Research interests
Culture collection, biodiversity, systematics, molecular phylogeny and population genetics of yeasts.
Research Projects
Evolutionary Genomics of Domesticated Populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2012-2014), sub-project of the Major Research Plan Program on Micro-evolution, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
Molecular Phylogeny of Basidiomycetous Yeasts (2011-2013), Major International (Regional) Joint Research Project, NSFC.
Biodiversity and systematics of yeasts (2009-2012), China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists.
BYE TOL: The Basidiomyceotous YEasts Tree Of Life (2010-2012), China Exchange Program, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Population diversity and genotype distribution of pathogenic Candida species in China (2008-2010), General Program, NSFC.
Multiple gene genealogical analyses of the human pathogenic yeast Candida albicans in China (2007-2009), Research Fund for International Young Scientists, NSFC.
Research on genital tract infections of women (2004-2006), the Key Technologies R&D Program, the Ministry of Science and Technology, China.