Fanghao Wan (Wanqiang Qian) Lab

Fanghao Wan & Wanqiang Qian Lab mainly focuses on the genomics study of critical invasive alien species in agriculture, aimed at obtaining an in-depth understanding of the invasion mechanism as well as developing novel techniques for control and management based on whole genome sequencing and deep mining of omics big data. 


The research group has 47 staff members, including 2 PIs, 3 associate researchers, 5 postdocs, 24 postgraduates and 1 staff.

PI: Fanghao Wan & Wanqiang Qian ( (wanfanghao@caas.cn)(qianwanqiang@caas.cn) )
Associate Researcher

    Dr. Liu focuses on  bioinformatics and plant genetics. He has rich experience in adaptive evolution, mapping of key genes for genetic traits, and construction of metabolic co-expression networks. He has published more than 50 SCI papers in international top journals, such as Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, New Phytologist, Plant Physiology, The Innovation, etc. Among them, he has published 25 SCI papers as the first author or corresponding author. In terms of biological information algorithms, he independently developed a number of bioinformatics software and obtained three software Copyrights, including population SNP mutation detection software, population CNV mutation detection software and SNP mutation gene annotation software. 


    Xi Qiao, Associate researcher, he is the master's supervisor of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the off-campus master's supervisor of Northwest A & F University and Guangxi University. In 2017, he carried out the Ph.D. project in China Agricultural University, used computer vision technology to develop sea cucumber intelligent identification system in Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. Since 2017  he has worked in Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and is the main developer for the intelligent detection and monitoring of invasive species based image processing, deep learning and automatic control. His worked has support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Key R&D Program of China. He has published more than 40 high-profile papers, as first or corresponding author, in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Frontiers in plant science, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, and 5 invention patents.


    Dr. Cong-Hui LIU is mainly engaged in research on the genomes and complex traits of aquatic invasive animals and agricultural pests. Based on genomics and other multi-omics, reveal the internal invasion mechanisms of invasive animals and develop prevention and control measures. Currently hosting 5 projects, including the National Key R&D Projects, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and publishing over 20 SCI papers as first or corresponding author. The ongoing projects include:

    (1) The invasion mechanism of the invasive snail;

    (2) Development of RNAi nano pesticides for agricultural IAS;

    (3) Rapid detection technology for agricultural and aquatic quarantine pests.


Postdoc

    Dr. Qiang Wu is a Post-doc in the research team of invasive alien species. He got his Ph.D. from Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in 2015, then he studied at Department of Developmental Biology, Göttingen University, Germany as a Visiting Scholar, and worked as a research assistant in Institute of Plant Protection, CAAS till 2019. He continued his research as a Post-doc in AGIS from 2019. Currently he conducts research on molecular biology and control of invasive alien insects. The ongoing projects include: (1) Interaction between CpGV and codling moth, especially regulation of viral infection and immune response via epigenetic methylation; (2) Development of novel approaches for insect pest management based on genome editing. He has published more than 20 papers in Nature Communications, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Virology, and Frontiers in Physiology.


    Lijuan Yin, postdoctor since November 2020. At present. She conducts research on an invasive weed  Ambrosia trifida  and focused on the genomic basis of invasion and biological control, including the genome basis of A. trifida  and the role of soil microorganisms in invasion. The ongoing projects include: (1) Invasion mechanisms based on the A. trifida  genome; (2) Mechanism of inhibiting growth of Sigesbeckia glabrescens  extract. She has published 4 papers in Frontiers in microbiology, Nature Communications, Frontiers in plant science and BMC Plant Biology.


    Dr Chenjiaozi Wang is a postdoctor in the research team of invasive alien species. She got her Ph.D. of plant pathology from South China Agricultural University in 2021, and is mainly focused on the development of new biocontrol technologies against  incasive plants, taking the biocontrol fungi of invasive weed Mikania micrantha  as the research object: (1) To elucidate the mechanism of interaction between  Mikania micrantha  and its pathogenic fungi Puccinia spegazzini ; (2) To explain the effect of commensal bacterial strains on the pathogenicity of Puccinia spegazzini . She has published more than 10 papers in Plant Physiology, Rice Science and Fungal Biology.


    Zaiyuan Li, Post doctor. He mainly focused on the environmental adaptation mechanisms of invasive Insects. He has a research background and experience in multi-omics integrative analysis, species adaptive evolution, and the identification of key genes related to hereditary traits. He has published 7 papers in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Molecular Ecology, Genomics, Insects, etc.


    Dr. Yuxin Zhang is a postdoctoral researcher in the research team on genomics and management of invasive alien species. She obtained her Ph.D. from Fudan University in 2023. Her current research primarily focuses on utilizing comparative genomics approaches to elucidate the advantageous phenotypes exhibited by invasive plants. This research method involves comparing the structure, function, and expression of different plant genomes to identify genetic traits and adaptive characteristics associated with the success of invasion. She has published multiple high-quality papers in journals such as The Plant Journals, Molecular Ecology, and Annals of Botany.



Ph.D. students

    Yile Huo (727961604@qq.com)

    Yesong Ren (448713613@qq.com)


M. S. students

    Yuantong Zhang (17636260565@163.com),

    Yu Zhang (1833183686@qq.com),

    Jingjing Li (lee_jingjing@163.com),

    Yuzhe Tang (tyz353107564@163.com),

    Qi Peng (P2821125438@163.com),

    Yanglan Ou (724143430@qq.com),

    Yanan Zhou (zyn15615586225@163.com),

    Sicheng Yang (13970487131@163.com),

    Xincai Yu (1340804598@qq.com),

    Zizhao Zhang (1747022414@qq.com),

    Zhen Wang (2638855650@qq.com),

    Ying Chen (chenying960090189@163.com),

    Sen Yuan (736517150@qq.com),

    Jie Yang (974193274@qq.com),

    Xinyu Zhao (15806458017@163.com),

    Dunyang Yu (yukun7879@126.com),

    Ze Liu (647582329@qq.com),

    Hongtao Huang (1610924534@qq.com),

    Peihao Wang (1842901620@qq.com),

    Jinxue Qiu (1608458872@qq.com),

    Rui Han (863223926@qq.com),

    Ruiguo Shi (shiruiguo.111@foxmail.com),

    Linjing Wang (2870629733@qq.com),

    Yongzhe Zhang (zhangyz1016zyz@163.com),

    Jianghua Zou (417463017@qq.com),

    Naibo Ye (yenaibo@qq.com),

    Xianning Wang (wxnwxn2023@163.com),

    Hui Teng (1742941239@qq.com). 


Support and Management Staff

    Yadian Li (liyadian@caas.cn)