Research Area

Mainly engaged in the research of evolutionary biology, especially in population adaptation and new speciation.

Contact Information

E-mail: likexin@lzu.edu.cn

Education

2008.09-2011.07    Ph.D. (Ecology), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

  2004.09-2007.12    M.Sc. (Zoology), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

2000.09-2004.07    B.Sc. (Life Sciences), Qufu Normal University, Qufu, China

Work Experience

  2019.08-present    Professor, Institute of Innovation Ecology, Lanzhou University, China

  2018.03-2019.07    Researcher, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa

  2012.10-2018.02    Postdoctoral Researcher,  Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa

  2011.07-2012.09    Core Technician, Bioyong Technologies Inc.

  2008.01-2008.08    Technician, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Main Publications in Recent 5 Years 

*means corresponding author，^# means co-first author
Yablonovitch, A., Fu, J., Li, K., Mahato, S., Kang, L., Rashkovetsky, E., Korol, A., Tang, H., Michalak, P., Zelhof, A.,Nevo, E., & Li, J. Regulation of gene expression and RNA editing in Drosophila adapting to divergent microclimates at Evolution Canyon. Nat Commun, 2017, 8(1): 1570
Li, K., Wang, H., Cai, Z., Wang, L., Xu, Q., Lovy M., Wang, Z., & Nevo, E. Sympatric speciation of spiny mice, Acomys, unfolded transcriptomically at Evolution Canyon, Israel. PNAS, 2016, 113(29): 8254-8259 (First and correspondence)
Li, K., Wang, L., Knisbacher, B. A., Xu, Q., Levanon, E. Y., Wang, H., Morgenstern, F. M., Tagore, S., Fang, X., Bazak, L., Buchumenski, L., Zhao, Y., Lovy, M., Li, X., Han, L., Frenkel, Z., Beiles, A., Cao, Y., Wang, Z., & Nevo, E. Transcriptome, genetic editing, and microRNA divergence substantiate sympatric speciation of blind mole rat, Spalax. PNAS, 2016, 113(27): 7584-7589
Rodriguez, K. A., Li, K., Nevo, E., & Buffenstein, R. (2016). Mechanisms regulating proteostasis are involved in sympatric speciation of the blind mole rat, Spalax galili. Autophagy, 2016, 12(4): 703-704 (Contribute equally)
Li, K., Hong, W., Jiao, H., Wang, G. D., Rodriguez, K. A., Buffenstein, R., Zhao, Y., Nevo, E., & Zhao, H. Sympatric speciation revealed by genome-wide divergence in the blind mole rat Spalax. PNAS, 2015, 112(38): 11905-11910