About me

My name is Zhenyong Du, and I am currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Lee Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. I obtained my Ph.D. in Evolutionary Entomology from China Agricultural University. My research focuses on the genomic mechanisms of evolution in insects and copepods, particularly during speciation, colonization, biological invasion, and rapid adaptation to environmental change.

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Profession

August 2021 - Present

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Principal Investigator: Prof. Carol Eunmi Lee

My project in Lee Lab applied comparative and population genomic methods, using the copepod Eurytemora affinis species complex as a model system, to explore rapid evolutionary responses to global changes.

Education

September 2016 - July 2021

China Agricultural University

Ph.D. Degree in Evolutionary Entomology

Supervisors: Prof. Wanzhi Cai and Prof. Hu Li

My Ph.D. project in Cai Lab concentrated on population genetics of hemipteran insects to reveal their evolutionary histories and adaptation during speciation, colonization and invasion using mitogenome and genome-wide SNPs.

September 2012 - July 2016

Shandong Agricultural University

Dual Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Protection and English