J Integr Plant Biol board

Dr. Bojian Zhong

Professor
College of Life Sciences, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of NSLSCS, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
E-mail: bjzhong@njnu.edu.cn
Website: https://sky.njnu.edu.cn/info/1485/25571.htm
Area of expertise: Plant phylogenomics, plant diversity, adaptive evolution

Speciality Area

Molecular Ecology and Evolution

Selected Publications:

Ma X, Zhang C, Yang L, Hedges B, Zhong B. (2025). New insights on angiosperm crown age based on Bayesian node dating and skyline fossilized birth-death approaches. Nature Commun. 16: 2265.

Wang T, Feng H, Zhu C, Diao R, Zhong B. (2025). Phylotranscriptomics provides insights into the Mesoproterozoic-Neoproterozoic origin and diversification of green algae Trebouxiophyceae. Cell Rep. 44: 115890.

Huang X, Yang L, Ma X, Yang Z, Wang Q, Wang H, Yang Y, Morales-Briones D, Zhong B. (2025). Phylogenomic discordance is mainly driven by pervasive ancient hybridization and incomplete lineage sorting during the early divergence of major angiosperm lineages. Plant Commun. 6: 101529.

Li, Y, Fang, J, Ma, X, Wang, H, Zhang, S, Peng, Y, Chen, L, Liu, G, Zhu, H, Zhang, Z, Zhong, B. (2025). Genome of aerial alga Trentepohlia odorata reveals insights into the evolution of terrestrial lifestyle in green algae. J. Genet Genomics 12: S1673-8527(25)00238-3.

Zhang Z, Diao R, Sun J, Liu Y, Zhao M, Wang Q, Xu Z, Zhong B. (2024). Diversified molecular adaptations of inorganic nitrogen assimilation and signaling machineries in plants. New Phytol. 241: 2108-2123.

Wang H, Xu Z, Zhang Z, Zhong B. (2025). Horizontal transposon transfer during plant terrestrialization. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 67: 15-18.

Yang Z, Ma X, Wang Q, Tian X, Sun J, Zhang Z, Xiao S, De Clerck O, Leliaert F, Zhong B. (2023). Phylotranscriptomics unveil a Paleoproterozoic-Mesoproterozoic origin and deep relationships of the Viridiplantae. Nature Commun. 14: 5542.

Hou Z, Ma X, Shi X, Li X, Yang L, Xiao S, De Clerck O, Leliaert F, Zhong B. (2022). Phylotranscriptomic insights into a Mesoproterozoic-Neoproterozoic origin and early radiation of green seaweeds (Ulvophyceae). Nature Commun. 13: 1610.

Su D, Yang L, Shi X, Ma X, Zhou X, Hedges B, Zhong B. (2021). Large-scale phylogenomic analyses reveal the monophyly of bryophytes and Neoproterozoic origin of land plants. Mol. Biol. Evol. 38: 3332-3344.

Zhang Z, Qu C, Zhang K, He Y, Zhao X, Yang L, Zheng Z, Ma X, Wang X, Wang W, Wang K, Li D, Zhang L, Zhang X, Su D, Chang X, Zhou M, Gao D, Jiang W, Leliaert F, Bhattacharya D, De Clerck O, Zhong B, Miao J. (2020). Adaptation to extreme antarctic environments revealed by the denome of a sea ice green alga. Curr Biol. 30: 3330-3341

Nie Y, Foster C, Zhu T, Yao R, Duchêne D, Ho S, Zhong B. (2020). Accounting for uncertainty in the evolutionary timescale of green plants through clock-partitioning and fossil calibration strategies. Syst. Biol. 69: 1-16.

Han X, Chang X, Zhang Z, Chen H, He H, Zhong B, Deng X. (2019). Origin and evolution of core components responsible for monitoring light environment changes during plant terrestrialization. Mol. Plant 12: 847-862.

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