Research Interests

1. Bat genomics

2. Evolution of genes associated with dietary changes in mammals

3. Ecological adaptation in mammals

Education

2020.07-2022.06    Wuhan University, Associate Professor

2019.07-2022.06  Wuhan University, Postdoc

2014.09-2019.06  Wuhan University, PhD, major in ecology and evolution

                              Mentored by Huabin Zhao

2016.10-2017.03  Monell Chemical Senses Center, visiting scholar

                              Mentored by Peihua Jiang

2010.09-2014.06   Wuhan University, BSc, major in biology

Publications

Jiao H#, Xie HW#, Zhang L#, Zhuoma N, Jiang P, and Zhao H* (2020). Loss of sweet taste despite the conservation of sweet receptor genes in insectivorous bats. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. in press.

Jiao H, Hong W, Nevo E, Li K, and Zhao H*. (2019) Convergent reduction of V1R genes in subterranean rodents. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 19:176.

Jiao H#, Zhang L#, Xie HW, Simmons NB, Liu H, and Zhao H* (2019). Trehalase gene as a molecular signature of dietary diversification in mammals. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36:2171–2183.

Jiao H, Wang Y, Zhang L, Jiang P*, and Zhao H* (2018). Lineage-specific duplication and adaptive evolution of bitter taste receptor genes in bats. Molecular Ecology. 27:4475–4488

Wu J#, Jiao H#, Simmons NB, Lu Q*, and Zhao H* (2018). Testing the sensory tradeoff hypothesis in New World bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 285:20181523