Education
2012-2016, Shandong Agricultural University, Seed Science and Engineering, Bachelor
2016-2019, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Horticulture, Master
2019-2024, Joint PhD Program between Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences & Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Ecology, Ph.D
2025-Present, Ocean University of China, College of Marine Life Science, Associate Professor
Main research directions and interests
Marine Biogenomics
Representative publications (#co-first author; *corresponding author)
1. Li X#, Wang Y#, Cai C#, Ji J#, Han F#, Zhang L#, Chen S, Zhang L, Yang Y, Tang Q, Bucher J, Wang X, Yang L, Zhuang M, Zhang K*, Lv H*, Bonnema G*, Zhang Y*, Cheng F*. (2024). Large-scale gene expression alterations introduced by structural variation drive morphotype diversification in Brassica oleracea. Nature Genetics, 56(3), 517-529.
2. Sun X#, Li X#, Lu Y#, Wang S#, Zhang X#, Zhang K#, Su X, Liu M, Feng D, Luo S, Gu A, Fu Y, Chen X, Xuan S, Wang Y, Xu D, Chen S, Ma W*, Shen S*, Zhao J*, Cheng F*. (2022). Construction of a high-density mutant population of Chinese cabbage facilitates the genetic dissection of agronomic traits. Molecular Plant, 15(5), 913-924.
3. Li X#, Yang J#, Zhang Q, Zhang L, Cheng F*, Xu W*. (2024). Phosphorus-use-efficiency gene identification in Fabaceae and RSL2 expansion in Lupinus albus is associated with low-phosphorus adaptation. Genes, 15(8), 104.
4. Li X#, Lv H#, Zhang B, Fang Z, Yang L, Zhuang M, Liu Y, Li Z, Wang Y, Zhang Y*. (2023). Dissection of two QTL clusters underlying yield-related heterosis in the cabbage founder parent 01-20. Horticultural Plant Journal, 9(1), 77-88.
5. Zhang B#, Chen W#, Li X#, Ren W, Chen L, Han F, Fang Z, Yang L, Zhuang M, Lv H, Wang Y, Zhang Y*. (2021). Map-based cloning and promoter variation analysis of the lobed leaf gene BoLMI1a in ornamental kale. BMC Plant Biology, 21(1), 456.
6. Li X#, Kong C#, Yu H, Liu X, Fang Z, Liu Y, Yang L, Zhuang M, Wang Y, Lv H*, Zhang Y*. (2019). Identification of a major QTL for seed number per silique in cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) using genotyping by sequencing. Euphytica, 215(7), 133..
7. Li X#, Yu H, Li Z, Liu X, Fang Z, Liu Y, Yang L, Zhuang M, Lv H, Zhang Y*. (2018). Heterotic group classification of 63 inbred lines and hybrid purity identification by using SSR markers in winter cabbage. Horticultural Plant Journal, 4(4), 158-164.
