Xiaojun Liu
Dr. Xiaojun Liu is a Distinguished Professor of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction at Henan Agricultural University, China. He received his BSc in Animal Science and MSc in Animal Production from Shanxi Agricultural University, China in 1985 and 1994, respectively. He obtained a Ph.D. in Animal Reproduction from China Agricultural University, China in 1998. Since then, he has worked at Roslin Institute and the University of Edinburgh, UK, where he researched QTL mapping, molecular genetics, and functional genomics of poultry and model animals. He joined Henan Agricultural University, China in 2013. His research interests focus on functional genomics and molecular breeding of poultry. He has published about 100 research papers and edited several books.