Xueyao Chen

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Research Interests

1) Identifying species with eDNA
2) Metabarcoding and metagenomic technique
3) Investigating dietary habits of species
4) Creating databases for various genera
5) Dealing with data from next-generation sequencing (NGS)

Specialisms

Environmental DNA
Metagenomics
Metabarcoding

Contact Information

E-MAIL: xyChen23333@proton.me
PHONE: +86 13774561185

Education

2017-2021 Bachelor in Biotechnology
Shanghai Ocean University
2022-Now Master in Marine Biology
Shanghai Ocean University

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  1. Comparative mitogenomic analyses of Psectrocladius (Diptera: Chironomidae)

  2. Research on metagenomics in environmental DNA analysis of aquatic biodiversity

  3. Investigating the diet of endangered birds using fecal samples

  4. Research on Gene Capture Method for Avian Mitochondrial Genomes


Publications

  1. Chen, X.-Y.; Xiao, X.-R.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, Z.-C.; Zhang, D.-S.; Liu, Z.; Lin, X.-L. Comparative mitogenomic analyses of Psectrocladius (Diptera: Chironomidae). Insects 2025 (accept)

  2. Bingying QIU, Xueyao CHEN, Hui WANG, Chenhong LI, Dongsheng ZHANG. Rapid Acquisition of Avian Mitochondrial Genome Based on Gene Capture Method[J]. Current Biotechnology, 2024, 14(4): 618-630.


TECHNICAL SKILLS

  1. Proficient programming skills in Python,Shell and R

  2. Manipulate Linux serve

  3. Develop customized databases

  4. Proficient in metagenomic and metabarcoding analysis (e.g. Vsearch, Megan, Kraken)

  5. Basic NGS data manipulation (e.g. Blast, Fastp, Pandaseq)

  6. Expert in molecular experiment skill (e.g. DNA extraction, NGS library preparation, gel extraction)


LANGUAGE

  1. English: Fluent, IELTS General Score = 7.5

  2. Chinese: Native