2001.09-2005.07, BA Biotechnology, College of life sciences, Shandong Agricultural University

2005.09-2008.07, MA Evolution, College of plant protection, Shandong Agricultural University

2008.09-2012.07, PhD Evolution, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2012.08-2014.11, Assistant Professor, Dept. Herpetology, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2014.11 to current, Associate Professor, Dept. Herpetology, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recent representative works:

1.       Lu B, Qiu X, Yang W, Yao Z, Ma X, Deng S, Zhang Q, Fu J, Qi Y: Genetic Basis and Evolutionary Forces of Sexually Dimorphic Color Variation in a Toad-Headed Agamid Lizard. Molecular Biology and Evolution 2024, 41(3):msae054. (Five years IF: 15.1)

2.       Lu B, Jiang J, Wu H, Chen X, Song X, Liao W, Fu J: A large genome with chromosome‐scale assembly sheds light on the evolutionary success of a true toad (Bufo gargarizans). Molecular Ecology Resources 2021, 21(4):1256-1273. (2021 IF: 8.7)

3.       Lu B: Evolutionary Insights into the Relationship of Frogs, Salamanders, and Caecilians and Their Adaptive Traits, with an Emphasis on Salamander Regeneration and Longevity. Animals 2023, 13(22):3449. (2023 IF: 3.0)

4.       Lu B, Jin H, Fu J: Molecular convergent and parallel evolution among four high-elevation anuran species from the Tibetan region. BMC genomics 2020, 21(1):1-14. (2020 IF: 4.0)

5.       Lu B, Wang X, Fu J, Shi J, Wu Y, Qi Y: Genetic adaptations of an island pit-viper to a unique sedentary life with extreme seasonal food availability. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2020. (2020 IF: 3.15)

In progress:

1. PI: NSFC: Pan genome of true-toads in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and genetic determinants of alpine adaptation, 2022.01-2025.12.

2. PI: Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences: Genomic genetic mechanism and biosynthetic pathway of the effective components of toad toxin, 2022.01-2024.12.