Xuan Zhuang
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Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: Qingdao University (2024–2025); Fujian Medical University (2018–2026); Guangxi University (2008–2017); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2009–2019); Guangxi Medical University (2008); Urbana University (2009); Yunnan University (2020); Xiamen University (2006–2025); Peking University (2016–2023); Fudan University (2023–2025); University of Illinois Chicago (2018); University of Chicago (2018–2020); World Wide Web Consortium (2006); First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University (2012–2025); Huadong Hospital (2023–2025); Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (2024–2025); First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University (2018); Experimental Center of Subtropical Forestry (2008); Peking University Third Hospital (2017–2023); Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2024); Goodwin College (2013); Xiamen University of Technology (2018)
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Xuan Zhuang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, focusing on evolutionary biology and genetics. His research investigates the evolutionary mechanisms behind the development of new genes and protein functions, particularly in fish. Zhuang has received significant federal funding for his work, including three grants totaling over $2 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). These grants support projects aimed at dissecting genetic variation in complex traits, decoding gene-environment interactions, and exploring the origins and evolutionary trajectories of fish antifreeze proteins.
His scholarly output includes numerous publications, with a notable focus on antifreeze proteins in codfishes and cryonotothenioid fishes, as well as population genetics in large yellow croaker. Zhuang's work also extends to other areas, with publications on the NLRP3 inflammasome in oral squamous cell carcinoma and the antihypertensive and antioxidant capacities of peptides from tilapia skin. His research group collaborates with other scientists at the University of Arkansas, including Vinita Lamba and N. Rives. Zhuang's academic profile is further characterized by an h-index of 18 and over 1,300 citations across his 78 publications.
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- h-index: 18
- Publications: 79
- Citations: 1,323
Selected Publications
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A recombinant <i>dilp2GS-rpr</i> donor line for adult-inducible IPC ablation across <i>Drosophila</i> genetic backgrounds (2026)
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Gene loss under constant cold reveals “natural knockout” loci in Antarctic notothenioid fishes (2026)
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Outbred <i>Drosophila</i> populations reveal diet-dependent genetic effects on development time (2026)
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Transposable Elements Facilitate the De Novo Origin of Antifreeze Protein and the Diversification of Its Gene Family in Snailfishes (2026)
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Disruption of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> Larval Locomotion Caused by Silver Ions (2026)
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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)
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Identification of Salt Tolerance and Stress Response in US Department of Agriculture Tomato Germplasm at the Seedling Stage (2024)
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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)
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Assessing the population genetic structure of yellow croaker in China: Insights into the ecological and genetic consequences of artificial breeding on natural populations (2024)
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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)
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Important Role of the Ihh Signaling Pathway in Initiating Early Cranial Remodeling and Morphological Specialization in Cromileptes altivelis (2023)
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Positive and Relaxed Selective Pressures Have Both Strongly Influenced the Evolution of Cryonotothenioid Fishes during Their Radiation in the Freezing Southern Ocean (2023)
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Differentiation and Temperature Adaptation of Pampus Echinogaster Based on Genome-Wide SNPs (2022)
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Positive and relaxed selective pressures have both strongly influenced the evolution of cryonotothenioid fishes during their radiation in the freezing Southern Ocean (2022)
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Propagation of a De Novo Gene under Natural Selection: Antifreeze Glycoprotein Genes and Their Evolutionary History in Codfishes (2021)
Federal Grants 3 $2,182,143 total
Decoding Gene-Environment Interactions in Complex Traits via Multi-Omics Approaches
Dissecting cryptic genetic variation underlying complex traits in Drosophila
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- Resource Status and Effect of Long-Term Stock Enhancement of Large Yellow Croaker in China
- Assessing the population genetic structure of yellow croaker in China: Insights into the ecological and genetic consequences of artificial breeding on natural populations
- Important Role of the Ihh Signaling Pathway in Initiating Early Cranial Remodeling and Morphological Specialization in Cromileptes altivelis
- An amino acid polymorphism in the membrane progesterone receptor alpha protein is tied to female sexual maturity in the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)
- Positive and Relaxed Selective Pressures Have Both Strongly Influenced the Evolution of Cryonotothenioid Fishes during Their Radiation in the Freezing Southern Ocean
- Correction to: Evolution of chaperome gene expression and regulatory elements in the antarctic notothenioid fishes
- Positive and relaxed selective pressures have both strongly influenced the evolution of cryonotothenioid fishes during their radiation in the freezing Southern Ocean
- Resource Status and Effect of Long-Term Stock Enhancement of Large Yellow Croaker in China
- Assessing the population genetic structure of yellow croaker in China: Insights into the ecological and genetic consequences of artificial breeding on natural populations
- An amino acid polymorphism in the membrane progesterone receptor alpha protein is tied to female sexual maturity in the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)
- Resource Status and Effect of Long-Term Stock Enhancement of Large Yellow Croaker in China
- Assessing the population genetic structure of yellow croaker in China: Insights into the ecological and genetic consequences of artificial breeding on natural populations
- Important Role of the Ihh Signaling Pathway in Initiating Early Cranial Remodeling and Morphological Specialization in Cromileptes altivelis
- Propagation of a De Novo Gene under Natural Selection: Antifreeze Glycoprotein Genes and Their Evolutionary History in Codfishes
- Diverse Origins of Near-Identical Antifreeze Proteins in Unrelated Fish Lineages Provide Insights Into Evolutionary Mechanisms of New Gene Birth and Protein Sequence Convergence
- Diverse origins of near-identical antifreeze proteins in unrelated fish lineages provide insights into evolutionary mechanisms of new gene birth and protein sequence convergence
- Differentiation and Temperature Adaptation of Pampus Echinogaster Based on Genome-Wide SNPs
- The Genomic Basis of the Genetic Differentiation and Local Adaptive Evolution of Pampus Echinogaster based on SLAF-seq
- Differentiation and Temperature Adaptation of Pampus Echinogaster Based on Genome-Wide SNPs
- The Genomic Basis of the Genetic Differentiation and Local Adaptive Evolution of Pampus Echinogaster based on SLAF-seq
- Resource Status and Effect of Long-Term Stock Enhancement of Large Yellow Croaker in China
- Assessing the population genetic structure of yellow croaker in China: Insights into the ecological and genetic consequences of artificial breeding on natural populations
- Positive and Relaxed Selective Pressures Have Both Strongly Influenced the Evolution of Cryonotothenioid Fishes during Their Radiation in the Freezing Southern Ocean
- Positive and relaxed selective pressures have both strongly influenced the evolution of cryonotothenioid fishes during their radiation in the freezing Southern Ocean
- Important Role of the Ihh Signaling Pathway in Initiating Early Cranial Remodeling and Morphological Specialization in Cromileptes altivelis
- An amino acid polymorphism in the membrane progesterone receptor alpha protein is tied to female sexual maturity in the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)
- Diverse Origins of Near-Identical Antifreeze Proteins in Unrelated Fish Lineages Provide Insights Into Evolutionary Mechanisms of New Gene Birth and Protein Sequence Convergence
- Diverse origins of near-identical antifreeze proteins in unrelated fish lineages provide insights into evolutionary mechanisms of new gene birth and protein sequence convergence
- Diverse Origins of Near-Identical Antifreeze Proteins in Unrelated Fish Lineages Provide Insights Into Evolutionary Mechanisms of New Gene Birth and Protein Sequence Convergence
- Diverse origins of near-identical antifreeze proteins in unrelated fish lineages provide insights into evolutionary mechanisms of new gene birth and protein sequence convergence
- Correction to: Evolution of chaperome gene expression and regulatory elements in the antarctic notothenioid fishes
- Correction to: Evolution of chaperome gene expression and regulatory elements in the antarctic notothenioid fishes
- The Genomic Basis of the Genetic Differentiation and Local Adaptive Evolution of Pampus Echinogaster based on SLAF-seq
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