2003 PhD: Huazhong Agricultural University, Animal Genetics and Breeding
Leading Professor at China Agricultural University (A category, 2020)
Head of National Innovation Team (2020)
Chinese Academy of Sciences 'Hundred Talents Program' (A category, 2011)
National Outstanding Youth Fund recipient (2018)
2003 - PhD graduation from Huazhong Agricultural University, Animal Genetics and Breeding
2003-2010 - Postdoctoral research at Finnish Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and University of Helsinki
2010-2011 - Researcher (PI) at Finnish Institute of Agricultural and Food Research
2011-2019 - Researcher at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2019 - Chair of the Sheep Committee of the International Society for Animal Genetics
European Science Foundation - Life, Earth, Environmental and Polar Sciences Division Young Scientist Award (2011)
Research
Sheep Genetics and Germplasm Innovation
Gene expression profiling of corpus luteum reveals important insights about early pregnancy in domestic sheep, Pokharel K, Peippo J, Weldenegodguad M, Honkatukia M, Li M-H* & Kantanen J, 2020
Functional profiling of endometrium transcriptome during preimplantation development in Finnsheep, Texel and their F1 crosses, Pokharel K, Peippo J, Li M-H* & Kantanen J, 2020
Identification and characterization of miRANs during early pregnancy in domestic sheep, Pokharel K, Peippo J, Li M-H* & Kantanen J, 2020
Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits, Xin Li#, Ji Yang#, Min Shen#, Xing-Long Xie#, Guang-Jian Liu#, Ya-Xi Xu, Feng-Hua Lv, Hua Yang, Yong-Lin Yang, Chang-Bin Liu, Ping Zhou, Peng-Cheng Wan, Yun-Sheng Zhang, Lei Gao, Jing-Quan Yang, Wen-Hui Pi, Yan-Ling Ren, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Feng Wang, Juan Deng, Song-Song Xu, Hosein Salehian-Dehkordi, Eer Hehua, Ali Esmailizadeh, Mostafa Dehghani-Qanatqestani, Ondřej Štěpánek, Christina Weimann, Georg Erhardt, Agraw Amane, Joram M Mwacharo, Jian-Lin Han, Olivier Hanotte, Johannes A Lenstra, Juha Kantanen, David W Coltman, James W Kijas, Michael W Bruford, Kathiravan Periasamy, Xin-Hua Wang*, Meng-Hua Li*, 2020
Historical Introgression from Wild Relatives Enhanced Climatic Adaptation and Resistance to Pneumonia in Sheep, Yin-Hong Cao#, Song-Song Xu#, Min Shen#, Ze-Hui Chen#, Lei Gao#, Feng-Hua Lv, Xing-Long Xie, Xin-Hua Wang, Hua Yang, Chang-Bin Liu, Ping Zhou, Peng-Cheng Wan, Yun-Sheng Zhang, Jing-Quan Yang, Wen-Hui Pi, E Er Hehua, Donagh P Berry, Mario Barbato, Ali Esmailizadeh, Maryam Nosrati, Hosein Salehian-Dehkordi, Mostafa Dehghani-Qanatqestani, Arsen V Dotsev, Tatiana E Deniskova, Natalia A Zinovieva, Gottfried Brem, Ondřej Štěpánek, Elena Ciani, Christina Weimann, Georg Erhardt, Joram M Mwacharo, Abulgasim Ahbara, Jian-Lin Han, Olivier Hanotte, Joshua M Miller, Zijian Sim, David Coltman, Juha Kantanen, Michael W Bruford, Johannes A Lenstra, James Kijas, Meng-Hua Li*, 2020
Paternal Origins and Migratory Episodes of Domestic Sheep, Juan Deng#, Xing-Long Xie#, Dong-Feng Wang, Chao Zhao, Feng-Hua Lv, Xin Li, Ji Yang, Jia-Lin Yu, Min Shen, Lei Gao, Jing-Quan Yang, Ming-Jun Liu, Wen-Rong Li, Yu-Tao Wang, Feng Wang, Jin-Quan Li, EEr Hehua, Yong-Gang Liu, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Yan-Ling Ren, Guang-Jian Liu, Ze-Hui Chen, Neena A. Gorkhali, Hossam E. Rushdi, Hosein Salehian Dehkordi, Ali Esmailizadeh, Maryam Nosrati, Samuel R. Paiva, Alexandre R. Caetano, Ondřej Štěpánek, Ingrid Olsaker, Christina Weimann, Georg Erhardt, Ino Curik, Juha Kantanen, Joram M. Mwacharo, Olivier Hanotte, Michael W Bruford, Elena Ciani, Kathiravan Periasamy, Marcel Amills, Johannes A Lenstra, Jian-Lin Han, Hong-Ping Zhang, Li Li, Meng-Hua Li*, 2020
The genome landscape of Tibetan sheep reveals adaptive introgression from argali and the history of early human settlements on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Xiao-Ju Hu#, Ji Yang#, Xing-Long Xie#, Feng-Hua Lv#, Yin-Hong Cao ,Wen-Rong Li, Ming-Jun Liu, Yu-Tao Wang, Jin-Quan Li, Yong-Gang Liu，Yan-Lin Ren, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Feng Wang, EEr Hehua, Jian-Lin Han, Meng-Hua Li*, 2019
Comparative mRNAs and miRNAs expression in European mouflon (Ovis musimon) and sheep (Ovis aries) provide novel insights into the genetic mechanisms for female reproductive success, Ji Yang(#), Xin Li(#), Yin-Hong Cao(#), Kisun Pokharel(#), Xiao-Ju Hu(#), Ze-Hui Chen(#), Song-Song Xu, Jaana Peippo, Mervi Honkatukia, Juha Kantanen, Meng-Hua Li*, 2019
Genome-wide association study reveals novel genes for the ear size in sheep (Ovis aries), Lei Gao(#), Song-Song Xu(#), Jing-Quan Yang(#), Min Shen*, Meng-Hua Li*, 2018
Contrasting patterns of genomic diversity reveal accelerated genetic drift but reduced directional selection on X-chromosome in wild and domestic sheep species, Ze-Hui Chen(#), Min Zhang(#), Feng-Hua Lv(#), Xue Ren, Wen-Rong Li, Ming-Jun Liu, Kiwoong Nam, Michael W Bruford, Meng-Hua Li*, 2018
Genome-wide association analyses highlight the potential for different genetic mechanisms for litter size among sheep breeds, Song-Song Xu(#), Lei Gao(#), Xing-Long Xie, Yan-Ling Ren, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Feng Wang, Min Shen, Emma Eyporsdottir, Jon H. Hallsson,Tatyana Kiseleva, Juha Kantanen and Meng-Hua Li*, 2018
Integrated ovarian mRNA and miRNA transcriptome profiling characterizes the genetic basis of prolificacy traits in sheep (Ovis aries), Pokharel Kisun, Peippo Jaana, Honkatukia Mervi, Seppala Arja, Rautiainen Johanna, Ghanem Nasser, Hamama Tuula-Marjatta, Crowe Mark A, Andersson Magnus, Li Meng-Hua*, Kantanen Juha*, 2018
Genomic reconstruction of the history of native sheep reveals the peopling patterns of nomads and the expansion of early pastoralism in East Asia, Zhao Yong-Xin(#),Yang Ji(#), Lv Feng-Hua(#),Hu Xiao-Ju, Xie Xing-Long, Zhang Min, Li Wen-Rong, Liu Ming-Jun, Wang Yu-Tao, Li Jin-Quan, Liu Yong-Gang, Ren Yan-Ling, Wang Feng, Eer Hehua, Kantanen, Juha Lenstra, Johannes Arjen, Han Jian-Lin, Li Meng-Hua*, 2017
Genome-wide association analysis identifies the genetic basis of fat deposition in the tails of sheep (Ovis aries), Xu Song-Song#, Ren Xue#, Yang Guang-Li#, Xie Xing-Long, Zhao Yong-Xin, Zhang Min, Shen Zhi-Qiang, Ren Yan-Ling, Gao Lei, Shen Min, Juha Kantanen and Meng-Hua Li*, 2017
A genome-wide association study reveals candidate genes for the supernumerary nipple phenotype in sheep (Ovis aries), Peng W. -F.(#), Xu S. -S.(#),Ren X.(#),Lv F. -H., Xie X. -L., Zhao Y. -X., Zhang M., Shen Z. -Q., Ren Y. -L., Gao L.,Shen M., Kantanen J., Li M.-H.*, 2017
Whole-Genome Sequencing of Native Sheep Provides Insights into Rapid Adaptations to Extreme Environments, Ji Yang#, Wen-Rong Li#, Feng-Hua Lv#, San-Gang He#, Shi-Lin Tian#, Wei-Feng Peng, Ya-Wei Sun, Yong-Xin Zhao, Xiao-Long Tu, Min Zhang, Xing-Long Xie, Yu-Tao Wang, Jin-Quan Li, Yong-Gang Liu, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Feng Wang, Guang-Jian Liu, Hong-Feng Lu, Juha Kantanen, Jian-Lin Han, Meng-Hua Li* and Ming-Jun Liu*, 2016
Identification and characterization of miRNAs in the ovaries of a highly prolific sheep breed, Xiao-ju Hu, Kisun Pokharel，Jaana Peippo, Nasser Ghanem，Ismael Zhaboyev，Juha Kantanen and Meng-Hua Li*, 2016
Mitogenomic Meta-Analysis Identifies Two Phases of Migration in the History of Eastern Eurasian Sheep, Lv F-H, Peng W-F, Yang J, Zhao Y-X, Li W-R, Liu M-J, Ma Y-H, Zhao Q-J, Yang G-L, Wang F, Li J-Q, Liu Y-G, Shen Z-Q, Zhao S-G, Hehua E, Gorkhali NA, Farhad Vahidi SM, Muladno M, Naqvi AN, Tabell J, Iso-Touru T, Bruford MW, Kantanen J, Han J-L*, Li M-H*, 2015
Adaptations to Climate-Mediated Selective Pressures in Sheep, Feng-Hua Lv, Saif Agha, Juha Kantanen, LiciaColli, Sylvie Stucki, James W. Kijas, Stéphane Joost, Meng-Hua Li*, Paolo Ajmone Marsan, 2014
Transcriptome profiling identifies differentially expressed genes in postnatal developing pituitary gland of miniature pig, Shan L., Wu Q., Li Y., Shang H., Guo K., Wu J., Wei H., Zhao J., Yu J., Li M.-H.*, 2014
A genome-wide scan study identifies a single nucleotide substitution in ASIP associated with white versus non-white coat-colour variation in sheep (Ovis aries), Li M.-H.*, T. Tiirikka, J. Kantanen, 2014
