Special Session
SMBE2025 Special Session: The 1st Conference for Chinese Molecular Biology & Evolution (CMBE）
(SMBE2025专场：第一届全国分子进化生物学会议日程)
Organizers:
Jian Lu, Peking University
Shuhua Xu, Fudan University
Xuemei Lu, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Weiwei Zhai, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xuming Zhou, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
| 08:30-08:40 | Introduction & Opening Remarks (Jian Lu, Peking University) | |||
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Session I: Evolutionary Theory and Methodology Chair: Xuemei Lu, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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| NO. | Beijing Time (UTC+8) | Presentation Topic | Speaker | Affiliation / Organization |
| 1 | 08:40-09:00 | The concept of genetic drift and the many paradoxes - The Wright-Fisher (WF) model vs. the Generalized Haldane (GH) model | Chung-I Wu | Sun Yat-Sen University |
| 2 | 09:00-09:15 | Linear covariation between germline and somatic mutation rates across ciliates and mammals | Jianzhi Zhang | University of Michigan |
| 3 | 09:15-09:30 | “Mutation-driven evolution”: intrinsic properties of duplication mechanism shape the evolutionary trajectory of duplicate genes | Yong Zhang | Institute of Zoology, CAS |
| 4 | 09:30-09:45 | Tree of life at two levels: from species to cell | Xionglei He | Sun Yat-Sen University |
| 5 | 09:45-10:00 | Non-human primate evolution and genetics | Dong-Dong Wu | Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS |
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Session II: Evolutionary Genomics and Phenotypic Innovation Chair: Yalong Guo, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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| NO. | Beijing Time (UTC+8) | Presentation Topic | Speaker | Affiliation / Organization |
| 1 | 10:00-10:15 | Molecular mechanism of homoploid hybrid speciation and potential applications | Jianquan Liu | Lanzhou University |
| 2 | 10:15-10:30 | The making of elaborate Nigella petals | Hongzhi Kong | Institute of Botany, CAS |
| 3 | 10:30-10:45 | A Century of Discovery in Mendel’s Pea Genes | Shifeng Cheng | Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, CAAS |
| 4 | 10:45-11:00 | Muli-omics analyses of lamprey illuminate ancestral vertebrate innovations | Bing Su | Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS |
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Session III: Human and Animal Evolution Chair: Wenfeng Qian, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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| NO. | Beijing Time (UTC+8) | Presentation Topic | Speaker | Affiliation / Organization |
| 1 | 14:00-14:15 | Deciphering animal complex traits by grand synthesis | Wen Wang | Northwestern Polytechnical University |
| 2 | 14:15-14:30 | Genetic Basis and Evolutionary Mechanism of Lactase Persistence in East Asian populations | Shuhua Xu | Fudan University |
| 3 | 14:30-14:45 | Investigating the evolution of fish diversity within the tree of life | Shunping He | Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS |
| 4 | 14:45-15:00 | The Rise of Genomic Diversity of Animal Sex Chromosomes | Qi Zhou | Zhejiang University |
| 5 | 15:00-15:15 | Evolutionary process underlying receptor gene expansion and cellular divergence of olfactory sensory neurons in honeybees | Jin Xu | Sun Yat-Sen University |
| 6 | 15:15-15:30 | Mitochondrial DNA Mutation and Disease: Young and Old | Zhenglong Gu | Fudan University |
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Session IV: Cancer, Virus, and Environmental Genomics Chair: Weiwei Zhai, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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| NO. | Beijing Time (UTC+8) | Presentation Topic | Speaker | Affiliation / Organization |
| 1 | 16:00-16:15 | Deciphering tumor evolution with spatiotemporal lineage tracing | Zheng Hu | Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, CAS |
| 2 | 16:15-16:30 | Genomic evolution of emerging and re-emerging viruses | Aiping Wu | Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, CAMS |
| 3 | 16:30-16:45 | The genomic epidemiology of Getah virus | Shuo Su | Fudan University |
| 4 | 16:45-17:00 | Origin and evolution of double-stranded RNA sensors | Guan-Zhu Han | Nanjing Normal University |
| 5 | 17:00-17:15 | Deciphering and forecasting viral evolution via AI-augmented molecular evolution | Jian Lu | Peking University |
| 6 | 17:15-17:30 | Environmental DNA (eDNA) Map of China | Wensheng Shu | South China Normal University |
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Session V: Dinner and Discussion Chair: Shuhua Xu, Fudan University Xuming Zhou, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
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| 18:30-19:00 | Dinner preparation | |||
| 19:00-21:00 | Discussion | |||
