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Wenbin Yu
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: Chinese, English
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Biology
Parasitism
Pedicularis
Himalaya
Hengduan Mountains
Genetic Diversity
Conservation
Dna Barcoding
Organelle Genomes
Areas of Focus
- Phylogenetic and evolutionary biology of Orobanchaceae plants, especially the formation and evolutionary mechanisms of parasitism
- Formation, evolution, and adaptation mechanisms of floral morphological diversity in Pedicularis plants in the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains
- Genetic diversity assessment of endangered and protected plants and their application in in-situ and ex-situ conservation
- Application of plant DNA barcoding technology in species identification, discovery of new species, and community phylogenetic analysis
- Diversity and evolution of organelle genomes, with a particular focus on parasitic and carnivorous plants
Work Experience
- 2020-12 to Present - Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher, Research Group Leader
- 2015-09 to 2018-07 - The Pennsylvania State University - Visiting Scholar
- 2014-08 to 2020-12 - Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher, Director of Specimen and Seed Preservation Center
- 2013-01 to 2014-07 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 2011-11 to 2012-12 - Field Museum of Natural History - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2011-07 to 2011-11 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
- 2007-07 to 2008-08 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Intern
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008-09 to 2011-07 PhD: Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences/Kunming Institute of Botany
- 2004-09 to 2007-07 Master's: Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences/Kunming Institute of Botany
- 2000-09 to 2004-06 Bachelor's: School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Nanchang University
Publications
- Comparative analyses of mitogenomes in the social bees with insights into evolution of long inverted repeats in the Meliponini, Fourth Author, Corresponding Author, 2024
- Variations and reduction of plastome are associated with the evolution of parasitism in Convolvulaceae, Seventh Author, Corresponding Author, 2024
- Plastid phylogenomics provides new insights into the systematics, diversification, and biogeography of Cymbidium (Orchidaceae), Tenth Author, Corresponding Author, 2024
- Phylogenetic and biogeographical analyses of Thismia (Thismiaceae) support T. malipoensis as the eighth species in China, Sixth Author, Corresponding Author, 2024
- Two new species of Christisonia (Orobanchaceae) from Southeastern Yunnan, China, Twelfth Author, Corresponding Author, 2024
- Taxonomical clarification of Dracaena cambodiana, the source plant of Chinese Resina Draconis, Seventh Author, Corresponding Author, 2024
- Study on population structure and seedling regeneration of Hopea hainanensis Merr.&Chun under ex situ conservation in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Third Author, 2023
- Authentication on the Dai medicinal herb 'Dai-Bai-Jie' using molecular and morphological data, Seventh Author, 2023
- Current Distribution and Conservation Strategy of Vatica guangxiensis (Dipterocarpaceae), A Rare and Endangered Species with Extremely Small Population, Seventh Author, 2023
- Plastid phylogenomics resolving phylogenetic placement and genera phylogeny of Sterculioideae (Malvaceae s.l.), Sixth Author, Corresponding Author, 2022
- Cryptic Species Diversification of the Pedicularis siphonantha Complex (Orobanchaceae) in the Mountains of Southwest China Since the Pliocene, Seventh Author, Corresponding Author, 2022
- Herbarium phylogenomics: Resolving the generic status of the enigmatic Pseudobartsia (Orobanchaceae), Eighth Author, Corresponding Author, 2022
- Three new species of Liparis s.l. (Orchidaceae: Malaxideae) from Southwest China based on morphological characters and phylogenetic evidence, Eighth Author, Corresponding Author, 2021
- Four new species and a new record of Orchidinae (Orchidaceae: Orchideae) from China, Tenth Author, 2021
- Pedicularis pandania (Orobanchaceae), a new species of Pedicularis from the Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, Fifth Author, 2021
- Genomic evidence of prevalent hybridization throughout the evolutionary history of the fig-wasp pollination mutualism, Sixth Author, 2021
- Plastid NDH Pseudogenization and Gene Loss in a Recently Derived Lineage from the Largest Hemiparasitic Plant Genus Pedicularis (Orobanchaceae), Eighth Author, Corresponding Author, 2021
- Complete plastome sequence of Acorus tatarinowii (Acoraceae), a traditional Chinese medicinal plant from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China, Fourth Author, 2020
- Decoding the evolution and transmissions of the novel pneumonia coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / HCoV-19) using whole genomic data, First Author, Corresponding Author, 2020
- GetOrganelle: a fast and versatile toolkit for accurate de novo assembly of organelle genomes, Second Author, 2020
- De novo assembling a complete mitochondrial genome of Pedicularis rex (Orobanchaceae) using GetOrganelle toolkit, Fourth Author, Corresponding Author, 2020
- Revisiting the phylogeny of Dipsacales: New insights from phylogenomic analyses of complete plastomic sequences, Fifth Author, 2020
- The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Lactarius trivialis (Russulalles, Basidiomycota), Third Author, 2020
- Complete plastome sequence of Aspidopterys obcordata (Malpighiaceae), a traditional Dai medicinal plant from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China, Fifth Author, 2020
- Plastid phylogenomics improve phylogenetic resolution in the Lauraceae, Second Author, 2020
- Leveraging plastomes for comparative analysis and phylogenomic inference within Scutellarioideae (Lamiaceae), Sixth Author, 2020
- Complete plastid genome of two Dalbergia species (Fabaceae), and their significance in conservation and phylogeny, Fifth Author, Corresponding Author, 2020
- Molecular and morphological analyses support the transfer of gleadovia kwangtungensis to christisonia (orobanchaceae), Seventh Author, Corresponding Author, 2019
- Convergent horizontal gene transfer and cross-talk of mobile nucleic acids in parasitic plants, Eighth Author, 2019
- Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Pedicularis (Orobanchaceae): I. One new species from northwest Yunnan, China, Fourth Author, Corresponding Author, 2019
- China’s biodiversity hotspots revisited: A treasure chest for plants, Second Author, 2019
- Revisiting the phylogeny of Dipsacales: New insights from phylogenomic analyses of complete plastomic sequences, Fifth Author, 2019
- Gentianella macrosperma, a new species of Gentianella (Gentianaceae) from ***, China, Ninth Author, 2019
- Complete chloroplast genome of firmiana major (malvaceae), a critically endangered species endemic to southwest china, Eighth Author, Corresponding Author, 2018
- Complete chloroplast genome of firmiana major (malvaceae), a critically endangered species endemic to southwest china (vol 10, pg 713, 2018), Eighth Author, Corresponding Author, 2018
- The hemiparasitic plant Phtheirospermum (Orobanchacese) is polyphyletic and contains cryptic species in the Hengduan Mountains of southwest China, First Author, 2018
- Complete chloroplast genome of anemoclema glaucifolium (ranunculaceae), a vulnerable and threatened species endemic to the hengduan mountains
