2023 Stephenson Research and Technology Center
101 David L Boren Blvd
Norman, OK 73019
Education:
B.Sc., Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China, 1981
M.Sc., Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China, 1984
Ph.D., Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 1993
Postdoc, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1993-1995
Postdoc, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 1996-1997
Research Areas:
Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Environmental Science, Ecology, Anaerobic Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Metagenomics
Research Interests:
The long-term research interests in my lab are centered on environmental microbiology across different organizational levels ranging from genomes to ecosystems, which can be further divided into the following areas: (1) Functional genomics: Linking genes to functions through understanding gene functions and regulatory networks by focusing on several important groups of microorganisms; (2) Genomics technologies: Developing integrated high throughput experimental and bioinformatic technologies such as GeoChip for microbial community analysis; (3) Ecological genomics: Linking community structure to ecosystem functioning through applications of high throughput integrated cutting-edge genomic technologies to address frontier research questions related to bioenergy, global changes, carbon sequestration, environmental remediation, industrial and agricultural practices, ecological theories, and public health; (4) Metagenomics and microbial ecology: Using high throughput genome sequencing and associated genomics technologies to examine microbial community diversity at various habitats, microbial biogeography and mechanisms shaping microbial diversity patterns, distribution and dynamics; (5) Evolutionary genomics: Linking genotypes to phenotypes through long-term laboratory experimental evolution, and comparative sequence analysis; (6) Bioinformatics and systems biology: Developing novel ecological network and mathematical modeling approaches to address questions related to systems biology and ecosystem sciences important to environments, energy as well as human health. My lab has performed multi-disciplinary studies using integrative experimental and computational approaches by taking the advantages of the lab’s broad background in microbial genomics, molecular biology, molecular evolution, microbiology, ecology, mathematics, and bioinformatics.
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