CV
Education
- Ph.D in Bioinformatics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2027 (expected)
- M.S. in Biology, Hebei University, 2023
- B.S. in Agronomy, Shihezi University, 2020
Publications
Transposable Element–Driven PIEZO Mutation Enhances Locust Flight in Plateau Hypoxia
Xuanzhao Li#, Ying Liu#, Longsheng Xing#, Xianliang Huang#, Yingming Sun#, Lei Yue#, Yuze Zhang#, Huilong Du†, Bing Chen†
Advanced Science 2026
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The homoeolog-resolved assembly of the 40-Gb decaploid Thinopyrum ponticum genome reveals extensive homoeologous exchange and recombination, segmental allopolyploid organization, and allelic variations for wheat improvement
Pingchuan Deng#, Jingzhong Xie#, Xuanzhao Li#†, Xiangqian Chen#, He Dai, Zhengbao Xia, Jingli Fan, Yanzhen Wang, Tingdong Li, Qiaoling Luo, Chunhuan Chen, Jixin Zhao, Changyou Wang, Xinlun Liu, Xue Shi, Liang Wu, Xiaojun Nie, Qi Zheng, Zhensheng Li, Eduard Akhunov, Fei He†, Wanquan Ji†
Molecular Plant 2026
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A haplotype-resolved genome assembly of tetraploid Medicago sativa ssp. falcata
Wanying Li# , Xuanzhao Li#, Wei Li, Haibo Yang, Diandian Guo, Ting Guo, Yingying Meng, Qiang He, Hao Lin, Huilong Du†, Lifang Niu†
Science China Life Sciences 2025
A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Walking goby (Scartelaos histophorus)
Xuanzhao Li#, Jiwei Qi#， Joel B. Corush, Jiajie Chen, Jie Zhang†
Frontiers in Marine Science 2022
The complete paternally inherited mitochondrial genomes of three clam species in genus Macridiscus (Bivalvia: Veneridae): A TDRL model of dimer-mitogenome rearrangement of doubly uniparental inheritance
Rui Wang#, Xuanzhao Li#, Jiwei Qi†
Frontiers in Marine Science 2022
Pan-genome analysis of 33 genetically diverse rice accessions reveals hidden genomic variations
Peng Qin#†, Hongwei Lu#, Huilong Du#, Hao Wang#, Weilan Chen#, Zhuo Chen#, Qiang He, Shujun Ou, Hongyu Zhang, Xuanzhao Li, Xiuxiu Li, Yan Li, Yi Liao, Qiang Gao, Bin Tu, Hua Yuan, Bingtian Ma, Yuping Wang, Yangwen Qian, Shijun Fan, Weitao Li, Jing Wang, Min He, Junjie Yin, Ting Li, Ning Jiang, Xuewei Chen, Chengzhi Liang†, Shigui Li†
Cell 2021
Honors & Awards
Jul. 2026 — Merit Student, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
May 2025 — Second Prize for Outstanding Oral Presentation, The 3rd Wheat Molecular Breeding Conference
May 2025 — Outstanding Poster Award, The 3rd Wheat Molecular Breeding Conference