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Name   Yongqin Liu Home Page     
Highest Education      Ph.D Office      Building 3, Courtyard 16, Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
Phone      010-84097122 Zip Code      100101
Fax      010-8409 7079 Email      yqliu@itpcas.ac.cn

Education and Appointments:
Education 
Doctor, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 09/2004-06/2007
Master of Earth Science and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), China, 09/1999-06/2002
Bachelor of Paleontology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China, 09/1987-06/1991
Appointments 
07/2012-present, Professor, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
07/2007-06/2012, Associate Professor, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2012-2013, Visiting Scholar, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, USA
Three months per year in 2010, 2011, 2012, Visiting Scholar, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany
09/2007-12/2007, Visiting Scholar, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Germany
2013, International Scientific Board, 5th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology 
10/2013-12/2013, Team Member, Antarctic McMurdo Dry Valley LTER Program (MCM IV), Antarctica
07/2008-09/2008, 07/2010-09/2010, Team Leader, Ecology investigation of Tibetan Glacier 
08/2009-09/2009, Team Leader, Sino-German investigation of Tibetan Lake, China

Research Interest:
Glacier Microorganisms, Aquatic Ecosystem Ecology, Biogeochemical cycle
Public Services:
Professional Services and Activities (2016-2020)
Member of the Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Microbiology and Geological Microbiology Society  2017-Present
Member of the Freshwater Ecology Professional Committee of the Chinese Ecological Society   2017-Present
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology 
2020-Present
Superviosor of the Beijing Academy of Science and Technology Innovation for Teenagers 2014-Present

Honors:
2019, National Talent Project
2014, Outstanding Young Scholar Award by National Natural Science Foundation of China 
2013, Science and Technology Award for Young Scientists, China Society of Tibetan Plateau 
2013, Kuancheng Wang Prize for the Outstanding Contribution in Science for Scholars in West China
2010, Nomination for Excellent Prize for Top 100 Ph. D. Dissertations, Ministry of Education of the PRC
2009, Top 100 Outstanding Ph. D. Dissertations,Chinese Academy of Science
2008, Excellent Ph.D. student, Chinese Academy of Science
Selected Publications:

Publications in the recent 5 years (2016-2020)(* corresponding author; # joint first authors; Including books and book chapters)

Part 1: 5 representative publications 

1. Y.Q., Liu*, L., Shen,Y.h., Zeng, T.T., Xing, B.Q., Xu, N.L., Wang, 2020. Genomic insights of Cryobacterium isolated from ice core reveal genome dynamics for adaptation in glacier. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, 1530.

2. K.S., Liu, T.D., Yao, D.A., Pearce, NZ, Jiao, Y.H., Zeng, B.X., Guo, Y.Q., Liu*, 2020. Bacteria in the lakes of the Tibetan Plateau and polar regions. Science of the Total Environment. 754, 142248.

3. Y.Q., Liu*, J. Priscu, T.D., Yao, T., Vick-Majors, A., Michaud, L., Shen, 2019. Culturable bacteria isolated from seven high-altitude ice cores on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Glaciology. 65(249), 29-38.

4. Y.Q., Liu*, T.J., Vick-Majors, J.C., Priscu, T.D., Yao, S.C., Kang, K.S., Liu, Z.Y., Cong, J.B., Xiong, Y., Li, 2017. Biogeography of cryoconite bacterial communities on glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 93, fix072.

5. Y.Q., Liu*, J.C., Priscu,T.d., Yao, T.J., Vick-Majors, B.q., Xu, N.z., Jiao, P., Santibá?ez, S.J., Huang, N.L., Wang, M. Greenwood, A.B., Michaud, S.C., Kang, J.J. Wang, Q., Gao, Y.F., Yang, 2016. Bacterial responses to environmental change in the Tibetan Plateau over the past half century. Environmental Microbiology. 18(6), 1930–1941

Part 2: all other publications (exclude part 1) 

1. J., Qi, Z.W., Huang, T., Makic, S.C., Kang, J.M., Guo, K.S., Liu, Y.Q., Liu, 2021. Airborne bacterial communities over the Tibetan and Mongolian Plateaus: ariations and their possible sources. Atmospheric Research. 247, 105215. 

2. H.J., Wang, L.Y., Hou, Y.Q., Liu, K.S., Liu, L.P., Zhang, A.Y., Hu, C.P., Yu, 2021. Horizontal and vertical gene transfer drive sediment antibiotic resistome in an urban lagoon system. Journal of Environmental Science. 102, 11-23.

3. F., Picazo, A., Vilmi, J., Aalto, J., Soininen, E.O., Casamayor, Y.Q., Liu, Q.L., Wu, L.J., Ren, J.Z., Zhou, J., Shen, J.J., Wang, 2020. Climate mediates continental scale patterns of stream microbial functional diversity. Microbiome. 8, 92.

4. B., Li, Z., Chen, F., Zhang, Y.Q., Liu, T., Yan, 2020. Abundance, diversity and mobility potential of antibiotic resistance genes in pristine Tibetan Plateau soil as revealed by soil metagenomics. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 96, 2020, fiaa172

5. Z.Q., Gu, K.S., Liu, M.W., Pedersen, F., Wang, Y.Y., Chen, C., Zeng, Y.Q., Liu, 2020. Community assembly processes underlying the temporal dynamics of glacial stream and lake bacterial communities. Science of The Total Environment. 143178.

6. K.S., Liu, Y.Q., Liu*, A.Y., Hu, F., Wang, Y.Y., Chen, Z.Q., Gu, S., Anslan, J.Z., Hou, 2020. Different community assembly mechanisms underlie similar biogeography of bacteria and microeukaryotes in Tibetan lakes. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 96(6), fiaa071.

7. K.S., Liu, J.Z., Hou, Y.Q., Liu*, A.Y., Hu, M.D., Wang, F., Wang, Y.Y., Chen, Z.Q., Gu, 2019. Biogeography of the free-living and particle-attached bacteria in Tibetan lakes. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 95(7).

8. K.S., Liu, Y.Q., Liu*, B.P., Han, B.Q., Xu, L.P., Zhu, J.T., Ju, N.Z., Jiao, J.B., Xiong, 2019. Bacterial community changes in a glacial-fed Tibetan lake are correlated with glacial melting. Science of The Total Environment. 651, 2059-2067.

9. L., Shen, Y.Q., Liu*, N.L., Wang, N.P., Adhikari, 2019. Genomic Insights of Dyadobacter tibetensis Y620-1 Isolated from Ice Core Reveal Genomic Features for Succession in Glacier Environment. Microorganisms. 7(7): 211.

10. K.S., Liu, T.D., Yao, Y.Q., Liu*, B.Q, Xu, A.Y., Hu, Y.Y., Chen, 2019. Elevational patterns of abundant and rare bacterial diversity and composition in mountain streams in the southeast of the Tibetan Plateau. Science China Earth Sciences. 62(5), 853-862.

11. L., Shen, Y.Q., Liu*, N.L., Wang, N.Z., Jiao, B.Q., Xu, X.B., Liu, 2018. Variation with depth of the abundance, diversity and pigmentation of culturable bacteria in a deep ice core from the Yuzhufeng Glacier, Tibetan Plateau. Extremophiles. 22:29-38.

12. Y.C., Deng, Y.Q., Liu*, M., Dumont, R., Conrad, 2017. Salinity Affects the Composition of the Aerobic Methanotroph Community in Alkaline Lake Sediments from the Tibetan Plateau. Microbial Ecology. 73, 101–110

13. Y.Q., Liu*, J.C., Priscu, J.B., Xiong, R., Conrad, T., Vick-Majors, H.Y., Chu, J.Z., Hou, 2017. Salinity drives archaeal distribution patterns in high altitude lake sediments on the Tibetan Plateau. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. fiw033

14. Y.Q., Liu*, R., Conrad, T.D. Yao, G., Gleixner, P., Claus, 2017. Change of methane production pathway with sediment depth in a lake on the Tibetan plateau. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. PALAEO-07869

15. L. Shen, Y.Q., Liu*, B.Q., Xu, N.L., Wang, H.B., Zhao, X.B., Liu, F., Liu, 2017. Comparative genomic analysis reveals the environmental impacts on two Arcticibacter strains including sixteen Sphingobacteriaceae species. Scienific Reports. 7, 2055.

16. K.S., Liu, Y.Q., Liu*, N.Z. Jiao, B.Q., Xu, Z.Q., Gu, T.T., Xing, J.B., Xiong, 2017. Bacterial community composition and diversity in Kalakuli, an alpine glacial-fed lake in Muztagh Ata of the westernmost Tibetan Plateau. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 3, fix 085.

17. B.X., Guo, Y.Q., Liu*, Z.Q., Gu, L., Shen, K.S., Liu, T.T., Xing, N.L., Wang, H.C., Liu, Y.G., Zhou, J.L., Li, 2017. Aureimonas glaciei sp. nov., isolated from an ice core. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology. 67(2), 485-488. 

18. Z.Q., Gu, Y.Q., Liu*, N.L., Wang, N.Z., Jiao,L., Shen, H.C., Liu, Y.G., Zhou, X.B., Liu, J.L., Li, J.N., Liang, H., Busse, 2016. Chelatococcus reniformis sp. nov., isolated from a glacier. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66, 4525–4529

19. B.X., Guo, Y.Q., Liu*, Z.Q., Gu, L., Shen, K.S., Liu, N.L., Wang, T.T., Xing, H.C., Liu, Y.G., Zhou J.L., Li, 2016. Massilia psychrophila sp. nov., isolated from an ice core. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66, 4088–4093.

20. K.S., Liu, Y.Q., Liu*, N.Z., Jiao, L.P., Zhu, J.B., Wang, A.Y., Hu, X.B., Liu, 2016. Vertical variation of bacterial community in Nam Co, a large stratified lake in central Tibetan Plateau. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 109:1323–1335

21. K.S., Liu, Y.Q., Liu*, N.L., Wang, Z.Q., Gu, L., Shen, B.Q., Xu, Y.G., Zhou, H.C., Liu, N.Z., Jiao, 2016. Hymenobacter glacieicola sp. nov., isolated from glacier ice. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66, 3793–3798.

22. T.T., Xing, T.D., Yao, Y.Q., Liu*, N.L., Wang, B.Q., Xu, L., Shen, Z.Q., Gu, B.X., Guo, H.C., Liu, Y.G., Zhou, 2016. Polaromonas eurypsychrophila sp. nov., isolated from an ice core. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66, 2497–2501.


Supported Projects:
Current Research Grants (2016-2020) 
1. 01/2020-12/2022(Ongoing), “Interaction of multi-circle layers of the third polar surface and its association with the north and south poles”, a sub-project of “Monitoring, early warning and prevention of major natural disasters”, grant no. 2019YFC1509103, National Key Research and Development Program of China, PI.
2. 09/2019-09/2024(Ongoing), “Protection and sustainable utilization of the microbial diversity on the Tibetan Plateau”, a sub-project of “Conservation and sustainable utilization of biodiversity on the Tibetan Plateau”, grant no. 2019QZKK0503, The Second Comprehensive Scientific Investigation of the Tibetan Plateau, PI.
3. 01/2019-12/2022(Ongoing), “Cryoconite microorganisms driven carbon metabolism and its environmental effects”, grant no. 91851207, Major Program of NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China), PI.
4. 01/2018-12/2021(Ongoing), “Influence of viruses to the bacterial community and carbon cycle in the lakes on the Tibetan Plateau”, grant no. 41771086, NSFC General Projects, PI
5. 01/2018-12/2022(Ongoing), “Assessment of Ecological Vulnerability in the Context of Climate Change”, A sub-project of “Impact of climate change on biodiversity and adaptation strategies”, grant no. XDA20050101, Special Project of Strategic Leading Science and Technology of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Class A), Co-PI.
6. 01/2015-12/2019, “Glacier-lake microorganisms on the Tibetan Plateau and their relationships with climate changes”, grant no. 41425004, National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, PI
7. 05/2015-04/2019, “Survey and diversity research of glacial psychrophilic microbial resources in the Tibetan Plateau”, a sub-project in "Research on extreme microbial resources and diversity in the Tibetan Plateau", grant no. 2015FY110100, Special Project of Basic Work of Science and Technology Ministry of Science and Technology, PI
8. 01/2014-12/2017, “Modern processes of snow/ice bacteria to climate and environment in the monsoon and westerlies domains on the Tibetan Plateau”, grant no. 41371084, NSFC, PI
9. 01/2013-12/2015, “Glacier ecology system”, Chinese Academy of Science, PI
10. 01/2012-12/2015, “Spatial and seasonal diversity of the microbe on the Tibetan Plateau lakes”, grant no. 41171050, NSFC General Projects, PI
11. 01/2010-12/2012, “Response of carbon storage of lake ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau to climate and changes”, grant no. grant no. KZCX2-YW-JC106, Major Orientation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Co-PI.
12. 01/2009-12/2011, “Spatial distribution characteristics and response to climate change recorded in the ice core of the Tibetan Plateau”, grant no. 40871045, NSFC General Projects, PI
13. 01/2009-12/2011, “Microbial ecosystem of the Tibetan Plateau lakes and its responses to climate and environmental Changes”, West Light Foundation of The Chinese Academy of Science, PI