Dr. Xiaoting Yan
Professional Title: Ph.D, Associate Professor, Master tutor.
Research Field: Ruminant rumen protozoan genetics and evolution
Date of Birth: February. 1992
Email: xtyan0216@163.com
Address: College of Animal Science and Technology,
Northwest A & F University, Yangling, China, 712100
EDUCATION and WORKING
2026-present, Associate professor, Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
2020-2025, Doctor of engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University , Xi’an, China
2016-2019, Master of Science, Ecology, Lanzhou University , Gansu, China
2012-2016, Bachelor of Science, Ecology, Pingdingshan University , Pingdingshan, China
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Xie F.*, Jiang C.*, Li Z.*,Feng J.*, Yan X*, Hu C., He J, Chai Xiaocui , Huang Z., Xu Q., Wang Y., Xiao Y., Chen K., Qin W., Xiao Y., Zhang J., Wang G., Jin W., Guo K., Lin L., Liu Y., Gao X., Zheng L., Shu X., Wang R., Wang M., Si H., Du R., Zhu W., Guan L. L., Wang W., Qiu Q. #, Mao S. #, Xiong J. #, Miao W. #. Rumen ciliates modulate methane emissions in ruminants [J]. Science, 2026,392(6797)
Yan X.*, Si H.*, Zhu Y.*, Li S., Han Y., Liu H., Du R., Pope P. #, Qiu Q.# & Li Z.#. Integrated multi-omics of the gastrointestinal microbiome and ruminant host reveals metabolic adaptation underlying early life development [J]. Microbiome, 2022, 10(222).
3.Yan X.*, Xie F.*, Yang S.*, Sun Y.*, Lei Y., Ren Q., Si H. #, Li Z.#, Qiu Q.#. Metagenomic Insights into the Rumen Microbiome in Solid and Liquid Fractions of Yaks and their Differences Compared to Other Ruminants [J]. Integrative Zoology, 2025.
4.Yan X., Yan B., Ren. Q., Dou J., Wang W., Zhang J., Zhou J, Long R., Ding L., Han J., Li Z.#, Qiu Q.#. Effect of slow-release urea on the composition of ruminal bacteria and fungi communities in yaks[J]. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2018, 244: 18-27.
5.Wu B.*, Ren Q.*, Yan X., Zhao F., Qin T., Xin P. Cui X., Wang K., Du R., Røed K., Côté S., Yannic G, Li Z.#, Qiu Q.#. Resequencing of reindeer genomes provides clues to their docile habits [J]. Evolution Letters, 2024, 8(4), 494-504 021.
6.Huang J.*, Yan X.*, Liu Z., Wang M., Hu Y., Li Z., Lin M.#, Yao Y.#.. Metagenomics combined with high-throughput sequencing reveals the methanogenic potential of fresh corn straw under thermophilic and high OLR[J]. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 2022, 10(3): 403-423.
7.Xie F.*, Jin W.*, Si H.*, Yuan Y.*, Tao Y., Liu J., Wang X., Yang C., Li Q., Yan X., Lin L., Qian J., Zhang L., Guo C., Greening C., Heller R., Guan L., Pope P. B., Tan Z., Zhu W., Wang M.#, Qiu Q.#, Li Z.#, Mao S.#. An integrated gene catalog and over 10,000 metagenome-assembled genomes from the gastrointestinal microbiome of ruminants[J]. Microbiome, 2021, 9(1): 137.
8.Sun Y.*, Zhao L.*, Zheng C. *, Yan X., Li Y., Gao X., Xue T., Zhang Y., Li Z., Heller R., Feng C., Xu C.#, Kun Wang k.#, Qiu Q.#. Convergent musk biosynthesis across host and microbiota in musk deer and muskrat [J]. Zoological Research,2025.
