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Name	Yi-Bo Hu
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Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

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Name

Yi-Bo Hu

Contact Information

ybhu@ioz.ac.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Institute of Zoology
Academic Background & Achievements	2002 - Bachelor's Degree: Henan Normal University 2005 - Master's Degree: Zhejiang University 2008 - Doctorate: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2018 - Selected for the Frontier Interdisciplinary Center for Excellence in Evolution and Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2018 - Received National Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scientists 2019 - Awarded Second Prize of National Natural Science Award (Third Place) 2020 - Selected as an Outstanding Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Work Experience	2008-2011 - Postdoctoral Research: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2011-2019 - Assistant Researcher, Associate Researcher, Innovative Researcher: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2014 - Visiting Scholar: University of California, Los Angeles 2019 - Promoted to Researcher: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Awards	2011: National Outstanding Young Animal Ecologist 2016: Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2018: National Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scientists 2019: Second Prize of National Natural Science Award (Third Place) 2020: Outstanding Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2022: Third China Zoological Society Changlong Award - Rising Star Award

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Institute of Zoology

Academic Background & Achievements

2002 - Bachelor's Degree: Henan Normal University
2005 - Master's Degree: Zhejiang University
2008 - Doctorate: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2018 - Selected for the Frontier Interdisciplinary Center for Excellence in Evolution and Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2018 - Received National Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scientists
2019 - Awarded Second Prize of National Natural Science Award (Third Place)
2020 - Selected as an Outstanding Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Work Experience

2008-2011 - Postdoctoral Research: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2011-2019 - Assistant Researcher, Associate Researcher, Innovative Researcher: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2014 - Visiting Scholar: University of California, Los Angeles
2019 - Promoted to Researcher: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Awards

2011: National Outstanding Young Animal Ecologist
2016: Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2018: National Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scientists
2019: Second Prize of National Natural Science Award (Third Place)
2020: Outstanding Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2022: Third China Zoological Society Changlong Award - Rising Star Award

Areas of Focus	Evolutionary Conservation Genomics of Carnivores Molecular Mechanisms of Mammalian Trait Evolution Genetic Diversity Assessment and Spatial Patterns of Vertebrates
Publications	Molecular mechanisms of adaptive evolution in wild animals and plants, Hu YB, Wang XP, Xu YC, Yang H, Tong ZY, Tian R, Xu SH, Yu L, Guo YL, Shi P, Huang SQ, Yang G, Shi SH, Wei FW, 2023 Evolutionary conservation genomics reveals recent speciation and local adaptation in threatened takins, Yang L, Wei FW, Zhan XJ, Fan HZ, Zhao PP, Huang GP, Chang J, Lei YH, Hu YB, 2022 Spatial patterns and conservation of genetic and phylogenetic diversity of wildlife in China, Hu YB, Fan HZ, Chen YH, Chang J, Zhan XJ, Wu H, Zhang BW, Wang M, Zhang WY, Yang L, Hou X, Shen X, Pan T, Wu W, Li J, Hu HH, Wei FW, 2021 Genomic signatures of coevolution between non-model mammals and parasitic roundworms, Hu YB, Yu LJ, Fan HZ, Huang GP, Wu Q, Nie YG, Liu S, Yan L, Wei FW, 2021 Molecular mechanisms and topological consequences of drastic chromosomal rearrangements of muntjac deer, Yin Y, Fan HZ, Zhou BT, Hu YB, Fan GY, Wang JH, Zhou F, Nie WH, Zhang CZ, Liu L, Zhong ZY, Zhu WB, Liu GC, Lin ZS, Liu C, Zhou J, Huang GP, Li ZH, Yu JP, Zhang YL, Yang Y, Zhuo BZ, Zhang BW, Chang J, Qian HY, Peng YM, Chen XQ, Chen L, Li ZP, Zhou Q, Wang W, Wei FW, 2021 Genomic evidence for two phylogenetic species and long-term population bottlenecks in red pandas, Hu YB, Thapa A, Fan HZ, Ma TX, Wu Q, Ma S, Zhang DL, Wang B, Li M, Yan L, Wei FW, 2020 Ailurus fulgens (Himalayan Red Panda) and Ailurus styani (Chinese Red Panda), Hu YB, Thapa A, Wei FW, 2020 Chromosome-level genome assembly for giant panda provides novel insights into Carnivora chromosome evolution, Fan HZ, Wu Q, Wei FW, Yang FT, Ng BL, Hu YB, 2019 No evidence for MHC-based mate choice in wild giant pandas, Yu LJ, Nie YG, Yan L, Hu YB, Wei FW, 2018 Patterns and effects of GC3 heterogeneity and parsimony informative sites on the phylogenetic tree of genes, Ma S, Wu Q, Hu YB, Wei FW, 2018 Comparative genomics reveals convergent evolution between the bamboo-eating giant and red pandas, Hu YB, Wu Q, Ma S, Ma TX, Shan L, Wang X, Nie YG, Ning ZM, Yan L, Xiu YF, Wei FW, 2017 Inbreeding and inbreeding avoidance in wild giant pandas, Hu YB, Nie YG, Wei W, Ma TX, Van Horn R, Zheng XG, Swaisgood RR, Zhou ZX, Zhou WL, Yan L, Zhang ZJ, Wei FW, 2017 Noninvasive genetics provides insights into the population size and genetic diversity of an Amur tiger population in China, Wang D, Hu YB, Ma TX, Nie YG, Xie Y, Wei FW, 2016 Improvement of genome assembly completeness and identification of novel full-length protein-coding genes by RNA-seq in the giant panda genome, Chen ML, Hu YB, Liu JX, Wu Q, Zhang CL, Yu J, Xiao JF, Wei FW, Wu JY, 2015 Large-scale genetic survey provides insights into the captive management and reintroduction of giant pandas, Shan L, Hu YB, Zhu LF, Yan L, Wang CD, Li DS, Jin XL, Zhang CL, Wei FW, 2014 Genetic consequences of historical anthropogenic and ecological events on giant pandas, Zhu LF, Hu YB, Qi DW, Wu H, Zhan XJ, Zhang ZJ, Bruford MW, Wang JL, Yang XY, Gu XD, Zhang L, Zhang BW, Zhang SN, Wei FW, 2013 Genetic structuring and recent demographic history of red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) inferred from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA, Hu YB, Guo Y, Qi DW, Zhan XJ, Wu H, Bruford MW, Wei FW, 2011 Genetic evidence of recent population contraction in the southernmost population of giant pandas, Hu YB, Qi DW, Wang HJ, Wei FW, 2010 Spatial genetic structure and dispersal of giant pandas on a mountain-range scale, Hu YB, Zhan XJ, Qi DW, Wei FW, 2010

Areas of Focus

Evolutionary Conservation Genomics of Carnivores
Molecular Mechanisms of Mammalian Trait Evolution
Genetic Diversity Assessment and Spatial Patterns of Vertebrates

Publications

Molecular mechanisms of adaptive evolution in wild animals and plants, Hu YB, Wang XP, Xu YC, Yang H, Tong ZY, Tian R, Xu SH, Yu L, Guo YL, Shi P, Huang SQ, Yang G, Shi SH, Wei FW, 2023
Evolutionary conservation genomics reveals recent speciation and local adaptation in threatened takins, Yang L, Wei FW, Zhan XJ, Fan HZ, Zhao PP, Huang GP, Chang J, Lei YH, Hu YB, 2022
Spatial patterns and conservation of genetic and phylogenetic diversity of wildlife in China, Hu YB, Fan HZ, Chen YH, Chang J, Zhan XJ, Wu H, Zhang BW, Wang M, Zhang WY, Yang L, Hou X, Shen X, Pan T, Wu W, Li J, Hu HH, Wei FW, 2021
Genomic signatures of coevolution between non-model mammals and parasitic roundworms, Hu YB, Yu LJ, Fan HZ, Huang GP, Wu Q, Nie YG, Liu S, Yan L, Wei FW, 2021
Molecular mechanisms and topological consequences of drastic chromosomal rearrangements of muntjac deer, Yin Y, Fan HZ, Zhou BT, Hu YB, Fan GY, Wang JH, Zhou F, Nie WH, Zhang CZ, Liu L, Zhong ZY, Zhu WB, Liu GC, Lin ZS, Liu C, Zhou J, Huang GP, Li ZH, Yu JP, Zhang YL, Yang Y, Zhuo BZ, Zhang BW, Chang J, Qian HY, Peng YM, Chen XQ, Chen L, Li ZP, Zhou Q, Wang W, Wei FW, 2021
Genomic evidence for two phylogenetic species and long-term population bottlenecks in red pandas, Hu YB, Thapa A, Fan HZ, Ma TX, Wu Q, Ma S, Zhang DL, Wang B, Li M, Yan L, Wei FW, 2020
Ailurus fulgens (Himalayan Red Panda) and Ailurus styani (Chinese Red Panda), Hu YB, Thapa A, Wei FW, 2020
Chromosome-level genome assembly for giant panda provides novel insights into Carnivora chromosome evolution, Fan HZ, Wu Q, Wei FW, Yang FT, Ng BL, Hu YB, 2019
No evidence for MHC-based mate choice in wild giant pandas, Yu LJ, Nie YG, Yan L, Hu YB, Wei FW, 2018
Patterns and effects of GC3 heterogeneity and parsimony informative sites on the phylogenetic tree of genes, Ma S, Wu Q, Hu YB, Wei FW, 2018
Comparative genomics reveals convergent evolution between the bamboo-eating giant and red pandas, Hu YB, Wu Q, Ma S, Ma TX, Shan L, Wang X, Nie YG, Ning ZM, Yan L, Xiu YF, Wei FW, 2017
Inbreeding and inbreeding avoidance in wild giant pandas, Hu YB, Nie YG, Wei W, Ma TX, Van Horn R, Zheng XG, Swaisgood RR, Zhou ZX, Zhou WL, Yan L, Zhang ZJ, Wei FW, 2017
Noninvasive genetics provides insights into the population size and genetic diversity of an Amur tiger population in China, Wang D, Hu YB, Ma TX, Nie YG, Xie Y, Wei FW, 2016
Improvement of genome assembly completeness and identification of novel full-length protein-coding genes by RNA-seq in the giant panda genome, Chen ML, Hu YB, Liu JX, Wu Q, Zhang CL, Yu J, Xiao JF, Wei FW, Wu JY, 2015
Large-scale genetic survey provides insights into the captive management and reintroduction of giant pandas, Shan L, Hu YB, Zhu LF, Yan L, Wang CD, Li DS, Jin XL, Zhang CL, Wei FW, 2014
Genetic consequences of historical anthropogenic and ecological events on giant pandas, Zhu LF, Hu YB, Qi DW, Wu H, Zhan XJ, Zhang ZJ, Bruford MW, Wang JL, Yang XY, Gu XD, Zhang L, Zhang BW, Zhang SN, Wei FW, 2013
Genetic structuring and recent demographic history of red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) inferred from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA, Hu YB, Guo Y, Qi DW, Zhan XJ, Wu H, Bruford MW, Wei FW, 2011
Genetic evidence of recent population contraction in the southernmost population of giant pandas, Hu YB, Qi DW, Wang HJ, Wei FW, 2010
Spatial genetic structure and dispersal of giant pandas on a mountain-range scale, Hu YB, Zhan XJ, Qi DW, Wei FW, 2010

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