Yichen Zheng
Georg-Voigt-Straße 14-16, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 60325
Email: [email protected]
Education
2015-present
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2010-2015
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2006-2010
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Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Frankfurt, Germany
Postdoctoral researcher
Biodiversität und Klima Forschungszentrum
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Axel Janke.
Research Topic: Mammalian Genomic Phylogenetics and Population Genetics
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
Ph. D. in Biology (May 2015) Cumulative GPA: 3.8
Division of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biological
Sciences in 2010~2015
Advisor: Dr. Dan Graur, John and Rebecca Moores Professor
Passed qualifier on May 1, 2012
Dissertation title: Alignment- and Alignment-refining Algorithms: Effects on
Branch-length Estimation and Selection Pattern Analyses
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Bachelor of Science (June 2010) Cumulative GPA: 3.8
Major in Bioresource Sciences in College of Animal Sciences in 2006~2008
Major in Biosciences in College of Life Sciences in 2008~2010
Publications (in prep and published)
• Zheng Y, Dimond KL, Graur D, Zufall RA. 2013. Patterns of intron sequence
conservation in the genus Tetrahymena. Protist Genomics 1:19–24.
• Graur D, Zheng Y, Price N, Azevedo RBR, Zufall RA, Elhaik E. 2013. On the
immortality of television sets: “function” in the human genome according to the
evolution-free gospel of ENCODE. Genome Biol Evol 5 (3):578–590.
• Graur D, Zheng Y, Azevedo RBR. 2015. An evolutionary classification of
genomic function. Genome Biol Evol 7 (3):642–645.
Bioinformatic Skills
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Proficient Perl programming; R programming, and other software
including INDELible, PHYLIP, MEGA, MESQUITE, and PAML.
Conference attended
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July 7-11, 2013. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Annual
Conference. Chicago, IL.
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July 12-16, 2015. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Annual
Conference. Vienna, Austria.
Journal paper reviews
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Genome Biology and Evolution (2)
Molecular Biology and Evolution (1)
Professional positions
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May 2013 – Now. Member, Society for Molecular Biology and
Evolution.
Teaching Experience
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Aug. 2010-May. 2012. Teaching assistant (Lab instruction &
Preparation). U.H. Genetics Labcourse.
Jul. 2011, Jun. 2012 - May 2015. Teaching assistant (Lab instruction &
Preparation), U.H. Introductory Biology Labcourse.

Project to Support Coordination of Justice Sector Reform in Moldova