Areas of Focus
- Genomic diversity and evolution
- Genetic mechanisms and genomics of phenotypic diversity in feline species and other species
- Wildlife genome diversity, evolution, and population genetics
- Conservation biology of Chinese wild feline species
Work Experience
- 2016 - Present, Peking University College of Life Sciences, Tenured Associate Professor/Researcher
- 2016 - Present, Peking University-Tsinghua University Center for Life Sciences, Senior Researcher
- 2011 - 2016, Peking University-Tsinghua University Center for Life Sciences, Researcher
- 2009 - 2016, Peking University College of Life Sciences, Assistant Professor/Researcher
- 2009, WWF-US, Species Conservation Program, Amur Tiger/Leopard Conservation Project Officer, Heilongjiang Basin Ecological Region
- 2007 - 2009, NIH - National Cancer Institute (NCI), Postdoctoral Fellow
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2006 PhD in Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, USA
- 1998 Bachelor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University, China