Dr. Yanan Cao | Plant Systematics and Evolution | Best Researcher Award
Prof Dr. Henan Agricultural University, India
Dr. Yanan Cao is a distinguished researcher in the College of Plant Protection at Henan Agricultural University. Specializing in Plant Systematics and Evolution, her work focuses on the identification and germplasm evaluation of medicinal plants, and the phylogeography of plant species endemic to East Asia or China. Dr. Cao holds a Ph.D. in Botany from Zhejiang University and has been a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has led significant research projects, including a National Natural Science Foundation of China project on Dipelta. Her notable publications include studies on Dipelta, Euptelea, and Neolitsea sericea, showcasing her expertise in phylogenetics and evolutionary biology.
Professional profile
🌿 Research Interests
Plant Systematics and EvolutionIdentification and Germplasm Evaluation of Medicinal PlantsPhylogeographics of Plant Species Endemic to East Asia or China
🎓 Education and Work Experience
PhD in Botany from Zhejiang University (2012.09-2017.06)Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2016.10-2017.03)Bachelor’s in Pratacultural Science from Sichuan Agricultural University (2008.09-2012.06)
📚 Research Project
National Natural Science Foundation of China: Phylogeny and speciation of Dipelta, a Tertiary-relic genus endemic to China (2019.01-2021.12)
Publication📜
Cao Yanan; Wang Menghao; Ran Hang; Tian Bin; Liu Luxian; Wu Qingnan; Liu Yanyan; Wang Hongwei; Zhu Shanshan*** – Phylogenetic and molecular dating analyses of Chinese endemic genus Dipelta (Caprifoliaceae) based on nuclear RAD‐Seq and chloroplast genome data, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2024,
Cao Yanan; Zhu Shanshan; Chen Jun; Comes Hans Peter; Wang Ian; Chen Luyao; Sakaguchi Shota; Qiu Yingxiong* – Genomic insights into historical population dynamics, local adaptation, and climate change vulnerability of the East Asian Tertiary relict Euptelea (Eupteleaceae), Evolutionary Applications, 2020, 13(8): 2038-2055.
Cao Yanan; Wang Ian; Chen Luyao; Ding Yanqian; Liu Luxian; Qiu Yingxiong* – Inferring spatial patterns and drivers of population divergence of Neolitsea sericea (Lauraceae), based on molecular phylogeography and landscape genomics, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2018, 126: 162-172.
Cao Yanan; Comes Hans Peter; Sakaguchi Shota; Chen Luyao; Qiu Yingxiong* – Evolution of East Asia’s Arcto-Tertiary relict Euptelea (Eupteleaceae) shaped by late Neogene vicariance and Quaternary climate change, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2016, 16.
Ran Hang; Liu Yanyan; Wu Cui; Cao Yanan* – Phylogenetic and comparative analyses of complete chloroplast genomes of Chinese Viburnum and Sambucus (Adoxaceae), Plants, 2020, 9(9): 1143-1143.