2009-09--2014-12 Ph.D.: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2005-09--2009-06 Bachelor's: Yunnan University
2014: Ph.D. in Science from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2018-01~Present - Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
2015-01~2017-12 - Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
2015: Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Award, Second Prize (Natural Science Award); Project: Genetic Susceptibility Analysis of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy; Awardees: Yonggang Yao, Amei Zhang, Dandan Yu, Rui Bi.
2015: Kunming Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize; Project: Clinical Application of Mitochondrial DNA Mutations on Maternal Inherited Hypertension; Awardees: Hao Guo, Dandan Yu, Yong Yuan, Li Guo, Rui Bi, Qing Tian, Wei Wang, Yuemei Feng, Guochang Xiong.
2013: Model Student
2012: National Scholarship, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2012: Zhu Li Yuehua Excellent Doctoral Student Award
2011: President's Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Excellence Award
2010: Di'ao Scholarship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Second Prize
Research
Genetic basis and pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer's disease Establishment of transgenic tree shrew disease models Mitochondria and neurodegenerative diseases
Functional genomics identify causal variant underlying the protective CTSH locus for Alzheimer's disease., Li, Yu, Xu, Min, Xiang, BoLin, Li, Xiao, Zhang, DengFeng, Zhao, Hui, Bi, Rui, Yao, YongGang., 2023
Convergent transcriptomic and genomic evidence supporting a dysregulation of CXCL16 and CCL5 in Alzheimer’s disease., Xiao Li, Deng-Feng Zhang, Rui Bi, Li-Wen Tan, Xiaogang Chen, Min Xu, Yong-Gang Yao., 2023
Genetic Analyses of Alzheimer's Disease in China: Achievements and Perspectives., Zhang, DengFeng, Xu, Min, Bi, Rui, Yao, YongGang., 2019
A systematic integrated analysis of brain expression profiles reveals YAP1 and other prioritized hub genes as important upstream regulators in Alzheimer's disease., Xu, Min, Zhang, DengFeng, Luo, Rongcan, Wu, Yong, Zhou, Hejiang, Kong, LiLi, Bi, Rui, Yao, YongGang., 2018
Genetic association of the cytochrome c oxidase-related genes with Alzheimer's disease in Han Chinese., Bi, Rui, Zhang, Wen, Zhang, DengFeng, Xu, Min, Fan, Yu, Hu, QiuXiang, Jiang, HongYan, Tan, Liwen, Li, Tao, Fang, Yiru, Zhang, Chen, Yao, YongGang., 2018
Missense Variants in HIF1A and LACC1 Contribute to Leprosy Risk in Han Chinese., DengFeng Zhang, Dong Wang, YongGang Yao, Mahadev Malhi, Rui Bi, Yong Wu, Min Xu, XiuFeng Yu, Heng Long, YuYe Li., 2018
Does the Genetic Feature of the Chinese Tree Shrew (Tupaia belangeri chinensis) Support Its Potential as a Viable Model for Alzheimer’s Disease Research?., Yu Fan, Rongcan Luo, LingYan Su, Qun Xiang, Dandan Yu, Ling Xu, JiaQi Chen, Rui Bi, DongDong Wu, Ping Zheng, YongGang Yao., 2018
A pleiotropic effect of the APOE gene: association of APOE polymorphisms with multibacillary leprosy in Han Chinese from Southwest China., Wang, D, Zhang, D F, Li, G D, Bi, R, Fan, Y, Wu, Y, Yu, X F, Long, H, Li, Y Y, Yao, Y G., 2018
The Arc Gene Confers Genetic Susceptibility to Alzheimer's Disease in Han Chinese., Bi, Rui, Kong, LiLi, Xu, Min, Li, GuoDong, Zhang, DengFeng, Li, Tao, Fang, Yiru, Zhang, Chen, Zhang, Buchang, Yao, YongGang., 2018
Missense Variants in HIF1A and LACC1 Contribute to Leprosy Risk in Han Chinese., Wang, Dong, Fan, Yu, Malhi, Mahadev, Bi, Rui, Wu, Yong, Xu, Min, Yu, XiuFeng, Long, Heng, Li, YuYe, Zhang, DengFeng, Yao, YongGang., 2018
mtDNA sequence diversity of Hazara ethnic group from Pakistan., Rakha, Allah, Fatima, Peng, MinSheng, Adan, Atif, Bi, Rui, Yasmin, Memona, Yao, YongGang., 2017
Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: A Mitochondrial Disease Unique in Many Ways., Bi R, Logan I, Yao YG., 2017
The OPA1 Gene Mutations Are Frequent in Han Chinese Patients with Suspected Optic Neuropathy., Zhang, AMei, Bi, Rui, Hu, QiuXiang, Fan, Yu, Zhang, Qingjiong, Yao, YongGang., 2017
Rare Genetic Variants of the Transthyretin Gene Are Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease in Han Chinese., Xiang Qun, Bi Rui, Xu Min, Zhang DengFeng, Tan Liwen, Zhang Chen, Fang Yiru, Yao YongGang., 2017
Long-term propagation of tree shrew spermatogonial stem cells in culture and successful generation of transgenic offspring., Li, ChaoHui, Yan, LanZhen, Ban, WenZan, Tu, Qiu, Wu, Yong, Wang, Lin, Bi, Rui, Ji, Shuang, Ma, YuHua, Nie, WenHui, Lv, LongBao, Yao, YongGang, Zhao, XuDong, Zheng, Ping., 2017
Female-specific effect of the BDNF gene on Alzheimer's disease., Li, GuoDong, Bi, Rui, Zhang, DengFeng, Xu, Min, Luo, Rongcan, Wang, Dong, Fang, Yiru, Li, Tao, Zhang, Chen, Yao, YongGang., 2017
Rare Genetic Variants of the Transthyretin Gene Are Associated with Alzheimer's Disease in Han Chinese., Xiang, Qun, Bi, Rui, Xu, Min, Zhang, DengFeng, Tan, Liwen, Zhang, Chen, Fang, Yiru, Yao, YongGang., 2017
The mtDNA replication-related genes TFAM and POLG are associated with leprosy in Han Chinese from Southwest China., Wang Dong, Li GuoDong, Fan Yu, Zhang DengFeng, Bi Rui, Yu XiuFeng, Long Heng, Li YuYe, Yao YongGang., 2017