动物进化与遗传前沿交叉卓越创新中心

詹祥江

詹祥江，1979.4 ，博士、研究员。中国科学院动物研究所种群和进化遗传学研究组组长。2000年毕业于河南师范大学生命科学学院，获理学学士学位。2008-2013在英国卡迪夫大学生命科学学院做博士后研究。主持和参与多项国内外科研项目，包括国家自然科学基金优秀青年基金，国家重点研发项目、中国科学院战略性先导科技专项、英国皇家学会、阿联酋环保部等项目。现任英国卡迪夫大学名誉访问教授; Heredity杂志编委。

主要研究方向及内容

　　主要关注鸟类及小型兽类的种群遗传学和适应性进化。以基因组学工具为主要研究手段，搭建基因组学研究平台和数据库，通过野外生态观测、实验室分析以及生物信息学发掘，理解物种的种群动态，建立物种遗传资源数据库，对极端环境下野生物种的适应性进化进行深入研究。

代表性论文

Pan SK, Bruford MW, Wang YS, Lin ZZ, Gu ZR, Hou X, Deng XM, Dixon A, Graves JAM,Zhan XJ*. 2018. Transcription-associated mutation promotes RNA complexity in highly expressed genes-a major new source of selectable variation.Molecular Biology and Evolution, 35: 1104-1119.

Pan SK, Zhang TZ, Rong ZQ, Hu L, Gu ZR, Wu Q, Dong SS, Liu Q, Lin ZZ, Deutschova L, Li XH, Dixon A, Bruford MW*,Zhan XJ*. 2017. Population transcriptomes reveal synergistic responses of DNA polymorphism and RNA expression to extreme environments on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in a predatory bird.Molecular Ecology, 26: 2993-3010.

Dixon AD, Li XH, Rahman L, Batbayar N,Zhan XJ. 2017. Characteristics of home range areas used by Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) wintering on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.Bird Conservation International, 27: 525-536.

Dahal N, Lissovsky AA, Lin ZZ, Solari K, Hadly EA,Zhan XJ, Ramakrishnan U. 2017. Genetics, morphology and ecology reveal a cryptic pika lineage in the Sikkim Himalaya.Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 106: 55-60.

Bruford MW,…. Zhan XJ. 2015. Prospects and challenges for the conservation of farm animal genomic resources, 2015-2025.Frontier in Genetics, 6: 314.

Zhan XJ, Dixon A, Batbayar N, Bragin E, Z Ayas et al. 2015. Exonic versus intronic SNPs: contrasting roles in revealing the population genetic differentiation of a widespread bird species.Heredity, 114: 1-9.

Jarvis ED,……,Zhan XJ…... 2014. Whole genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds.Science, 346: 1320-1331.

Zhan XJ, Pan SK, Wang JY, Dixon A, He J et al. 2013. Peregrine and saker falcon genome sequences provide insights into evolution of a predatory lifestyle.Nature Genetics, 45: 563-566.

Zhao SC, Zheng PP, Dong SS,Zhan XJ#, Wu Q et al. 2013. Whole-genome sequencing of giant pandas provides insights into demographic history and local adaptation.Nature Genetics, 45: 67-71.

(#contributed equally)

Zhan XJ, Zheng YF, Wei FW, Bruford MW & Jia CX. 2011. Molecular evidence for Pleistocene refugia at the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.Molecular Ecology, 20: 3014-3026.