JunYu, Beijing Genomics Institute,

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Dr. Jun Yu is currently a professor and Associate Director of Beijing Genomics Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He has joint appointments and supervises graduate students at the Institute of Computer Sciences (CAS), Zhejiang University , and Chinese Agricultural University . Dr. Yu obtained his B.S. degree in biochemistry from Jilin University in 1983 and Ph.D. degree in biomedical sciences from New York University Medical School in 1990. He had worked as a Research Assistant Professor at NYU since 1990 until he joined University of Washington Genome Center in 1993. Dr. Yu's primary research interests include genome biology and bioinformatics. He has participated in many major genome projects in China , such as the Human Genome Project (the Chinese effort), the Superhybrid Rice Genome Project, Silkworm Genome Project, and Chicken Genome Diversity Project, which all led to high-impact publications in major international journals, including Science, Nature , and PLoS Biology . He has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and over a dozen books and book chapters. Dr. Yu has won numerous academic awards, such as Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Achievements (Group, 2003, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Scientific Leader of the Year, 2002 (The first “SA 50” Award by Scientific American), “Qiushi” Annual Award for Scientific Achievement (Group, 2002, QiuShi Science and Technology Foundation, Hong Kong), 100-Talent Plan (Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2002-2005), Outstanding Young Investigator Award (B Class, the Natural Science Foundation, 1999-2002), American Foundation for Urological Diseases Ph.D. Research Scholar (1991-1993), China-US Biology Examination and Application (CUSBEA,1983).

Tentative Title: Systematics of Genomes: Beyond Phylogeny