Professional Affiliations:

•Council Member and Deputy Secretary-General, Chinese Society of Zoology.

•Committee Member, Subcommittees on Conservation Biology, Mammalogy, and Evolutionary Biology, Chinese Society of Zoology.

•Associate Editor, Frontiers in Conservation Science.

•Editorial Board Member, iMeta and Acta Theriologica Sinica.

Wenliang Zhou has led numerous national research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China’s Excellent Young Scientists Fund and Key International Collaboration Projects. He has published over 50 papers, with representative works appearing in Science, PNAS, The ISME Journal, and The Innovation. His research has received recognition and recommendations from prestigious outlets such as Science, Faculty of 1000, Science News, and The New York Times.

Awards and Honors:

•"Changlong Award (Qihang Award)" from the Chinese Society of Zoology.

•"Outstanding Young Ecologist" from the International Society of Zoology.

•"Pearl River Talent - Leading Young Talent" of Guangdong Province.

•"High-Level Talent (Outstanding Expert)" of Guangzhou.

E-mail: zhouwl@gmlab.ac.cn 

Address: No.1119, Information Technology Park, Nansha Street, Nansha District, Guangzhou, China

Research Areas:

Wenliang Zhou specializes in animal ecology and conservation biology. His research addresses critical scientific questions related to the adaptive evolution and biodiversity conservation of terrestrial and marine endangered species. He has developed technical protocols for obtaining pure coral samples and constructing high-quality coral genomes, and explores mechanisms driving the evolution and stability of coral reef ecosystems under global change and intensified human activities. His research achievements not only provide support for national strategies such as South China Sea stability, marine ecological civilization, and the Maritime Silk Road initiative, but also promote the conservation of globally endangered flagship species and biodiversity.

Major scientific research projects:

1.Diversity, Adaptive Evolution, and Conservation of Madagascar Lemurs

•Key International Cooperation Project, National Natural Science Foundation of China (2025–2027; Project Leader).

2.Animal Behavior and Conservation

•Excellent Young Scientists Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China (2023–2025; Project Leader).

3.Mechanisms of Panda Anal Gland Chemical Signaling Mediated by Symbiotic Bacteria

•Youth Science Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China (2021–2023; Project Leader).

4.Principles of Biodiversity Conservation in Coral Reef Ecosystems of the South China Sea

•National Key R&D Program (2022–2027; Project Leader).

5.Adaptive Mechanisms and Key Conservation Technologies for Endangered Aquatic Flagship Species

•Subproject of National Key R&D Program (2022–2026; Project Leader).

 

Representative scientific publications:

(1)YS Hu, ZW Zhang, ...WL Zhou*, et al. 2024. Toward the generation of pure coral genomes with experimental and bioinformatic improvements. Innovation. 5(4): 100643.

(2)WL Zhou, M Wang, MP Huang, et al. 2021. A marine biodiversity plan for China and beyond. Science. 371(6350): 685-686.

(3)WL Zhou #, SL Yang #, BW Li #, et al. 2020. Why Wild Giant Pandas Frequently Roll in Horse Manure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA.  117:32493–32498.

(4)WL Zhou, DW Qi, RR Swaisgood, et al. 2021. Symbiotic bacteria mediate volatile chemical signal synthesis in a large solitary mammal species. The ISME Journal. 15(7): 2070-2080.

(5)Z Zhang, Q Li,...WL Zhou*. 2024. Integrative multi-omics analysis reveals the contribuction of neoVTX genes to venom diversity of Synanceia verrucosa. BMC Genomics.