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Ze-Bin Zhang
Animal Science
South China Agricultural University
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Swine
Genetics
Breeding
Population
Evolution
Genetic Defects
Mechanisms
Research
Analysis
Molecular Biology
Areas of Focus
- Pig genetics and breeding
- Population genetics
- Evolution
- Genetic mechanisms of genetic defects
Work Experience
- 2023.03 - Present: Associate Professor, South China Agricultural University
- 2022.07 - 2023.03: Postdoc, Lund University, Department of Biology
- 2020.07 - 2022.06: Postdoc, Uppsala University, Evolution Biology Centre
- 2018.08 - 2020.07: Postdoc, Stockholm University, Department of Zoology
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2014-2018 PhD in Animal Genetics and Breeding, China Agricultural University
- 2010-2013 Master in Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shihezi University
- 2005-2009 Bachelor in Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University
- Outstanding PhD Graduate from China Agricultural University (2018)
- Distinguished Talent Introduction by South China Agricultural University (2023)
Publications
- How broad is the selfing syndrome? Insights from convergent evolution of gene expression across species and tissues in the Capsella genus, Zhang Z, Dmitro Kryvokhyzha, Marion Orsucci, Sylvain Glémin, Pascal Milesi, Martin Lascoux, 2022
- Recombining Your Way Out of Trouble: The Genetic Architecture of Hybrid Fitness under Environmental Stress, Zhang Z, Bendixsen DP, Janzen T, Nolte AW, Greig D, Stelkens R, 2020
- Whole-genome resequencing reveals signatures of selection and timing of duck domestication, Zhang Z, Jia Y, Almeida P, MankJE, van Tuinen M, Wang Q, Jiang Z, Chen Y, Zhan K, Hou S, Zhou Z, Li H, Yang F, He Y, Ning Z, Yang Z, Qu L, 2018
- Genomic variation in three Pekin duck populations developed in different countries revealed by whole genomic data, Zhang Z, Jia Y, Chen Y, Wang L, LvX, Yang F, He Y, Qu L, 2018
- Parallel evolution of polydactyly traits in Chinese and European chickens, Zhang Z, Nie C, Jia Y, Jiang R, Xia H, LvX, Chen Y, Li J, Li X, Ning Z, Xu G, Chen J, Yang N, Qu L, 2016
- Genome-wide association study revealed genomic regions related to white/red earlobe color trait in the Rhode Island Red chickens, Nie C, Zhang Z, Zheng J, Sun H, Ning Z, Xu G, Yang N, Qu L, 2016
- Novel splice variants of the bovine PCK1 gene, Zhang Z, Zhang W, Li R, Li J, Zhong J, Zhao Z, Huang M, 2013
- Hybridization outcomes have strong genomic and environmental contingencies, Brice C, Zhang Z, Stelkens R, 2021
- Genomic Evidence of an Ancient East Asian Divergence Event in Wild Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bendixsen DP, Gettle N, Gilchrist C, Zhang Z, Stelkens R, 2021
- Landscape and evolution of cis- and trans-regulatory divergence in chicken genome between two contrasted breeds analyzed in three tissues at one day age, Wang Q, Jia Y, Wang Y, Jiang Z, Zhou X, Zhang Z, Nie C, Li J, Yang N, Qu L, 2019
- Inheritance patterns of the transcriptome in hybrid chickens and their parents revealed by expression analysis, Gu H, Qi X, Jia Y, Zhang Z, Nie C, Li X, Li J, Jiang Z, Wang Q, Qu L, 2019
- Evaluation of genetic resistance to Salmonella Pullorum in three chicken lines, Li X, Nie C, Zhang Z, Wang Q, Shao P, Zhao Q, Chen Y, Wang D, Li Y, Jiao W, Li L, Qin S, He L, Jia Y, Ning Z, Qu L
- PCK1 is negatively regulated by bta-miR-26a, and a single-nucleotide polymorphism in the 3’ untranslated region is involved in semen quality and longevity of Holstein bulls, Huang J, Guo F, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Wang X, Ju Z, Yang C, Wang C, Hou M, Zhong J, 2016
- Transcriptome responses to heat stress in hypothalamus of a meat-type chicken, Sun H, Jiang R, Xu S, Zhang Z, Xu G, Zheng J, Qu L, 2015
- Effects of different rearing systems on meat production traits and meat fiber microstructure of Beijing-you chicken, Fu D, Zhang D, Xu G, Li K, Wang Q, Zhang Z, Li J, Chen Y, Jia Y, Qu L, 2015
- The exon 29 c. 3535A> T in the alpha-2-macroglobulin gene causing aberrant splice variants is associated with mastitis in dairy cattle, Wang X, Huang J, Zhao L, Wang C, Ju Z, Li Q, Qi C, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Zhang W, Hou M, Yuan J, Zhong J, 2012
Awards
- National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize
- First Prize of Guangdong Science and Technology Award
- First Prize of Guangdong Agricultural Technology Extension Award
- National Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Harvest Award for Agricultural Technology Extension Cooperation
- Da Bei Nong Technology Award First Prize
- First Prize of China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Achievement
