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Jian Liu
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: Chinese, English
Cycad
Diversity
Genomics
Phylogeny
Biogeography
Conservation
Evolution
Ecology
Pollination
Insects
Areas of Focus
- Large-scale patterns of cycad diversity
- Mechanisms of long-distance oceanic dispersal of floating seeds
- Evolutionary history and conservation genomics of cycads
- Coevolution mechanisms between cycads and beetle pollinators
Work Experience
- 2022-02~Present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2019-11~2022-02 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 2018-11~2019-11 - California Academy of Sciences, USA - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2016-08~2018-11 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2011-09--2016-06 Ph.D. in Science: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2007-09--2011-06 Bachelor's in Agriculture: Huazhong Agricultural University
Publications
- Eco-evolutionary evidence for the global diversity pattern of Cycas (Cycadaceae), Jian Liu, 2024
- Speciation and conservation genetic assessment of two endangered cycad species, Jian Liu, 2024
- Characteristics of plastid genomes in the genus Ceratostigma inhabiting arid habitats in China and their phylogenomic implications, Jian Liu, 2023
- Core Microbiome and Microbial Community Structure in Coralloid Roots of Cycas in Ex Situ Collection of Kunming Botanical Garden in China, Jian Liu, 2023
- Core Endophytic Bacteria and Their Roles in the Coralloid Roots of Cultivated Cycas revoluta (Cycadaceae), Jian Liu, 2023
- Rivers have shaped the phylogeography of a narrowly distributed cycad lineage in Southwest China, Jian Liu, 2023
- Dispersal modes affect Rhamnaceae diversification rates in a differentiated manner, Jian Liu, 2023
- Not that young: combining plastid phylogenomic, plate tectonic and fossil evidence indicates a Palaeogene diversification of Cycadaceae, Jian Liu, 2022
- Phylogeography of Himalrandia lichiangensis from the dry-hot valleys in Southwest China, Jian Liu, 2022
- The Cycas genome and the early evolution of seed plants, Jian Liu, 2022
- Resources and protection of Cycas plants in China, Jian Liu, 2022
- Towards the plastome evolution and phylogeny of Cycas L. (Cycadaceae): molecular-morphology discordance and gene tree space analysis, Jian Liu, 2022
- Congruence between ocean-dispersal modelling and phylogeography explains recent evolutionary history of Cycas species with buoyant seeds, Jian Liu, 2021
- Testing the causes of richness patterns in the paleotropics: time and diversification in cycads (Cycadaceae), Jian Liu, 2021
- Genetic characterization of the entire range of Cycas panzhihuaensis (Cycadaceae), Jian Liu, 2020
- Chloroplast genome characterization of Bupleurum dracaenoides, a critically endangered woody species endemic to China, with insights of Apioideae phylogeny, Jian Liu, 2020
- Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Microcycas calocoma (Zamiaceae), an Endangered monotypic cycad species from Cuba, Jian Liu, 2019
- Conserving bupleurum dracaenoides, the only woody bupleurum species endemic to china, Jian Liu, 2019
- Phylogeny of the gymnosperm genus Cycas L. (Cycadaceae) as inferred from plastid and nuclear loci based on a large-scale sampling: Evolutionary relationships and taxonomical implications, Jian Liu, 2018
- The distribution, diversity, and conservation status of Cycas in China, Jian Liu, 2017
- Investigating the Genetic Diversity, Population Differentiation and Population Dynamics of Cycas segmentifida (Cycadaceae) Endemic to Southwest China by Multiple Molecular Markers, Jian Liu, 2017
- Tectonic and climatic impacts on the biota within the Red River Fault, evidence from phylogeography of Cycas dolichophylla (Cycadaceae), Jian Liu, 2016
- Species Delimitation of the Cycas segmentifida Complex (Cycadaceae) Resolved by Phylogenetic and Distance Analyses of Molecular Data, Jian Liu, 2016
- Supplementary description of Cycas hongheensis (Cycadaceae) from Yunnan, China and its phylogenetic position, Jian Liu, 2016
- Species delimitation, genetic diversity and population historical dynamics of Cycas diannanensis (Cycadaceae) occurring sympatrically in the Red River region of China, Jian Liu, 2015
Awards
- Selected for the 'Western Young Scholars' program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Member of the 'Youth Innovation Promotion Association' of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yunnan Province 'Xingdian Talent Support Program' for young talents
