Xuan Zhuang Source Confirmed

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Federal Grant PI

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

18 h-index 77 pubs 1,253 cited

Research Areas

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Protein Structure and Dynamics Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Genetic diversity and population structure

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Xuan Zhuang leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, focusing on the genetic and evolutionary mechanisms underlying adaptation in various organisms. His work investigates the origins and evolution of novel genes and proteins, particularly in fish lineages, and how these contribute to adaptation in challenging environments like the Southern Ocean. Zhuang has published on the evolutionary history of antifreeze glycoprotein genes in codfishes and the diverse origins of near-identical antifreeze proteins in unrelated fish, providing insights into gene birth and protein sequence convergence.

Further research by Zhuang examines the population genetic structure of species like the large yellow croaker, assessing the ecological and genetic impacts of artificial breeding practices on natural populations. His federally funded research, supported by two NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences grants totaling $695,312, delves into dissecting cryptic genetic variation in *Drosophila* and decoding gene-environment interactions in complex traits using multi-omics approaches. Zhuang's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 18, 77 total publications, and 1,253 total citations.

Metrics

h-index: 18
Publications: 77
Citations: 1,253

Selected Publications

An amino acid polymorphism in the membrane progesterone receptor alpha protein is tied to female sexual maturity in the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) (2025) DOI
Identification of Salt Tolerance and Stress Response in US Department of Agriculture Tomato Germplasm at the Seedling Stage (2024) DOI
Diverse Origins of Near-Identical Antifreeze Proteins in Unrelated Fish Lineages Provide Insights Into Evolutionary Mechanisms of New Gene Birth and Protein Sequence Convergence (2024) DOI
Assessing the population genetic structure of yellow croaker in China: Insights into the ecological and genetic consequences of artificial breeding on natural populations (2024) DOI
Diverse origins of near-identical antifreeze proteins in unrelated fish lineages provide insights into evolutionary mechanisms of new gene birth and protein sequence convergence (2024) DOI
Important Role of the Ihh Signaling Pathway in Initiating Early Cranial Remodeling and Morphological Specialization in Cromileptes altivelis (2023) DOI
Positive and Relaxed Selective Pressures Have Both Strongly Influenced the Evolution of Cryonotothenioid Fishes during Their Radiation in the Freezing Southern Ocean (2023) DOI
Differentiation and Temperature Adaptation of Pampus Echinogaster Based on Genome-Wide SNPs (2022) DOI
Positive and relaxed selective pressures have both strongly influenced the evolution of cryonotothenioid fishes during their radiation in the freezing Southern Ocean (2022) DOI
Propagation of a De Novo Gene under Natural Selection: Antifreeze Glycoprotein Genes and Their Evolutionary History in Codfishes (2021) DOI
Resource Status and Effect of Long-Term Stock Enhancement of Large Yellow Croaker in China (2021) DOI
The Genomic Basis of the Genetic Differentiation and Local Adaptive Evolution of Pampus Echinogaster based on SLAF-seq (2021) DOI
Correction to: Evolution of chaperome gene expression and regulatory elements in the antarctic notothenioid fishes (2021) DOI