2011 PhD: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2019 Introduced as 'Outstanding Talent' by China Agricultural University
2012-2015 - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher
2013-09 to 2013-11 - University of Eastern Finland - International Exchange and Cooperation
2016-2019-11 - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Research
Molecular Genetics and Population Genomics of Sheep
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, Ming-Jun Liu, 2016
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
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-Ling Ren, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Feng Wang, Eer Hehua, Jian-Lin Han, Meng-Hua Li, 2019
Genomic reconstruction of the History of native sheep reveals the peopling patterns of nomads and the expansion of early pastoralism in East Asia, Yong-Xin Zhao, Ji Yang, Feng-Hua Lv, Xiao-Ju Hu, Xing-Long Xie, Min Zhang, Wen-Rong Li, Ming-Jun Liu, Yu-Tao Wang, Jin-Quan Li, Yong-Gang Liu, Yan-Ling Ren, Feng Wang, Eer Hehua, Juha Kantanen, Johannes Arjen Lenstra, Jian-Lin Han, Meng-Hua Li, 2017
Mitogenomic meta-analysis identifies two phases of migration in the history of Eastern Eurasian sheep, Feng-Hua Lv, Wei-Feng Peng, Ji Yang, Yong-Xin Zhao, Wen-Rong Li, Ming-Jun Liu, Yue-Hui Ma, Qian-Jun Zhao, Guang-Li Yang, Feng Wang, Jin-Quan Li, Yong-Gang Liu, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Sheng-Guo Zhao, EEr Hehua, Neena A. Gorkhali, S. M. Farhad Vahidi, Muhammad Muladno, Arifa N. Naqvi, Jonna Tabell, Terhi Iso-Touru, Michael W. Bruford, Juha Kantanen, Jian-Lin Han, Meng-Hua Li, 2015
Comparative mRNA and miRNA expression in European mouflon (Ovis musimon) and sheep (Ovis aries) provides 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
Global genomic diversity of conservation priorities for domestic animals are associated with the economies of their regions of origin, Min Zhang, Wei-Feng Peng, Xiao-Ju Hu, Yong-Xin Zhao, Feng-Hua Lv, Ji Yang, 2018
Genome-wide linkage disequilibrium in nine-spined stickleback, Ji Yang, Takahito Shikano, Meng-Hua Li, Juha Merilä, 2014
A multi-omics integrated study deciphers biology of the rumen and lipid metabolism, Ji Yang, Meng-Hua Li, 2014
Effect of anthropogenic landscape features on population genetic differentiation of Przewalski's gazelle: Main role of human settlement, Ji Yang, Zhigang Jiang, Yan Zeng, Mardan Turghan, Hongxia Fang, Chunwang Li, 2011
Genetic diversity, population genetic structure and demographic history of Przewalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii): Implications for conservation, Ji Yang, Zhigang Jiang, 2011
Genetic evidence of female transfer in Sichuan Snub-nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana), Caie Yan, Ji Yang, Baoguo Li, Paul Garber, 2009
Isolation and characterization of cross-amplification microsatellite panels for species of procapra (Bovidae, Antilopinae), Jing Chen, Chunlin Li, Ji Yang, Zhenhua Luo, Songhua Tang, Feng Li, Chunwang Li, Bingwan Liu, Zhigang Jiang, 2012
Subspecies in Przewalski's gazelle Procapra przewalskii and its conservation implication, Mardan Turghan, Zhigang Jiang, Colin P Groves, Ji Yang, Hongxia Fang, 2013
Population size and time since island isolation determine genetic diversity loss in insular frog populations, Supen Wang, Wei Zhu, Xu Gao, Xianping Li, Shaofei Yan, Xuan Liu, Ji Yang, Zengxiang Gao, Yiming Li, 2014
Environmental effects on vertebrate species richness: testing the energy, environmental stability and habitat heterogeneity hypotheses, Zhenhua Luo, Songhua Tang, Chunwang Li, Hongxia Fang, Huijian Hu, Ji Yang, Jingjing Ding, Zhigang Jiang, 2012
Effects of highway traffic on diurnal activity of the critically endangered Przewalski's gazelle, Chunwang Li, Zhigang Jiang, Zuojian Feng, Xiaobo Yang, Ji Yang, Liwei Chen, 2009
