Research interests
My research is aimed at plant systematics, genomics, and evolution, with a particular focus on the following areas:
1) Phylogeny and evolution of complex plant groups
Centered on the biodiversity hotspots of tropical and subtropical Asia, we use bioinformatics to reconstruct the "Tree of Life" and the evolutionary history of ecological and economical plant groups such as the ginger family and the bamboo subfamily. Our goal is to decipher the major factors that triggered species diversification and environmental adaptation in these groups.
2) Evolution of plant key characters
Combining comparative genomics and multiomics, we investigate the origins and evolutionary mechanisms of key plant traits to reveal the genomic underpinnings of major evolutionary events in plants.
Education
Sept. 2013-June 2019: Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kunming Institute of Botany, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
June 2018-May 2019: Visiting Ph.D. student, Ecology, Evolution and Environment Biology, Columbia University
Sept. 2009 -July 2013: B.S., Forestry, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University
Appointments
April 2023-present: Associate Professor, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
April 2023-Oct. 2023: Assistant Professor, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sept. 2019-April 2023: Post-doctoral Researcher, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Representative Publications
1. Guo, C., Luo, Y., Gao, L.M., Yi, T.S., Li, H.T., Yang, J.B., Li, D.Z.*. 2023. Phylogenomics and the flowering plant tree of life. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 65: 299-323.
2. Hu, X.Z.#, Guo, C.#, Qin, S.Y., Li, D.Z.*, Guo, Z.H.*. 2023. Deep genome skimming revealed the hybrid origin of Pseudosasa gracilis (Poaceae: Bambusoideae). Plant Diversity, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2023.06.001.
3. Guo, C., Ma, P.F., Yang, G.Q., Ye, X.Y., Guo, Y., Liu, J.X., Liu, Y.L., Eaton, D.A.R., Guo, Z.H.*, Li, D.Z.*. 2021. Parallel ddRAD and genome skimming analyses reveal a radiative and reticulate evolutionary history of the temperate bamboos. Systematic Biology, 70: 756–773.
4. Guo, C., Guo, Z.H., Li D.Z.*. 2019. Phylogenomic analyses reveal intractable evolutionary history of a temperate bamboo genus (Poaceae: Bambusoideae). Plant Diversity, 41(4): 213–219.
5. Qin, S.Y., Zuo, Z.Y., Guo, C., Du, X.Y., Liu, S.Y., Yu, X.Q., Xiang, X.G., Rong, J., Liu, B., Liu, Z.F., Ma, P.F.*, Li, D.Z.*. 2023. Phylogenomic insights into the origin and evolutionary history of evergreen broadleaved forests in East Asia under Cenozoic climate change. Molecular Ecology, 32(11): 2850–2868.
6. Ye, X.Y., Ma, P.F., Guo, C. Li, D.Z.*. 2021. Phylogenomics of Fargesia and Yushania reveals a history of reticulate evolution. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 59: 1183–1197.
7. Zhang, Y.X., Guo, C., Li, D.Z.*. 2020. A new subtribal classification of Arundinarieae (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) with the description of a new genus. Plant Diversity, 42: 127–134.
8. Guo, Z.H.#, Ma, P.F.#, Yang, G.Q.#, Hu, J.Y.#, Liu, Y.L.#, Xia, E.H., Zhong, M.C., Zhao, L., Sun, G.L., Xu, Y.X., Zhao, Y.J., Zhang, Y.C., Zhang, Y.X., Zhang, X.M., Zhou, M.Y., Guo, Y., Guo, C., Liu, J.X., Ye, X.Y., Chen, Y.M., Yang, Y., Han, B., Lin, C.S.*, Lu, Y.*, Li, D.Z.*. 2019. Genome sequences provide insights into the reticulate origin and unique traits of woody bamboos. Molecular Plant, 12: 1353–1365.
9. Ye, X.Y., Ma, P.F., Yang, G.Q., Guo, C., Zhang, Y.X., Chen, Y.M., Guo, Z.H., Li, D. Z.*. 2019. Rapid diversification of alpine bamboos associated with the uplift of the Hengduan Mountains. Journal of Biogeography, 46(12): 2678–2689.
10. Yang, G.Q., Chen, Y.M., Wang, J.P., Guo, C., Zhao, L., Wang, X.Y., Guo, Y., Li, L., Li, D.Z.*, Guo, Z.H.*. 2016. Development of a universal and simplified ddRAD library preparation approach for SNP discovery and genotyping in angiosperm plants. Plant Methods, 12: 1–17.
