Areas of Focus
- Regulatory mechanism of reproduction
- Genetic diversity of Chinese native breeds
- Functional genes related to meat quality
- Gene cloning and expressing functional proteins and enzymes
Work Experience
- 2006-present - Associate Professor, Animal Genetics and Reproduction Group, Zhejiang University, China
- 2004-2006 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, California State University, Los Angeles, USA
- 1999-2006 - Assistant Professor, Animal Genetics and Reproduction Group, Zhejiang University, China
- 2004 - Visiting Scholar, Swine Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Iowa State University, USA
- 2001 - Visiting Scholar, Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
- 1998-1999 - Graduate, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- 1997-1998 - Graduate, National Agricultural Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Zhejiang University, China
- 1993-1996 - Middle School Teacher, The 755 Middle School of Xinxiang City, Henan Province, China
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1989-1993 B.S. in Biology: Henan Normal University, China
- 1996-1999 M.S. in Animal Genetics and Breeding: Zhejiang University, China
- 2002-2004 Ph.D in Animal Reproduction: Zhejiang University, China
Publications
- Studies on the origin of Chinese domestic fowls, Fu Yan, Niu Dong, Luo Jing, Ruan Hui, He Guoqing, Zhang Yaping, 2001
- Expression of inhibin ??and inhibin/activin ??A subunit in the developing follicles of duck, Fu Yan, Niu Dong, Ruan Hui, Yu Xuping, Chen Gong, He Guoqing, Yang Peixing, 2001