Education
2012-2016, Dalian Ocean University, Marine Science, Bachelor
2016-2019, Shanghai Ocean University, Marine Science, Master
2019-2023, Ocean University of China, Marine Biology, Ph.D
2023-Present, Ocean University of China, Postdoctoral Associate
Main research directions and interests
My research interests focus on evolutionary genomics. I use a multi-omics approach to study sex chromosomes and unique traits of various animal species.
Representative publications (#co-first author; *corresponding author)
1. Han, W. #, Liu, L. #, Wang, J. #, Wei H. #, Li, Y. #, Zhang, Lj. #, Guo, Z., Li, Y., Liu, T, Zeng, Q., Xing, Q., Shu, Y., Wang, T., Yang, Y., Zhang, M., Li, R., Yu, J., Pu, Z., Lv, J., Lian, S., Hu, J., Hu, X., Bao, Z., Bao, L.*, Zhang, Ll.*, Wang, S.*. (2022). Ancient homomorphy of molluscan sex chromosomes sustained by reversible sex-biased genes and sex determiner translocation. Nature Ecology & Evolution 6, 1891-1906. (Cover story, Behind the Paper: The 'forever-young' secret of scallop sex chromosomes: exceptions to the 'general' rules)
2. Ye, N. #,*, Han, W. #, Toseland, A, Wang, Y., Fan, X., Xu, D., Oosterhout,C, Sea of Change Consortium, Grigoriev, I., Tagliabue, A, Zhang, J., Zhang, Y., Ma, J, Qiu, H., Li Y., Zhang X *, Mock, T.*. (2022). The role of zinc in the adaptive evolution of polar phytoplankton. Nature Ecology & Evolution 6, 965-978. (NEE News & Views: Polar algae flaunt their zinc assets)
3. Han W., Wu S., Ding H., Wang M., Wang M., Bao Z., Wang B.*, Hu J.*.(2023). Improved chromosomal-level genome assembly and re-annotation of leopard coral grouper. Scientific Data 10, 156.
4. Teng, L. #, Han, W. #, Fan, X., Zhang, X., Xu, D., Wang, Y., Rahman, S., Pellegrini, M., L. Mock, T., Ye, N.*. (2021). Integrative analysis of chloroplast DNA methylation in a marine alga—Saccharina japonica. Plant Molecular Biology 105, 611–623. (Cover story)
5. Han, W., Fan, X., Teng, L., Kaczurowski, M.J.S., Zhang, X., Xu, D., Yin, Y., and Ye, N.*. (2019). Identification, classification, and evolution of putative xylosyltransferases from algae. Protoplasma 256, 1119-1132.
6. Fan, X., Han, W., Teng, L., Jiang, P., Zhang, X., Xu, D., Li, C., Pellegrini, M., Wu, C., Wang, Y., Kaczurowski, M.J.S., Lin, X., Tirichine, L. Mock, T*., Ye, N.*. (2020). Single-base methylome profiling of the giant kelp Saccharina japonica reveals significant differences in DNA methylation to microalgae and plants. New Phytologist 225, 234-249.
7. Fan, X. #, Qiu, H. #, Han, W., Wang, Y., Xu, D., Zhang, X., Bhattacharya, D*., Ye, N.*. (2020). Phytoplankton pangenome reveals extensive prokaryotic horizontal gene transfer of diverse functions. Science Advances 6, eaba0111.
8. Li Y. #, Liu Y. #, Yu H., Liu F., Han W., Zeng Q., Zhang Y., Zhang L., Hu J., Bao Z., Wang S.*. (2022). Adaptive Bird-like Genome Miniaturization During the Evolution of Scallop Swimming Lifestyle. Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 20, 1066-1077. (Cover story)
9. Zhang, X. #, Xu, D. #, Huang, S., Wang, S., Han, W., Liang, C., Zhang, Y., Fan, X., Zhang, X., Wang, Y., Wang, W., Egan, S., Saha, M., Li, F.*, Ye, N.*. (2020). The effect of elevated pCO2 on cadmium resistance of a globally important diatom. Journal of Hazardous Materials 396, 122749.
10. Wang, Y., Fan, X., Gao, G., Beardall, J., Inaba, K., Hall-Spencer, J.M., Xu, D., Zhang, X., Han, W., McMinn, A., Ye, N.*. (2020). Decreased motility of flagellated microalgae long-term acclimated to CO2-induced acidified waters. Nature Climate Change 10, 561-567. (NEE News & Views: Acidification slows algal movement)
