Lead scientist

Yanzhen Bi, Ph.D., Professor
Dean of Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Postdoctoral fellow at Institute of Marie Curie, France (2007-2008).
Visiting scientist to AgResearch Ltd., New Zealand (2014-2015).
“Shennong Young Talent“ of Ministry of Agriculture (2022).
“Distinguished Young Scientist” of Hubei Natural Science Foundation (2018).
“Distinguished Young Scientist” of Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Alliance in Central China (2017).
Innovation Award of Dabeinong Science Award Committee (2021).
Science Award of Hubei Technology Invention Second Prize (2016).
Recipient of Special Stipend of Chinese State Council (2019).
Lab members

Name: Hongyan Ren
Role:Vice Group Director
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Education: Huazhong Agricultural University
Area: Animal Genetics
Role:Vice Group Director
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Education: Huazhong Agricultural University
Area: Animal Genetics

Name: Liping Zhang
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Last Degree: Master of Animal Veterinary
Education: Qinghai University
Area: Animal Reproduction
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Last Degree: Master of Animal Veterinary
Education: Qinghai University
Area: Animal Reproduction

Name: Hongwei Xiao
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Last Degree: Master of Developmental Biology
Education: Northwest A&F University
Area: Animal Reproduction
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Last Degree: Master of Developmental Biology
Education: Northwest A&F University
Area: Animal Reproduction

Name: Fan Chen
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Education: Yale University, HuazhongAgricultural University
Area: Animal Reproduction
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Education: Yale University, HuazhongAgricultural University
Area: Animal Reproduction

Name: Hao Gu
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Education: Huazhong Agricultural University
Area: Animal Genetics
Academic Title: Associate Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Education: Huazhong Agricultural University
Area: Animal Genetics

Name: Changfan Zhou
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Education: HuazhongAgricultural University
Area: Animal Reproduction
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Education: HuazhongAgricultural University
Area: Animal Reproduction

Name: Wei Zeng
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Education: Huazhong Agricultural University
Area: Animal disease-resistant breeding
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Education: Huazhong Agricultural University
Area: Animal disease-resistant breeding

Name: Song Liu
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Microbiology
Education: Huazhong Agricultural University
Area: Gene Editing
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Last Degree: Ph.D of Microbiology
Education: Huazhong Agricultural University
Area: Gene Editing
