Areas of Focus
- Genomics of pest-host interactions
- Genome structure and evolution
- Sustainable pest control methods
Work Experience
- 2013-2019 - University of California, Riverside - Postdoctoral Research
- 2017-2019 - University of California, Riverside - Assistant Project Scientist
- 2019-2020 - City of Hope National Medical Center - Staff Scientist
- 2020-Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology - Research Group Leader
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004 - Bachelor's Degree: Northwest A&F University
- 2006 - Master's Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Northwest A&F University
- 2012 - PhD in Genetics: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- Pangenome analysis reveals genomic variations associated with domestication traits in broomcorn millet., Chen J, Liu Y, Liu M, Guo W, Wang Y, He Q, Chen W, Liao Y, Zhang W, Gao Y, Dong K, Ren R, Yang T, Zhang L, Qi M, Li Z, Zhao M, Wang H, Wang J, Qiao Z, Li H, Jiang Y, Liu G, Song X, Deng Y, Li H, Yan F, Dong Y, Li Q, Li T, Yang W, Cui J, Wang H, Zhou Y, Zhang X, Jia G, Lu P, Zhi H, Tang S, Diao X., 2023
- A graph-based genome and pangenome variation of the model plant Setaria., He Q, Tang S, Zhi H, Chen J, Zhang J, Liang H, Alam O, Li H, Zhang H, Xing L, Li X, Zhang W, Wang H, Shi J, Du H, Wu H, Wang L, Yang P, Xing L, Yan H, Song Z, Liu J, Wang H, Tian X, Qiao Z, Feng G, Guo R, Zhu W, Ren Y, Hao H, Li M, Zhang A, Guo E, Yan F, Li Q, Liu Y, Tian B, Zhao X, Jia R, Feng B, Zhang J, Wei J, Lai J, Jia G, Purugganan M, Diao X., 2023
- Biased mutations and gene losses underlying diploidization of the tetraploid broomcorn millet genome., Sun Y, Liu Y, Shi J, Wang L, Liang C, Yang J, Chen J, Chen M., 2023
- A lncRNA fine-tunes salicylic acid biosynthesis to balance plant immunity and growth., Liu N, Xu Z, Li Q, Cao Y, Yang D, Liu S, Wang X, Mi Y, Liu Y, Ding C, Liu Y, Li Y, Yuan Y, Gao G, Chen J, Qian W, Zhang X., 2022
- SARS-CoV-2 RNAs are processed into 22-nt vsRNAs in Vero cells., Liu Y, Rao J, Mi Y, Chen L, Feng L, Li Q, Geng J, Yang X, Zhan X, Ren L, Chen J, Zhang X., 2022
- Serial single-cell genomics reveals convergent subclonal evolution of resistance as patients with early-stage breast cancer progress on endocrine plus CDK4/6 therapy., Griffiths, J.I., Chen, J., Cosgrove, P.A., O’Dea, A., Sharma, P., Ma, C., Trivedi, M., Kalinsky, K., Wisinski, K.B., O’Regan, R., Makhoul, I., Spring, L.M., Bardia, A., Adler, F.R., Cohen, A.L., Chang, J.T., Khan, Q.J. & Bild, A.H., 2021
- Genomic diversity generated by a transposable element burst in a rice recombinant inbred population., Chen J, Lu L, Robb SMC, Collin M, Okumoto Y, Stajich JE, Wessler SR., 2020
- Tracking the origin of two genetic components associated with transposable element bursts in domesticated rice., Chen J, Lu L, Benjamin J, Diaz S, Hancock CN, Stajich JE, et al., 2019
- Comparison of Oryza sativa and Oryza brachyantha Genomes Reveals Selection-Driven Gene Escape from the Centromeric Regions., Liao Y, Zhang X, Li B, Liu T, Chen J, Bai Z, Wang M, Shi J, Walling JG, Wing RA, Jiang J, Chen M., 2018
- Assessing genome assembly quality using the LTR Assembly Index (LAI)., Ou S, Chen J, Jiang N., 2018
- Tracking the genome-wide outcomes of a transposable element burst over decades of amplification., Lu L, Chen J, Robb SMC, Okumoto Y, Stajich JE, Wessler SR., 2017
- Whole-genome sequencing of Oryza brachyantha reveals mechanisms underlying Oryza genome evolution., Chen J, Huang Q, Gao D, Wang J, Lang Y, Liu T, et al., 2013
- Comparative sequence analysis of MONOCULM1-orthologous regions in 14 Oryza genomes., Lu F, Ammiraju JS, Sanyal A, Zhang S, Song R, Chen J, et al., 2009