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PhD

University of Texas at Austin

Genomics

• Scientific Machine Learning
• Quantitative/Population Genetics
• Natural Language Processing
• Bayesian Statistical Methods
• Bioinformatics

UT Austin Professional Development Awards

The University of Texas at Austin

ASHG 2023 Charles Epstein Award Finalist

American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)

ACGA 2023 Trainee Award

Association of Chinese Geneticists in America (ACGA)

Excellent Postgraduate Students’ Award

Zhejiang University

Sunshine Scholarship

Zhejiang University

Graduate of Merit/Triple A Graduate

Zhejiang University

Award of Honor for Graduate

Zhejiang University

Academic Scholarship

Zhejiang University

Excellent Graduate Students’ Award

Southwest University for Nationalities

The Agriculture & Forestry Scholarship

Southwest University for Nationalities

The genetic architecture of and evolutionary constraints on the human pelvic form

Science

Human pelvic evolution after the human-chimpanzee split may have created an obstetrical dilemma—a mismatch between large infant brains and narrow birth canals—though evidence has been mixed. Using deep learning on 31,115 UK Biobank scans, researchers identified 180 genetic loci linked to seven heritable pelvic traits. Birth canal features showed sex-specific genetics aligned with reproduction. Larger canals were tied to slower walking and more hip osteoarthritis but less back pain, while narrower canals reduced pelvic floor disorders but increased obstructed labor risk. Genetic overlap between canal and head size suggests pelvis-brain coevolution that helps ease this trade-off.

Mitigating cognitive impairment in aging mice: Exploring the therapeutic potential of ischelium

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Molecular characteristics and immune function of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L3 in Macrobrachium nipponense

Fish & Shellfish Immunology

Multiplex and real-time PCR for qualitative and quantitative donkey meat adulteration

Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization

The potential role of PSMA6 in modulating fat deposition in pigs by promoting preadipocyte proliferation and differentiation

Gene

The novel six LIM and one PET domain-containing protein Lmpt is involved in the immune response through activation of the NF-κB signalling pathway in the crustacean, Macrobrachium nipponense

Developmental & Comparative Immunology

Molecular cloning, characterization, and expression analysis of lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-α factor (LITAF) in the mud crab, Scylla paramamosain

Crustaceana

A novel SNW/SKIP domain-containing protein, Bx42, is involved in the antibacterial responses of Macrobrachium nipponense

Developmental & Comparative Immunology

Characterization and immune function of decapentaplegic (Dpp) gene from the oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense

Fish & Shellfish Immunology