Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lijun Shi | Animal Breeding | Best Researcher Award
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lijun Shi is a distinguished researcher at the Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China, where he has been contributing since 2019. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Animal Genetics & Breeding from Henan Agricultural University (2010–2014) and continued at China Agricultural University to complete both his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Animal Genetics & Breeding (2014–2019). Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lijun Shi’s research focuses on animal genomics, molecular breeding, and multiomics approaches to improve livestock traits, including reproduction, disease resilience, and milk quality. He has authored 47 publications, accumulating over 831 citations, with an h-index of 16, reflecting his impactful contributions to functional genomics in pigs and cattle. His work includes genome-wide association studies, transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling, and integrative analyses to identify candidate genes and molecular mechanisms underlying key phenotypes. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lijun Shi collaborates extensively, with over 170 co-authors, highlighting his interdisciplinary and global research influence.
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Featured Publications
Li, H., Zhou, C., Zhang, M., Yuan, N., Huang, X., Xiang, J., Wang, L., & Shi, L. (2023, December 11). Transcriptomics yields valuable information regarding the response mechanisms of Chinese Min pigs infected with PEDV. Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
Shi, L., Li, H., Huang, X., Shu, Z., Li, J., Wang, L., Yan, H., & Wang, L. (2023, January). Integrated analysis of transcriptome and metabolome revealed biological basis of sows from estrus to lactation. iScience, 26, 105825.
Shi, L., Li, H., & Wang, L. (2023, January 5). Genetic parameters estimation and genome molecular marker identification for gestation length in pigs. Frontiers in Genetics, 13, 1046423.
Shi, L., Li, H., Gao, X., & Wang, L. (2022, August). Genome‐wide association study of three litter traits in Yorkshire pigs. Animal Genetics, 53(4), 431–442.
Shi, L., Zhang, L., Wang, L., Liu, X., Gao, H., Hou, X., Zhao, F., Yan, H., Cai, W., & Wang, L. (2022, June 1). Identifying long non-coding RNAs and characterizing their functional roles in swine mammary gland from colostrogenesis to lactogenesis. Animal Bioscience, 35(6), 1010–1024.