1995.9-2002.6 Bachelor's and Master's Degree: China Agricultural University, Animal Genetics and Breeding
2004.9-2007.6 PhD: China Agricultural University, Animal Genetics and Breeding
2001.7-2001.8 Participated in the first National Bioinformatics Graduate Class (Xiamen University)
2002.7-2002.8 Participated in the National Molecular Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution Graduate Class (Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
2002.1-present - China Agricultural University, College of Animal Science and Technology - Assistant Researcher, Associate Researcher, Professor
2007.10-2010.12 - NIH PRB, USA - Research Assistant
Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award (2 times)
Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award (1 time)
National Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Harvest Award (1 time)
Dabeinong Young Scholar Award
Research
Genomics and Bioinformatics Poultry Breeding
Three chromosome-level duck genome assemblies provide insights into genomic variation during domestication, Zhu F, Yin ZT, Wang Z, Smith J, Zhang F. et al., 2021
The transcriptome landscapes of ovary and three oviduct segments during chicken (Gallus gallus) egg formation, Yin Z, Lian L, Zhu F, Zhang ZH, Hincke M, Yang N, Hou ZC, 2020
Genome-wide association study of the level of blood components in Pekin ducks, Zhu F, Cui QQ, Yang YZ, Hao JP, Yang FX, Hou ZC, 2020
Genome-wide association study reveals novel loci associated with body size and carcass yields in Pekin ducks, Deng MT, Zhu F, Yang YZ, Yang FX, Hao JP, Chen SR, Hou ZC, 2019
Comparison of carcass and meat quality traits between lean and fat Pekin ducks, Ding S, Li G, Chen S, Zhu F, Hao J, Yang F, Hou Z, 2019
Dynamics of transcriptome changes during subcutaneous preadipocyte differentiation in ducks, Wang Z, Yin ZT, Zhang F, Li XQ, Chen SR, Yang N, Porter TE, Hou Z, 2019
Transcriptome analysis of miRNA and mRNA in the livers of pigs with highly diverged backfat thickness, Xing K, Zhao X, Ao H, Chen S, Yang T, Tan Z, Wang Y, Zhang F, Liu Y, Ni H et al, 2019
Efficacy of Fecal Sampling as a Gut Proxy in the Study of Chicken Gut Microbiota, Yan W, Sun C, Zheng J, Wen C, Ji C, Zhang D, Chen Y, Hou Z*, Yang N*, 2019
Revisiting avian 'missing' genes from de novo assembled transcripts, Yin ZT, Zhu F, Lin FB, Jia T, Wang Z, Sun DT, Li GS, Zhang CL, Smith J, Yang N et al, 2019
Full-length transcriptome sequencing from multiple tissues of duck, Anas platyrhynchos, Yin Z, Zhang F, Smith J, Kuo R, Hou ZC, 2019
Genome-Wide Association Study of Growth and Feeding Traits in Pekin Ducks, Zhu F, Cheng SR, Yang YZ, Hao JP, Yang FX, Hou ZC, 2019
iTRAQ-Based Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Duck Eggshell During Biomineralization, Zhu F, Zhang F, Hincke M, Yin ZT, Chen SR, Yang N, Hou ZC, 2019
Revolutionize livestock breeding in the future: an animal embryo-stem cell breeding system in a dish, Hou Z, An L, Han J, Yuan Y, Chen D, Tian J, 2018
In vivo prediction of the carcass fatness using live body measurements in Pekin ducks, Lin FB, Zhu F, Hao JP, Yang FX, Hou ZC, 2018
Population genomic data reveal genes related to important traits of quail, Wu Y*, Zhang Y*, Hou Z*, Fan G, Pi J, Sun S, Chen J, Liu H, Du X, Shen J et al, 2018
Analysis of gene expression and regulation implicates C2H9orf152 has an important role in calcium metabolism and chicken reproduction, Liu L, Fan Y, Zhang Z, Yang C, Geng T, Gong D, Hou Z, Ning Z, 2017
Systematic analysis of feeding behaviors and their effects on feed efficiency in Pekin ducks, Zhu F, Gao Y, Lin F, Hao J, Yang F, Hou Z, 2017
Deletion of Indian hedgehog gene causes dominant semi-lethal Creeper trait in chicken, Jin S, Zhu F, Wang Y, Yi G, Li J, Lian L, Zheng J, Xu G, Jiao R, Gong Y et al, 2016
Identification of genes for controlling swine adipose deposition by integrating transcriptome, whole-genome resequencing, and quantitative trait loci data, Xing K, Zhu F, Zhai L, Chen S, Tan Z, Sun Y, Hou Z*, Wang C*, 2016
Integration of transcriptome and whole genomic resequencing data to identify key genes affecting swine fat deposition, Xing K, Zhu F, Zhai L, Liu H, Wang Y, Wang Z, Chen S, Hou Z*, Wang C*, 2015
De novo transcriptome assembly and identification of genes associated with feed conversion ratio and breast muscle yield in domestic ducks, Zhu F, Yuan JM, Zhang ZH, Hao JP, Yang YZ, Hu SQ, Yang FX, Qu LJ, Hou ZC, 2015
Dynamic proteomic profiles of in vivo- and in vitro-produced mouse postimplantation extraembryonic tissues and placentas, Sui L, An L, Tan K, Wang Z, Wang S, Miao K, Ren L, Tao L, He S, Yu Y et al, 2014
The liver transcriptome of two full-sibling Songliao black pigs with extreme differences in backfat thickness, Xing K, Zhu F, Zhai L, Liu H, Wang Z, Hou Z*, Wang C*, 2014
Integrating de novo transcriptome assembly and cloning to obtain chicken Ovocleidin-17 full-length cDNA, Zhang Q, Liu L, Zhu F, Ning Z, Hincke MT, Yang N, Hou Z, 2014