Biography

Dr. Yingkui Liu is an associate professor and a master’s supervisor in Medical Biotechnology at School of Basic Medical Sciences and Life Sciences, Xuzhou Medical University. He received his Ph.D. from University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and currently serves as an expert reviewer for the random inspection of undergraduate theses. He actively bridges education and research, serving as principal investigator for numerous grants, including an NSFC Youth Project, a Jiangsu Provincial Teaching Reform Project, a Jiangsu Province “Double Innovation” Doctoral Talent Program, a national experimental center project, and two industry-sponsored projects.

Dr. Yingkui Liu’s research focuses on the application of multi-omics approaches in environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, molecular mechanisms of environmental adaptation and adaptive evolution in oligochaetes—particularly leeches—protective mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine in medicinal oligochaetes, and the taxonomy, phylogeny, and evolution of oligochaetes.

Education

University of Gothenburg, 02/2010 – 06/2017, PhD        

Shaanxi Normal University, 09/2008 – 06/2010, Master of Science

Nantong University, 09/2004 – 06/2008, Bachelor of Science

Publications:

1   Liu Y, Xie Y, Wang Y, Zong YY, Liu Y, Li C, Dong J*. The development and application of mini-barcodes from mitochondrial DNA for identifying medicinal leeches from traditional medicines. Scientific Reports, 2025, 15: 20444

2   Yan Z, Niu W, Liu Y, Qu L, Pandit S, Mijakovic I, Wei Y*. Microbial fermentation alters the phytochemical profile of Ginkgo biloba Leaves. Future Foods, 2025, 12:100764 http://doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2025.100764

3   Cai YT, Chen DN, Li KX, Dong JJ, Li C, Liu YK, Liu Y. Quercetin inhibited chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced mouse depressive behaviors through attenuating lateral Habenula neuronal activities. Metab Brain Dis. 2025, 40(3):149. doi: 10.1007/s11011-025-01569-y. PMID: 40085279.

4   Liu Y, Fu X, Wang Y, Liu J, Liu Y, Li C, Dong J*. 2024. Exploring Barbronia species diversity and phylogenetic relationship within Suborder Erpobdelliformes (Clitellata: Annelida). PeerJ, 2024, 12: e17480 DOI 10.7717/peerj.17480

5   Dong J*, Liu Y, Tan MK, Wahab RA, Nattier R, Chifflet-Belle P, Robillard T. Museomics allows comparative analyses of mitochondrial genomes in the family Gryllidae (Insecta, Orthoptera) and confirms its phylogenetic relationships. PeerJ, 2024, 12: e17734 http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17734