2001-2005, B.Sc., Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China;

2005-2007, M.Sc., Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China;

2007-2011, Ph.D., Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China;

2011-2013: post-doctor at Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Co-operate professor: Jinzhong Fu;

2013-2022: associate professor at Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences;

2019-2022: deputy director general of Science and Technology department, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences;

2022.10-2024.04: deputy director of area in biodiversity and ecosystem service;

2023.01-present: professor at Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 

2024.04-present: deputy director of biodiversity conservation center.

Focusing on the diversity protection of amphibians and reptiles, and systematically carrying out basic research on the conservation behavior and conservation genetics of rare and endangered species and tackle key technologies, to support the major needs of the national biodiversity protection project with innovative science and technology. 

More than 50 scientific research papers have been published in mainstream journals: Molecular Biology and Evolution, Molecular Ecology, Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, such as:

1. Lu B., X. Qiu, W. Yang, Z. Yao, X. Ma, S. Deng, J. Fu, Y. Qi^*. 2024. Genetic basis and evolutionary forces of sexually dimorphic colour variation in a toad-headed agamid lizard. Molecular Biology and Evolution (doi: 10.1093/molbev/msae054).

2. Lin Y. , X. Qiu^？, J. Fu, R. Peters*, Y. Qi^*. 2023. Testing the factors on the evolution of movement？based visual signal complexity in an Asian agamid lizard. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 77:135 (10.1007/s00265-023-03412-9).

3. Whiting MJ, D Noble, Y Qi^*. 2022. A potential deimatic display in a lizard. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 136: 455-465；

4. Zhu X, X Qiu, X Tang^*, Y Qi^*. 2021. Tail display is regulated by anaerobic metabolism activity in an Asian agamid lizard. Integrative Zoology,16 (5):729-740；

5. Wen G, L Jin, Y Wu, X Wang, J Fu, Y Qi*. 2021. Low diversity, little genetic structure but no inbreeding in a high density island endemic pit-viper Gloydius shedaoensis. Current Zoology, 68 (5): 526-534.

6. Wu Y, MJ Whiting, J Fu, Y Qi*. 2019. Driving forces behind female-female aggression and its fitness consequence in an Asian agamid lizard. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 73: 38;

7. Qi Y*, DWA Noble, J Fu, JM Whiting. 2018. Testing domain general learning in an Australian lizard. Animal Cognition, 21:595-602;

8. Wu Y, JA Ramos, X Qiu, RA Peters and Y Qi*. 2017. Female-female aggression functions in mate defence in an Asian agamid lizard. Animal Behaviour, 135:215-222;

9. Qi Y, DWA Noble, Y Wu and MJ Whiting*. 2014. Sex and performance -based escape behaviour in an Asian agamid lizard, Phrynocephalus vlangalii. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 68: 2035-2042;

10. Qi Y, B Lu, H Gao, P Hu and J Fu. 2014*. Hybridization and mitochondrial genome introgression between Rana chensinensis and R. kukunoris. Molecular Ecology, 2014(23):5575-5588.

He has presided over or participated in 24 scientific research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation, major science and technology projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and international cooperation projects of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, such as:

1. 2022-2025：A survey of terrestrial vertebrate diversity and stress resistance gene mining in Tarim River Basin. The third comprehensive scientific investigation project in Xinjiang (Number: 2022xjkk0205-1, chief member);

2. 2023-2025: Molecular regulatory mechanisms of lung development in amphibians and reptiles. Youth Research Team Project of Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Number: E3B104, project head);

3. 2023-2026: Driving force of social complexity on the evolution of motion visual signal in genus Phrynocephalus. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Number: 32270527, project head);

4. 2022-2024: Research on conservation ecology of rare and endangered Diploderma species in Tibet. Science and Technology Planning Project of Tibetan Science and Technology Department (XZ202201ZY0030G, project head);

5. 2020-2024: Scientific expedition on amphibian and reptile in protected area, Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP). Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (2019QZKK0402, project head);

6. 2020-2021: The speciation and comparative ecology research in Phrynocephalus mystaceus. Chinese Academy of Sciences (project head);

7. 2020-2022: Motion camouflage research in Phrynocephalus. Science & Technology Department of Sichuan Province (2020JDJQ0001, project head);

8. 2019-2021: Survey and assessment on amphibian and reptile diversity in Shangri-La and Southeast Tibet, China. The Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China (2019HJ2096001006, project head);

9. 2019-2022：Evolutionary history of visual motion signal complexity in the genus Phrynocephalus and its driving forces. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Number: 31872233, project head);

10. 2018-2021: The mechanism and genetic basis of high-elevation adaptation in Asiatic toads (Bufo gargarizans). The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Number:31729003, 2018-2022, main member).