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Dezhu Li
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: Chinese, English
Plant Taxonomy
Molecular Phylogenetics
Biogeography
Dna Barcoding
Iflora
Phylogenomics
Comparative Genomics
Plant Diversity
Conservation Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Areas of Focus
- Plant Taxonomy
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Biogeography
- DNA Barcoding and iFlora
- Phylogenomic and Comparative Genomics
Work Experience
- 2016-05~present - Guizhou Key Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Director (Concurrent)
- 2014-07~present - University of Chinese Academy of Sciences - Professor
- 2014-03~2019-07 - Kunming Branch, Chinese Academy of Sciences - President
- 2005-10~present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Director of Germplasm Bank of Wild Species in Southwest China
- 2005-10~2014-03 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Director
- 1997-09~2005-10 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Deputy Director
- 1996-11~present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 1994-11~1996-11 - Department of Plant Sciences and Botanic Garden, University of Cambridge - Taxonomist and Fellow at Emmanuel College
- 1994-10~1994-11 - Missouri Botanical Garden - Visiting Scholar
- 1993-11~1994-10 - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 1990-04~1993-11 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 1986-09~1987-02 - Southwest Forestry College - Assistant Lecturer
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1987-03--1990-03 PhD: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1983-09--1986-07 Master's: Southwest Forestry College
- 1979-09--1983-07 Bachelor's: Jiangxi Agricultural University, Department of Forestry
Publications
- Burning lignin: overlooked cues for post-fire seed germination, Dechang Cao, Jerry M Baskin, Carol C Baskin, DeZhu Li, 2023
- DNA barcoding of Cymbidium by genome skimming: Call for next-generation nuclear barcodes, Zhang, Le, Huang, YiWei, Huang, JiaLin, Ya, JiDong, Zhe, MengQing, Zeng, ChunXia, Zhang, ZhiRong, Zhang, ShiBao, Li, DeZhu, Li, HongTao, Yang, JunBo, 2023
- The diversity of mycorrhiza-associated fungi and trees shapes subtropical mountain forest ecosystem functioning, Luo, YaHuang, Ma, LiangLiang, Seibold, Sebastian, Cadotte, Marc W W, Burgess, Kevin S S, Tan, ShaoLin, Ye, LinJiang, Zheng, Wei, Zou, JiaYun, Chen, ZhiFa, Liu, DeTuan, Zhu, GuangFu, Shi, XiaoChun, Zhao, Wei, Li, DeZhu, Liu, Jie, Gao, LianMing, 2023
- Phylotranscriptomic analyses reveal multiple whole-genome duplication events, the history of diversification and adaptations in the Araceae, Zhao, Lei, Yang, YingYing, Qu, XiaoJian, Ma, Hong, Hu, Yi, Li, HongTao, Yi, TingShuang, Li, DeZhu, 2023
- Phylogenomics and the flowering plant tree of life, Guo, Cen, Luo, Yang, Gao, LianMing, Yi, TingShuang, Li, HongTao, Yang, JunBo, Li, DeZhu, 2023
Awards
- 2017: Second Prize, Provincial Level, Research on Chinese Plant DNA Barcodes
- 2016: First Prize, Provincial Level, New Discoveries in Plant Pollination Mechanisms and Reproductive Adaptation Functions
- 2015: Second Prize, Institute Level, Innovation Team for the Conservation System and Key Technologies of Chinese Wild Germplasm Resources
- 2015: Second Prize, Provincial Level, Taxonomy, Phylogenetic Differentiation, and Conservation Genetics of Taxus in Eurasia
- 2015: Third Prize, Provincial Level, Construction and Application of Chinese Plant Species Information Database
- 2013: Provincial Level, Outstanding Contribution Award for Scientific and Technological Progress in Yunnan Province
- 2012: Third Prize, Provincial Level, Research on Genes Related to the Development of Angiosperm Floral Organs
- 2012: First Prize, Provincial Level, Innovation in the Conservation System and Key Technologies of Chinese Wild Germplasm Resources
- 2010: Special Prize, Provincial Level, Compilation and Research of Flora of Yunnan
- 2010: Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 2008: First Prize, Provincial Level, Systematics and Biogeography of Important Groups of Chinese Bamboo Subfamily
- 2003: First Prize, Provincial Level, Research on the Flora of Chinese Seed Plants
- 2000: Second Prize, Provincial Level, Research on Plant Diversity Characteristics and Evaluation in the Gaoligong Mountain Region
- 1998: Provincial Level, First Yunnan Youth Science and Technology Award
- 1998: Ministerial Level, Sixth China Youth Science and Technology Award
