 2020 Virtual Meeting.
"Genomic signatures of the convergent evolution of sociality in spiders".
2016.10 Chinese Ichthyological Society (CIS) Annual Symposium. Wuhan, China.
"Adaptive evolution and functional divergence of TLR pathway genes within Tibetan naked carp, Gymnocypris przewalskii"
(First Place Prize)
2016.10 The 1st Forum for Graduate Students, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS. Xining, Qinghai, China.
"Comparative genomic analysis of speciation and highland adaptation in Tibetan naked carp, Gymnocypris przewalskii"
(First Place Prize)
2016.6 Invited Talk. Youth Forum in CAS Summer Camp for Excellent Undergraduate. Xining, Qinghai, China,
"Adaptive evolution of Schizothoracinae fish on the Tibetan Plateau"
2016.6 The 2nd International Conference of Fish & Shellfish Immunology. Portland, Maine, USA,
"Adaptive evolution and functional divergence of TLR pathway genes within Tibetan naked carp, Gymnocypris przewalskii"
2015.8 Invited Talk. Symposium of Aquatic Animal Conservation. Xining, Qinghai, China,
"Progress on the growth trait related genes and immunomics of Gymnocypris przewalskii"
2014.8 Chinese Ichthyological Society (CIS) Annual Symposium. Tianjing, China.
"Molecular evolution and functional analysis of duplicated myostatin genes in a Tibet fish".
(Second Place Prize)
