刘洋

一、个人简介

华东师范大学生态学博士，Emory University博士后，现任365上市公司官网教授、博士生导师。多年来一直从事动物分子进化遗传学相关研究，已发表学术论文40余篇，以第一或通讯作者（含共同）身份发表论文27篇，包括Nature Ecology & Evolution（1篇），PNAS（2篇），Current Biology（2篇），Advanced Science（1篇），Molecular Biology and Evolution（7篇），Proceedings B（2篇），Evolution Letters（1篇）和Integrative Zoology（2篇）。2021年获中国青年报社/中国科协科学技术传播中心“强国青年科学家提名”。2013年获上海市自然科学一等奖（第二完成人）。担任中国遗传学会动物遗传专业委员会委员，中国动物学会生物进化理论专业委员会委员，国际动物学会青年工作组成员，陕西省动物学会常务理事，以及Integrative Zoology期刊青年编委。

二、主要研究领域及兴趣

动物视觉进化研究团队（Visual Evolution Lab）负责人。课题组目前主要研究动物感光器官及视觉能力的多样性演化。通过组学数据分析与体外、体内功能实验的结合，揭示不同动物类群视觉功能的演化历史及生态适应性意义，并阐明其遗传机理。目前主要研究方向包括：

1. 动物感光器官的起源与演化研究（生物信息学、进化生物学）

2. 关键感光蛋白的功能演化与分子机制研究（分子生物学、进化生物学）

3. 动物视觉生理与行为学研究（动物生理学、动物行为学）

欢迎对以上研究方向感兴趣的老师和同学以副研究员、讲师、博士后、博士研究生或硕士研究生等身份加入课题组。

三、承担的科研项目

1. 主持国家自然科学基金面上项目，2026.01-2029.12，32570488；

2. 主持中央高校基本科研业务费优秀青年创新团队培育项目，2024.01-2026.12，GK202401001；

3. 主持国家自然科学基金面上项目，2023.01-2026.12，32270462；

4. 主持遗传资源与进化国家重点实验室开放课题，2021.05-2024.04，GREKF21-09；

5. 主持中央高校基本科研业务费重点项目，2021.01-2023.12，GK202102006；

6. 主持陕西省自然科学基础研究计划面上项目，2021.01-2022.12，2021JM-197；

7. 主持国家自然科学基金青年项目，2017.01-2019.12，31601855。

四、代表性论文

1. Cui Y#, Lu X#, Wei P#, Shuai M#, Sun L, Xie Y, Xie Y, Dong R, Shi L, Rossiter SJ*, Xu S*, Liu Y*. 2026. Comparative phenotypic analysis of rhodopsin supports stepwise evolution of dim-light vision in early vertebrates. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 43(4): msag096.

2. Huang J#, Ren C#, Qin Z#, Cui Y#, Zhang B#, Luo P#, Wang X, Xie Y, Zhang X, Yan A, Zhang Y, Fan D, Liu Y, Pan W, Jiang X, Yuan L, Qin H, Irwin DM, Hu C, Liu Y*, Chen T*. 2026. A pentaradial and bilateral combined photoreception system in the sea cucumber is mediated by a blue light-sensitive r-opsin. Advanced Science. 10.1002/advs.202512095.

3. Zhang B#, Wei P#, Cui Y#, Zhang Y#, Chen H, Li X, Zhou K, Jiang T, Chen A, Lei L, Rossiter SJ*, Yuan Z*, Liu Y*. 2026. Recurrent evolution of ultraviolet vision in frogs and toads is linked to transitions in locomotor mode. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293 (2072): 20260553.

4. Cui Y#, Li N#, Chen H, Xing L, Xie Y, Xie Y, Ma M, Zhao J, Nan W, Lei L, Wang K*, Rossiter SJ*, Liu Y*. 2026. Visual pigments of basal lineages of bony fishes support independent ecological shifts from a shallow marine to a freshwater niche. Evolution Letters. 10(2): 228-237.

5. Liu F#, Zhou K#, Li S, Zhang Y, Chi H, Zhan Y, Zhu Y, Zhang J, Wang Z, Rossiter SJ*, Liu Y*, Zhang S*. 2026. Evolutionary shifts in rhodopsin function illuminate dim-light adaptations in birds. Integrative Zoology. 10.1111/1749-4877.70098.

6. Chi H#, Wan J#, Melin AD#, DeCasien AR, Wang S, Zhang Y, Cui Y, Guo X, Zhao L, Williamson J, Zhang T, Li Q, Zhan Y, Li N, Guo J, Xu Z, Hou W, Cao Y, Yuan J, Zheng J, Shao Y, Wang J, Chen W, Song S, Lu X, Qi X, Zhang G, Rossiter SJ, Wu D*, Liu Y*, Lu H*, Li G*. 2025. Genomic and phenotypic evidence support sensory shifts in primate evolution. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9: 721-733.

7. Song S, Zhu J, Xie Y, Irwin DM, Liu Y*. 2025. A new critical site for spectral tuning of red/green-sensitive visual pigment identified in a murid rodent. Current Zoology. 71(3): 400-403.

8. Song S, Chen H, Zhang Y, Zhu X, Irwin DM, He K*, Liu Y*. 2025. Unique myoglobin adaptation to endothermy and flight since the origin of birds. Integrative Zoology. 20(3): 623-633.

9. Chi H, Sun L, Li N, Zhan Y, Guo J, Lei L, Irwin DM, Yang G, Xu S*, Liu Y*. 2024. Parallel spectral tuning of cone visual pigments provides evidence for ancient deep-sea adaptations in cetaceans. Genome Biology and Evolution. 16(10): evae223.

10. Guo J#, Chi H#, Zhang L, Song S, Rossiter SJ*, Liu Y*. 2023. Convergent evolutionary shifts in rhodopsin retinal release explain shared opsin repertoires in monotremes and crocodilians. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 290: 20230530.

11. Gai Y#, Tian R#, Liu F#, Mu Y, Shan L, Irwin DM, Liu Y*, Xu S*, Yang G*. 2023. Diversified mammalian visual adaptations to bright- or dim-light environments. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40: msad063.

12. Guo X, Cui Y, Irwin DM, Liu Y*. 2022. Accelerated evolution of dim-light vision-related arrestin in deep-diving amniotes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10: 1069088.

13. Xia Y, Cui Y, Wang A, Liu F, Chi H, Potter JHT, Williamson J, Chen X, Rossiter SJ*, Liu Y*. 2021. Convergent phenotypic evolution of rhodopsin for dim-light sensing across deep-diving vertebrates. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38: 5726-5734.

14. Zhang X#, Chi H#, Li G, Irwin DM, Zhang S, Rossiter SJ*, Liu Y*. 2021. Parallel independent losses of g-type lysozyme genes in hairless aquatic mammals. Genome Biology and Evolution. 13: evab201.

15. Chi H, Cui Y, Rossiter SJ, Liu Y*. 2020. Convergent spectral shifts to blue-green vision in mammals extends the known sensitivity of vertebrate M/LWS pigments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 117: 8303-8305.

16. He C#, Wei Y#, Zhu Y, Xia Y, Irwin DM, Liu Y*. 2019. Adaptive evolution of c-type lysozyme in vampire bats. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 87: 309-316.

17. Liu Y*, Cui Y, Chi H, Xia Y, Liu H, Rossiter SJ*, Zhang S*. 2019. Scotopic rod vision in tetrapods arose from multiple early adaptive shifts in the rate of retinal release. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116: 12627-12628.

18. Li L, Chi H, Liu H, Xia Y, Irwin DM, Zhang S*, Liu Y*. 2018. Retention and losses of ultraviolet-sensitive visual pigments in bats. Scientific Reports. 8: 11933.

19. Liu Y*, Chi H, Li L, Rossiter SJ, Zhang S*. 2018. Molecular data support an early shift to an intermediate-light niche in the evolution of mammals. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 35: 1130-1134.

20. Liu Y#, He G#, Xu H, Han X, Jones G, Rossiter SJ*, Zhang S*. 2014. Adaptive functional diversification of lysozyme in insectivorous bats. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 31: 2829-2835.

21. Liu Y#, Xu H#, Yuan X, Rossiter SJ, Zhang S*. 2012. Multiple adaptive losses of alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase mitochondrial targeting in fruit-eating bats. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 29: 1507-1511.

22. Liu Y#, Han N#, Franchini LF#, Xu H, Pisciottano F, Elgoyhen AB, Rajan KE, Zhang S*. 2012. The voltage-gated potassium channel subfamily KQT member 4 (KCNQ4) displays parallel evolution in echolocating bats. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 29: 1441-1450.

23. Liu Y, Rossiter SJ*, Han X, Cotton JA, Zhang S*. 2010. Cetaceans on a molecular fast track to ultrasonic hearing. Current Biology. 20: 1834-1839.

24. Liu Y, Cotton JA*, Shen B, Han X, Rossiter SJ*, Zhang S*. 2010. Convergent sequence evolution between echolocating bats and dolphins. Current Biology. 20: R53-R54.