General

Guixia Xu, Professor, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Email: xuguixia1982@ibcas.ac.cn 
Telephone: 010-62836736 
Address: 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Beijing 100093 

Research Areas

Genomics and Molecular Evolution

Education

2010.07     Ph.D., Botany; Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

2005.07     B.S., Biology; College of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, China

Experience

   
Work Experience
2018.04 - present     Principal Investigator (PI); Research Group for Genomics and Molecular Evolution, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2017.03 - present     Professor; Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2012.12 - 2017.03    Associate Professor; Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2012.05 - 2013.06    Visiting Scholar; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, USA (collaborator: Jianzhi Zhang)
2010.07 - 2012.12    Assistant Professor; Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China


Publications


Papers
  1. Liao, I; Shan, H; Xu, G; Zhang, R. 2016. Bridging evolution and development in plants. New Phytologist 212: 827–830.

  2. Yu, X; Duan, X; Zhang, R; Ye, L; Fu, X; Kong, H; Xu, G*; Shan, H*. 2016. Prevalent exon-intron structural changes in the APETALA1/FRUITFULLSEPALLATAAGAMOUS-LIKE6, and FLOWERING LOCUS C MADS-Box gene subfamilies provide new insights into their evolution. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 598. (* corresponding author)

  3. Xu G, Zhang J (2015) In search of beneficial coding RNA editing. Molecular Biology and Evolution32: 536-541.

  4. Li L, Yu X, Guo C, Duan X, Shan H, Zhang R, Xu G, Kong H (2015) Interactions among proteins of floral MADS-box genes in Nuphar pumila (Nymphaeaceae) and the most recent common ancestor of extant angiosperms help understand the underlying mechanisms of the origin of the flower. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 53:285-296.

  5. Xu G, Zhang J (2014) Human coding RNA editing is generally nonadaptive. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA111: 3769-3774.

  6. Jia R, Guo C, Xu G, Shan H, Kong H (2014) Evolution of the cyclin gene family in plants. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 52:651-659.

  7. Wang B, Zhang N, Guo C, Xu G, Kong H, Shan H (2012) Evolutionary divergence of the APETALA1 and CAULIFLOWER proteins. Journal of Systematics and Evolution50: 502-511.

  8. Xu G, Guo C, Shan H, Kong H (2012) Divergence of duplicate genes in exon-intron structure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA109: 1187-1192.

  9. Liu Y, Guo C, Xu G, Shan H, Kong H (2011) Evolutionary pattern of the regulatory network for flower development: Insights gained from a comparison of two Arabidopsis species. Journal of Systematics and Evolution49: 528-538.

  10. Li A, Xu G, Kong H (2011) Mechanisms underlying copy number variation in F-box genes: evidence from comparison of 12 Drosophila species. Biodiversity Science19: 3-16.

  11. Xue H, Xu G, Guo C, Shan H, Kong H (2010) Comparative evolutionary analysis of MADS-box genes in Arabidopsis thaliana and A. lyrata. Biodiversity Science18: 109-119.

  12. Xu G, Ma H, Nei M, Kong H (2009) Evolution of F-box genes in plants: different modes of sequence divergence and their relationships with functional diversification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA106: 835-840.

  13. Xu G, Kong H (2007) Duplication and divergence of floral MADS-box genes in grasses: evidence for the generation and modification of novel regulators. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology49: 927-939.

  14. Zhang J, Xu G, Xue H, Hu J (2007) Foundation and current progress of plant evolutionary developmental biology. Chinese Bulletin of Botany24: 1-30.

  15. Shan H, Zhang N, Liu C, Xu G, Zhang J, Chen Z, Kong H (2007) Patterns of gene duplication and functional diversification during the evolution of the AP1/SQUA subfamily of plant MADS-box genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution44: 26-41.


Patent


Research Interests

Genome evolution, Evolution of gene families and origin of novel gene functions, molecular basis of adaptation, divergence of duplicate genes, evolution of RNA editing.

Students

现指导学生

赵海锋  硕士研究生  071001-植物学  

刘慧杰  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

于奔  硕士研究生  071001-植物学  

张艺祎  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

王美美  博士研究生  071001-植物学  

Honors & Distinctions

  1. Excellent Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS (2017)
  2. Lujiaxi Young Talent Award (2015) by Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3. Excellent PhD Thesis Award (2011) by Chinese Academy of Sciences
  4. Award of Pacemaker to Merit Student (2010) by Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  5. Zhu Li Yuehua Scholarship of Outstanding Doctoral Award (2010) by Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  6. “Excellent Prize” of the President Scholarship (2009) by Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
  7. Award of Pacemaker to Merit Student (2009) by Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences