Animal evolutionary conservation genetics and genomics

2005.9-2008.7 Institute of Zoology, CAS, Ecology Ph.D.
2002.9-2005.7 Zhejiang University, Marine Biology Master
1998.9-2002.7 Henan Normal University, Biology Bachelor 

2019.2-now Institute of Zoology, CAS, Professor
2013.1-2019.1 Institute of Zoology, CAS, Associate professor
2011.7-2012.12 Institute of Zoology, CAS, Assistant professor
2008.8-2011.7 Institute of Zoology, CAS, Post-doc

201809-201812, Tsinghua University, Evolutiona and conservation of life, for undergraduates

201909-201912, Tsinghua University, Evolutiona and conservation of life, for undergraduates

201909-201912, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Conservation genetics and genomics, for master students

Hu YB, Thapa A, Fan HZ, Ma TX, Wu Q, Ma S, Zhang DL, Wang B, Li M, Yan L, Wei FW*. 2020. Genomic evidence for two phylogenetic species and long-term population bottlenecks in red pandas. Science Advances, 6, eaax5751.

Fan HZ, Wu Q, Wei FW, Yang FT, Ng BL, Hu YB. 2019. Chromosome-level genome assembly for giant panda provides novel insights into Carnivora chromosome evolution. Genome Biology, 20, 267.

Yu LJ, Nie YG, Yan L, Hu YB*, Wei FW. 2018. No evidence for MHC-based mate choice in wild giant pandas. Ecology and Evolution, 8, 8642-8651.

Ma S, Wu Q, Hu YB*, Wei FW. 2018. Patterns and effects of GC3 heterogeneity and parsimony informative sites on the phylogenetic tree of genes. Gene, 655, 56-60. 

Hu YB^#, Wu Q^#, Ma S^#, Ma TX^#, Shan L, Wang X, Nie YG, Ning ZM, Yan L, Xiu YF, Wei FW*. 2017. Comparative genomics reveals convergent evolution between the bamboo-eating giant and red pandas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 114(5), 1081-1086.

Hu YB, Nie YG, Wei W, Ma TX, Van Horn R, Zheng XG, Swaisgood RR, Zhou ZX, Zhou WL, Yan L, Zhang ZJ, Wei FW*. 2017. Inbreeding and inbreeding avoidance in wild giant pandas. Molecular Ecology, 26(20), 5793-5806. 

Wang D, Hu YB*, Ma TX, Nie YG, Xie Y, Wei FW. 2016. Noninvasive genetics provides insights into the population size and genetic diversity of an Amur tiger population in China. Integrative Zoology, 11(1), 16-24. 

Chen ML^#, Hu YB^#, Liu JX, Wu Q, Zhang CL, Yu J, Xiao JF*, Wei FW*, Wu JY*. 2015. Improvement of genome assembly completeness and identification of novel full-length protein-coding genes by RNA-seq in the giant panda genome. Scientific Reports, 5, 18019. 

Shan L^#, Hu YB^#, Zhu LF, Yan L, Wang CD, Li DS, Jin XL, Zhang CL, Wei FW*. 2014. Large-scale genetic survey provides insights into the captive management and reintroduction of giant pandas. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 31(10), 2663-2671. 

Zhu LF^#, Hu YB^#, Qi DW, Wu H, Zhan XJ, Zhang ZJ, Bruford MW, Wang JL, Yang XY, Gu XD, Zhang L, Zhang BW, Zhang SN, Wei FW*. 2013. Genetic consequences of historical anthropogenic and ecological events on giant pandas. Ecology, 94, 2346-2357. 

Hu YB^#, Guo Y^#, Qi DW, Zhan XJ, Wu H, Bruford MW, Wei FW*. 2011. Genetic structuring and recent demographic history of red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) inferred from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Ecology, 20, 2662-2675.

Hu YB, Qi DW, Wang HJ, Wei FW*. 2010. Genetic evidence of recent population contraction in the southernmost population of giant pandas. Genetica, 138, 1297-1306.

Hu YB, Zhan XJ, Qi DW, Wei FW*. 2010. Spatial genetic structure and dispersal of giant pandas on a mountain-range scale. Conservation Genetics, 11, 2145-2155. 

Current students

Wenxue Fang, Master student, 085238-Biological engineering, 2018

Kexin Li, Master student, 085238-Biological engineering, 2019