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Zengyuan Wu
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: English, Chinese
Plant Taxonomy: Classification
Identification
Nomenclature
Flora
Species
Genus
Family
Phylogeny
Morphology
Herbarium
Molecular Systematics: Dna Sequencing
Phylogenetics
Molecular Markers
Genetic Diversity
Evolutionary Relationships
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Evolution
Species Delimitation
Systematics
Biogeography: Distribution
Species Range
Ecological Niches
Geographic Variation
Dispersal
Migration
Habitat
Biodiversity
Endemism
Biomes
Crop Domestication: Agriculture
Breeding
Genetic Improvement
Wild Relatives
Cultivation
Agronomy
Phenotypic Traits
Genetic Resources
Adaptation
Selection
Population Genomics: Genetic Structure
Gene Flow
Population Differentiation
Genetic Variation
Evolutionary History
Demographic History
Genome-Wide Association Studies
Conservation Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Areas of Focus
- Plant Taxonomy
- Molecular Systematics
- Biogeography
- Crop Domestication
- Population Genomics
Work Experience
- 2019-01~Present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2016-09~2017-09 - Aberystwyth University - Visiting Scholar
- 2015-02~2018-12 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012-12--2013-12 Joint PhD Student: Natural History Museum, London & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- 2009-09--2015-01 PhD in Science: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2005-09--2009-07 Bachelor's in Science: Yunnan University
Publications
- Genomic variation, environmental adaptation and feralization in ramie, an ancient fiber crop, First Author, 2024
- Boehmeria nivea var. strigosa (Urticaceae), a new variety from southwest China, Corresponding Author, 2024
- The establishment of plants following long-distance dispersal, First Author, 2023
- Genetic analysis of walnut cultivars from southwest China: Implications for germplasm improvement, Fourth Author, 2022
- Determinants of genetic structure in a highly heterogeneous landscape in southwest China, Sixth Author, 2022
- Deep Insights Into the Plastome Evolution and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Tribe Urticeae (Family Urticaceae), Corresponding Author, 2022
- Genetic Diversity and Structure of Persian Walnut (Juglans regia L.) in Pakistan: Implications for Conservation, Fifth Author, 2022
- Name and scale matters: Clarifying the geography of Tibetan Plateau and adjacent mountain regions, Sixth Author, 2022
- Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of Oreocnide (Urticaceae) shed light on recent geological and climatic events in SE Asia, First Author, 2022
- The complete chloroplast genome sequences of an endemic species of Urticaceae (Debregeasia hekouensis), Corresponding Author, 2021
- Spatiotemporal maintenance of flora in the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot: Current knowledge and future perspectives, Third Author, 2021
- Characteristics and Mutational Hotspots of Plastomes in Debregeasia (Urticaceae), Corresponding Author, 2020
- Complete chloroplast genome sequences of Debregeasia orientalis (Urticaceae), Corresponding Author, 2019
- Elatostema nanxiense, a new species of Urticaceae from Yunnan Province, Second Author, 2019
- Protect third pole's fragile ecosystem, Fourth Author, 2018
- Testing Darwin's transoceanic dispersal hypothesis for the inland nettle family (Urticaceae), First Author, 2018
- Complete chloroplast genome sequences of two Boehmeria species (Urticaceae), First Author, 2018
- Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of Cecropia pachystachya, First Author, 2017
- Six new species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from Yunnan, Second Author, 2016
- Systematics and biogeography of Urticaceae, First Author, 2015
- Ancestral State Reconstruction Reveals Rampant Homoplasy of Diagnostic Morphological Characters in Urticaceae, Conflicting with Current Classification Schemes, First Author, 2015
- Two new species and one new variety of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from China, First Author, 2013
- Molecular phylogeny of the nettle family (Urticaceae) inferred from multiple loci of three genomes and extensive generic sampling, First Author, 2013
- Supplementary description of fruits of seven species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) (in English), First Author, 2012
- One new series with its only new species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from southeast Yunnan, China, First Author, 2012
- Two new species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from southeast Yunnan, China, First Author, 2012
- Supplementary description of inflorescences of three species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) (in English), First Author, 2012
- Elatostema densistriolatum sp nov., E-latistipulum sp nov and E-cyrtandrifolium var. hirsutum var. nov (Urticaceae) from southwest China, First Author, 2011
Awards
- Western Light of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 'Western Young Scholar' (2022): Institute Level
- Outstanding Employee (2022): Institute Level
- Yunnan Province 'High-level Talent Training Support Program' Young Top Talent (2020): Provincial Level
- Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019): Institute Level
- Annual Academic Report First Prize (2019): Institute Level
- Outstanding Employee (2018): Institute Level
