Areas of Focus
- Plant Secondary Metabolism and Regulation
- Medicinal Plant Resources
- Molecular Breeding of Medicinal Plants
Work Experience
- 2022-01~Present - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2014-09~2015-01 - Forensic Science Center of the Ministry of Public Security - Visiting Scholar
- 2011-09~2021-12 - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2009-02~2011-08 - Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-09--2009-04 PhD: Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2010: Nomination for Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- Epimedium longnanense (Berberidaceae) a new species from Gansu, China, Yanjun Zhang, 2023
- Construction of the first high-density genetic linkage map and QTL mapping of flavonoid and leaf-size related traits in Epimedium, Yanjun Zhang, 2023
- Taxonomy of Epimedium (Berberidaceae) with special reference to Chinese species., Yanjun Zhang, 2022
- The complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium muhuangense (Berberidaceae), Yanjun Zhang, 2022
- Development of SSR and SNP markers for identifying opium poppy, Yanjun Zhang, 2022
- Morphological Divergences between Drug-sourced Plant Papaver Somniferum and Its Related Species, Yanjun Zhang, 2021
- Variation of phytochemical composition of Lycium chinense leaves as an endemic high-value healthy resource, Yanjun Zhang, 2021
- Complete biosynthesis of the potential medicine icaritin by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli., Yanjun Zhang, 2021
- Analysis of meiotic behavior in three species of Epimedium (Berberidaceae), Yanjun Zhang, 2021
- The complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium flavum Stearn (Berberidaceae), Yanjun Zhang, 2021
- The complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium pubescens Maxim. (Berberidaceae), a traditional Chinese medicine herb, Yanjun Zhang, 2020
- Synthesis of icariin in tobacco leaf by overexpression of a glucosyltransferase gene from Epimedium sagittatum, Yanjun Zhang, 2020
- Population genetic divergence in Lycium chinense Mill. (Solanaceae) is driven by both hybridization and geo-environmental factors, Yanjun Zhang, 2020
- The complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium brevicornu Maxim (Berberidaceae), a traditional Chinese medicine herb, Yanjun Zhang, 2020
- The complete chloroplast genome of Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. Ganpinensis (H.Lev.) T. S. Ying & Boufford (Berberidaceae), Yanjun Zhang, 2019
- Quality Evaluation of Thirteen Geographical Populations of Lycium chinense Using Quantitative Analysis of Nutrients and Bioactive Components, Yanjun Zhang, 2019
- Discussion on Pollution-free and Standardized Cultivation of Epimedium L Species, Yanjun Zhang, 2018
- Current situation and prospect of resource evaluation and sustainable utilization on Bletilla, Yanjun Zhang, 2018
- The complete chloroplast genome of Plagiorhegma dubia Maxim., a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, Yanjun Zhang, 2018
- Identification of Vitis species based on nuclear gene molecular polymorphism, Yanjun Zhang, 2018
- Epimedium zhaotongense (Berberidaceae), a New Species from Yunnan Province, China, Yanjun Zhang, 2017
- Population Genetic Structure of Glycyrrhiza inflata B. (Fabaceae) Is Shaped by Habitat Fragmentation, Water Resources and Biological Characteristics, Yanjun Zhang, 2016
- Quality variation of ten geographic populations of Epimedium sagittatum as evaluated in common garden practice, Yanjun Zhang, 2016
- The Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequences of Five Epimedium Species: Lights into Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Analyses, Yanjun Zhang, 2016
- Epimedium xichangense (Berberidaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China, Yanjun Zhang, 2016
- Exploration of genetic diversity among medicinally important genus Epimedium species based on genomic and EST-SSR marker, Yanjun Zhang, 2015
- Variability and rapid response of subalpine fir (Abies fargesii) to climate warming at upper altitudinal limits in north-central China, Yanjun Zhang, 2015
- SYSTEMATIC VALIDATION OF MEDICINALLY IMPORTANT GENUS EPIMEDIUM SPECIES BASED ON MICROSATELLITE MARKERS, Yanjun Zhang, 2015
- Taxonomic notes on three species of Epimedium (Berberidaceae) endemic to China, Yanjun Zhang, 2015
- Five new synonyms in Epimedium ( Berberidaceae ) from China, Yanjun Zhang, 2015
- Chemotypic and genetic diversity in Epimedium sagittatum from different geographical regions of China, Yanjun Zhang, 2015
- Taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of Epimedium L. based on amplified fragment length polymorphisms, Yanjun Zhang, 2014
- The Epimedium wushanense (Berberidaceae) species complex, with one new species from Sichuan, China, Yanjun Zhang, 2014
- Disturbance dynamics and history of an old-growth subalpine fir (Abies fargesii) forest in central China, Yanjun Zhang, 2014
- Growth-climate relationships of subalpine fir (Abies fargesii) across the altitudinal range in the Shennongjia Mountains, central China, Yanjun Zhang, 2013
- Geographical Distribution and Resource Survey of Wild Medicinal Plant Akebia trifoliata subsp, trifoliata, Yanjun Zhang, 2013
- First Insights into the Large Genome of Epimedium sagittatum (Sieb. et Zucc) Maxim, a Chinese Traditional Medicinal Plant, Yanjun Zhang, 2013
- Regeneration dynamics of subalpine fir (Abies fargesii) forest across the altitudinal range in the Shennongjia Mountains, central China, Yanjun Zhang, 2013
- Morphological Variations and Genetic Diversity of Epimedium sagittatum Populations, Yanjun Zhang, 2013
- Climate-growth relationships of subalpine fir (Abies fargesii) across the altitudinal range in the Shennongjia Mountains, central China, Yanjun Zhang, 2013
- A taxonomic revision of unifoliolate Chinese Epimedium L. (Berberidaceae), Yanjun Zhang, 2011
- Age structure and regeneration of subalpine fir ( Abies fargesii ) forests across an altitudinal range in the Qinling Mountains, China, Yanjun Zhang, 2010
- Growth performance and range shift of the subalpine fir (Abies fargesii) in the Qinling Mountains, China, Yanjun Zhang, 2010
- Population structure and its dynamics of Abies fargesii in Qinling Mountains, Yanjun Zhang, 2009
- A New Species of Epimedium (Berberidaceae) from Hubei, China, Yanjun Zhang, 2009
- Tree-line dynamics in relation to climate variability in the Shennongjia Mountains, central China, Yanjun Zhang, 2009
- ON THE COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS OF AESCULUS WILSONII AT THE QIZIMEI MOUNTAIN IN XUAN’EN, HUBEI PROVINCE, Yanjun Zhang, 2009
- Dendroecological study of a subalpine fir (Abies fargesii) forest in the Qinling Mountains, China, Yanjun Zhang, 2009
- Karyomorphology of Epimedium (Berberidaceae) and its phylogenetic implication, Yanjun Zhang, 2008
- Growth responses of subalpine fir (Abies fargesii) to climate variability in the Qinling Mountains, China, Yanjun Zhang, 2007
- Observation on meiotic behavior in three Mahonia species, with special reference to the intergeneric relationship of Mahonia and Berberis, Yanjun Zhang, 2006
- A Preliminary Study on Dormancy and Germination Physiology of Endangered Species Berchemiella wilsonii (Schneid.) Nakai var. pubipetiolata H. Qian Seeds, Yanjun Zhang, 2005
Awards
- 2010: Nomination for Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences