Education and Appointments: Associate Professor, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, January 2020 to Present Postdoctoral Researcher, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, September 2016 to December 2019 (Advisor: Li Jia-Tang) Ph.D. in Lanzhou University, September 2011 to July 2016 (Advisor: Liu Jianquan) B.Sc. in Northeast Forestry University, September 2006 to July 2010 Research Interest (1) Exploring molecular phylogenetic relationships, species trait evolution, and biogeography of amphibians to address issues related to species evolutionary relationships, origins, and the mechanisms of current distribution patterns. (2) Conducting integrative biogeographical research on a global scale, incorporating paleogeography, paleoclimate, and plate tectonics to reveal the impact of continental drift and climate change on global biodiversity distribution patterns. Public Services Member of the 7th Council of the Sichuan Youth Science and Technology Federation Editorial Review Board Member of “Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation Honors Candidate for Academic and Technical Leaders in Sichuan Province Recipient of the Chang Long Award "Qihang Award" from the China Zoological Society Seleted Publication 1. Lyu Zhitong, Li Maoliang, Wang Guanqi, Liu Gang, Liu Min, Jiang Ke*, Jiang Dechun*, Li Jia-Tang. Taxonomic status of three recently proposed species of the genus Kurixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae), with discussion on the ZooBank registrations for electronical publication. Asian Herpetological Research, 2024, 15(1):31–40. 2. Jiang Dechun#, Zhao Xumao#, López-Pujol Jordi, Wang Zhiqiang, Qu Yanhua, Zhang Yanming, Zhang Tongzuo, Li Dayong, Jiang Ke, Wang Bin, Yan Chaochao, Li Jia-Tang*. Effects of climate change and anthropogenic activity on ranges of vertebrate species endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau over 40 years. Conservation Biology, 2023, 37(4):e14069. 3. Wu Wei#, Gao Yue-Dong#, Jiang De-Chun#, Lei Juan, Ren Jin-Long, Liao Wen-Bo, Deng Cao, Wang Zeng, Hillis David M.*, Zhang Ya-Ping*, Li Jia-Tang*. Genomic adaptations for arboreal locomotion in Asian flying treefrogs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022, 119(13):e2116342119. 4. Yuan Li-Mei, Yang Kong*, Jiang Dechun*. Molecular phylogenetic status of Rhacophorus laoshan and Zhangixalus yinggelingensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from China. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2022, 54(5):2417–2423. 5. Wang Mingcheng#, Gu Zhijia#, Fu Zhixi, Jiang Dechun*. High-quality genome assembly of an important biodiesel plant, Euphorbia Lathyris L.. DNA Research, 2021, dsab022. 6. Jiang Ke, Ren Jinlong, Wang Jian, Guo Junfeng, Wang Zeng, Liu Yonghong, Jiang Dechun*, Li Jiatang*. Taxonomic revision of Raorchestes menglaensis (Kou, 1990) (Amphibia: Anura), with descriptions of two new species from Yunnan, China. Asian Herpetological Research, 2020, 11(4):263–281. 7. Jiang Dechun#, Klaus Sebastian#, Zhang Ya-Ping, Hillis David M., Li Jia-Tang*. Asymmetric biotic interchange across the Bering Land Bridge between Eurasia and North America. National Science Review, 2019, 6(4):739–745. 8. Jiang Dechun, Jiang Ke, Ren Jin-Long, Wu Jun, Li Jia-Tang*. Resurrection of the genus Leptomantis, with description of a new genus to the family Rhacophoridae (Amphibia: Anura). Asian Herpetological Research, 2019, 10(1):1–12. 9. Jiang Dechun#, Feng Jianju#, Dong Miao, Wu Guili, Mao Kangshan, Liu Jianquan*. Genetic origin and composition of a natural hybrid poplar Populus x jrtyschensis from two distantly related species. BMC Plant Biology, 2016, 16:89. 10. Jiang Dechun, Wu Guili, Mao Kangshan, Feng Jianju*, Structure of genetic diversity in marginal populations of black poplar (Populus nigra L.). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 2015, 61:297–302. Supported Projects 1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program, The Evolutionary Mechanisms of Reproductive Modes in Rhacophoridae, January 2024 to December 2027, Principal Investigator. 2. Strategic Biological Resources Capacity Building Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Systematic Taxonomy and Informatization of the Family Rhacophoridae, January 2023 to December 2024, Principal Investigator. 3. the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS, January 2021 to December 2024, Principal Investigator. 4. National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program, Multi-Omics Analyses Reveal the Genetic Basis for Arboreal Adaptation in Rhacophorus kio, January 2021 to December 2024, Principal Investigator. 5. Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Department, International Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Project, Phylogenetic Relationships and Geographical Distribution Patterns of Species in the Family Rhacophoridae, January 2020 to December 2022, Principal Investigator. 6. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Fund Project, Phylogenetic Relationships and Biogeography of Rhacophoridae Based on Next-Generation Sequencing, January 2020 to December 2022, Principal Investigator. |
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