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Zewei Luo
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Genetic Structure
Complex Traits
Molecular Analysis
Genetic Linkage Maps
Population Genetics
Autotetraploid Species
Comparative Genomics
Evolutionary Genomics
Genomic Data
Statistical Methods
Areas of Focus
- Molecular analysis of the genetic structure of complex traits
- Theoretical and methodological research on constructing genetic linkage maps and population genetic data models in autotetraploid species
- Comparative evolutionary genomics
- Statistical methods for simulating and analyzing genomic data
Work Experience
- 1989-1990 - University College London, Galton Laboratory - Postdoctoral Research
- 1991-1995 - BBSRC Roslin Institute - Research Fellow
- 1995-present - Fudan University, School of Life Sciences - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1982 - Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy: Southwest Agricultural University
- 1985 - Master's Degree in Plant Genetics: Southwest Agricultural University
- 1989 - PhD in Genetics: University of Birmingham
- Outstanding Youth Award (A)
- The Natural Science Peony Award of STCSM
- Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholarship
Publications
- Robust detection and genotyping of single feature polymorphisms from gene expression data, Wang M, Hu X, Li G, Leach LJ, Potokina E, Druka A, Waugh R, Kearsey MJ, ZW Luo, 2009
- Methods for evaluating gene expression from Affymetrix microarray datasets, Jiang N, Leach LJ, Hu X, Potokina E, Jia T, Druka A, Waugh R, Kearsey MJ, ZW Luo, 2008
- SFP genotyping from affymetrix arrays is robust but largely detects cis-acting expression regulators, Luo ZW, Potokina E, Druka A, Wise R, Waugh R, Kearsey MJ, 2007
- Impacts of yeast metabolic network structure on enzyme evolution, Lu CQ, Zhang Z, Lindsey L, Kearsey MJ, ZW Luo, 2007
- Genetic dissection of ethanol tolerance in budding yeast S. cerevisiae, Hu XH, Wang MH, Li JR, Tan T, Yang H, Zhang RM, ZW Luo, 2007
- The Role of Cis-Regulatory Motifs and Genetical Control of Expression in the Divergence of Yeast Duplicate Genes, Leach LJ, Zhang Z, Lu CQ, Kearsey MJ, Luo ZW, 2007
- Average gene length is highly conserved in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and diverges only between the two kingdoms, Xu L, Chen H, Hu X, Zhang R, Zhang Z, Luo ZW, 2006
- Modeling population genetic data in autotetraploid species, Luo ZW, Zhang Z, Zhang RM, Pandey M, Gailing O, Hattemer HH, Finkeldey R, 2006
- Constructing genetic linkage maps under a tetrasomic model, Luo ZW, Zhang Z, Leach L, Zhang RM, Bradshaw JE, Kearsey MJ, 2006
Awards
- National Education Commission Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Prize)
- Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award (First Prize)
- Outstanding Youth Award (A)
- The Natural Science Peony Award of STCSM
- Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholarship
