Meet the Volume Editors

Dr. Xiaojun Liu is a Distinguished Professor of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction at Henan Agricultural University, China. He received his BSc in Animal Science and MSc in Animal Production from Shanxi Agricultural University, China in 1985 and 1994, respectively. He obtained a Ph.D. in Animal Reproduction from China Agricultural University, China in 1998. Since then, he has worked at Roslin Institute and the University of Edinburgh,

UK, where he researched QTL mapping, molecular genetics, and functional genomics of poultry and model animals. He joined Henan Agricultural University, China in 2013. His research interests focus on functional genomics and molecular breeding of poultry. He has published about 100 research papers and edited several books.

Dr. Hong Li is an Associate Professor of Animal Genetics at Henan Agricultural University, China. Previously, she was a visiting scholar at Oklahoma State University, USA. She received her Ph.D. in Animal Husbandry from Henan Agricultural University, China in 2016. Since then, she has worked at the College of Animal Science and Technology at the same university. Her research interests include poultry genetics and molecular biology. She has chaired or

participated in several scientific research projects, such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published 80 research papers and edited several books.

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