Jun Li

Post-doctoral Fellow

E-mail: junlii@mail.ccnu.edu.cn

Educational background:

2008.9-2012.6 Achieved the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Education at the Inner Mongolia Normal University

2012.9-2019.6 Achieved the Doctor of Science at the Central China Normal University

2017.9-2018.9 Studied as a Joint Ph.D student in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor),   USA

2019.7-now Post-doctoral Fellow in the Central China Normal University

Research interest:

I am interested in elucidating the genetic basis of phenotypic evolution in amphibians by using the methods and techniques of genomics, transcriptomics and genotyping-by-sequencing.

Publications:

1. Li J, Yu H, Wang W, Fu C, Zhang W, Han F, Wu H*. 2019. Genomic and transcriptomic insights into molecular basis of sexually dimorphic nuptial spines in Leptobrachium leishanense. Nature Communications, 10: 5551.

2. Wang W^#, Li J^#, Wang H, Ran Y, Wu H*. 2019. Genetic evidence reveals male-biased dispersal of the Omei tree frog. Journal of Zoology, 10.1111/jzo.12749.

3. Zhang W^#, Huang L^#, Li J, Li Y, Wei S, Cai L, Wu H*. 2019. Transcriptomic analysis of differentially expressed genes in the oviduct of Rhacophorus omeimontis provides insights into foam nest construction. BMC Genomics, 20: 562.

4. Li J, Wei S, Hu M, Luo Z, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2018. Reflection of paleoclimate oscillations and tectonic events in the phylogeography of moustache toads in southern China . Journal of Zoology, 305: 17-26.

5. Li J, Shen H, Wang H, Zhao M, Luo Z, Wu H*. 2016. Diversifying selection is the dominant factor affecting the geographical variation of MHC class II genes in the Omei tree frog. Journal of Zoology, 300: 197-204.

6. Huang L^#, Li J^#, Anboukaria H, Luo Z, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2016. Comparative transcriptome analyses of seven anurans reveal functions and adaptations of amphibian skin. Scientific Reports, 6: 24069.

7. Zhang W, Guo Y, Li J, Huang L, Kazitsa E, Wu H*. 2016. Transcriptome analysis reveals the genetic basis underlying the seasonal development of keratinized nuptial spines in Leptobrachium boringii. BMC Genomics, 17: 978.

8. Li J#, Zhao M#, Wei S, Luo Z, Wu H*. 2015. Geologic events coupled with Pleistocene climatic oscillations drove genetic variation of Omei treefrog (Rhacophorus omeimontis) in southern China .     BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15: 289.