Introduction
Chen Biao, born in September 1990, from Dangshan, Anhui Province. He holds a Doctorate and is an Associate Professor. He is a member of the expert team for the Poultry Industry Technology System in Jiangxi Province and a member of the Ningdu Yellow Chicken Science and Technology Innovation Center and Taihe Black Chicken Science and Technology Innovation Center. He was also a visiting scholar at Tennessee State University. His primary research focuses on genetic breeding, reproduction, and management of poultry. He teaches courses such as "Poultry Production," "Animal Production," and "Special Economic Animals." He has hosted two projects under the National Natural Science Foundation of China, one sub-project of the National Key R&D Program, two projects from Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation, and three municipal and departmental level projects. He has published or co-authored 30 papers, including 21 indexed by SCI, and holds 2 invention patents and 1 utility model patent.
Education
September 2015 to June 2019
South China Agricultural University, College of Animal Science, Ph.D.
Supervisor: Professor Nie Qinghua
September 2012 to June 2015
South China Agricultural University, College of Animal Science, Master’s Degree
Supervisor: Professor Nie Qinghua
September 2008 to June 2012
South China Agricultural University, College of Animal Science, Bachelor’s Degree
Supervisor: Professor Shu Gang
Work Experience
June 2022 to Present
Postdoctoral Fellow, Livestock Research Station, Jiangxi Agricultural University
Co-supervisor: Academician Huang Lusheng
December 2022 to Present
Associate Professor, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University
July 2019 to December 2022
Lecturer, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University
October 2017 to October 2018
Visiting Scholar, College of Life Sciences, Tennessee State University
Co-supervisor: Prof. Xiaofei Wang
Representative Research Achievements and Academic Awards (partial list):
1) Chen, Biao, S. Xi, H. K. El‐Senousey, M. Zhou, D. Cheng, K. Chen, L. Wan, et al. “Deletion inKRT75L4 Linked to Frizzle Feather in Xiushui Yellow Chickens.”Animal Genetics 53, no. 1 (February 2022): 101–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/age.13158.
2) Chen, Biao, Lijin Guo, Xiaolan Chen, HebatAllah Kasem El-Senousey, Manting Ma, Endashaw Jebessa, and Qinghua Nie. “Cellular Function of Chicken FOXO3 and Its Associations with Chicken Growth.”Poultry Science 98, no. 10 (October 2019): 5109–17. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez397.
3) Chen, Biao, Guitao Liang, Xuenong Zhu, Yuwen Tan, Jiguo Xu, Hongxiang Wu, Huirong Mao, et al. “Gene Expression Profiling in Ovaries and Association Analyses Reveal HEP21 as a Candidate Gene for Sexual Maturity in Chickens.”Animals 10, no. 2 (February 2020): 181. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10020181.
4) Chen, Biao, Shuibing Liu, Wentao Zhang, Ting Xiong, Mingfang Zhou, Xiaolong Hu, Huirong Mao, and Sanfeng Liu. “Profiling Analysis of N6-Methyladenosine mRNA Methylation Reveals Differential m6A Patterns during the Embryonic Skeletal Muscle Development of Ducks.”Animals 12, no. 19 (January 2022): 2593. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12192593.
5) Chen, Biao, Weiling Pan, Liangyu Zhang, Jing Liu, Hongjia Ouyang, Qinghua Nie, and Xiquan Zhang. “NHE1 Gene Associated with Avian Leukosis Virus Subgroup J Infection in Chicken.”Molecular Biology Reports 41, no. 10 (October 1, 2014): 6519–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-014-3535-5.
6) Chen, Biao, Jiguo Xu, Xiaomei He, Haiping Xu, Guihuan Li, Hongli Du, Qinghua Nie, and Xiquan Zhang. “A Genome-Wide mRNA Screen and Functional Analysis Reveal FOXO3 as a Candidate Gene for Chicken Growth.” Edited by Dawit Tesfaye.PLOS ONE 10, no. 9 (September 14, 2015): e0137087. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137087.
7) Chen, Biao, Jiao Yu, Lijin Guo, Mary Shannon Byers, Zhijun Wang, Xiaolan Chen, Haiping Xu, and Qinghua Nie. “Circular RNA circHIPK3 Promotes the Proliferation and Differentiation of Chicken Myoblast Cells by Sponging miR-30a-3p.”Cells 8, no. 2 (February 2019): 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8020177.
8) Li, Chuan, Ting Xiong, Mingfang Zhou, Lei Wan, Suwang Xi, Qiuhong Liu, Yi Chen, Huirong Mao, Sanfeng Liu, andBiao Chen. “Characterization of microRNAs during Embryonic Skeletal Muscle Development in the Shan Ma Duck.”Animals 10, no. 8 (August 14, 2020): 1417. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10081417.
9) Liu, Jing, Shuibing Liu, Wentao Zhang, Xiaolong Hu, Huirong Mao, Sanfeng Liu, andBiao Chen. “Transcriptome RNA Sequencing Reveals That Circular RNAs Are Abundantly Expressed in Embryonic Breast Muscle of Duck.”Veterinary Sciences 10, no. 2 (February 2023): 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020075.
10) Liu, Jing, Wentao Zhang, Wei Luo, Shuibing Liu, Hongxia Jiang, Sanfeng Liu, Jiguo Xu, andBiao Chen. “Cloning of the RNA m6A Methyltransferase 3 and Its Impact on the Proliferation and Differentiation of Quail Myoblasts.”Veterinary Sciences 10, no. 4 (April 18, 2023): 300. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10040300.
11) Liu, Shuibing, Chuan Li, Xiaolong Hu, Huirong Mao, Sanfeng Liu, andBiao Chen. “Molecular Mechanisms of circRNA–miRNA–mRNA Interactions in the Regulation of Goose Liver Development.”Animals 14, no. 6 (January 2024): 839. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14060839.
12) Liu, Shuibing, Jintao Wu, Wentao Zhang, Hongxia Jiang, Yanan Zhou, Jing Liu, Huirong Mao, Sanfeng Liu, andBiao Chen. “Whole-Transcriptome RNA Sequencing Uncovers the Global Expression Changes and RNA Regulatory Networks in Duck Embryonic Myogenesis.”International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 22 (November 16, 2023): 16387. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216387.
13) Wang, Zhijun, Min Zhang, Kan Li, Yangfeng Chen, Danfeng Cai,Biao Chen#, and Qinghua Nie#. “CircMGA Depresses Myoblast Proliferation and Promotes Myotube Formation through miR-144-5p/FAP Signal.”Animals 12, no. 7 (January 2022): 873. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12070873.
14) Zhang, Wentao, Jing Liu, Ya’nan Zhou, Shuibing Liu, Jintao Wu, Hongxia Jiang, Jiguo Xu, Huirong Mao, Sanfeng Liu, andBiao Chen. “Signaling Pathways and Regulatory Networks in Quail Skeletal Muscle Development: Insights from Whole Transcriptome Sequencing.”Poultry Science 103, no. 5 (May 2024): 103603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.103603.
Representative Research Achievements and Academic Awards
1.Chen Biao; Liu Shuibing; Liu Sanfeng; Mao Huirong; Hu Xiaolong; Zhang Wentao; Wu Jintao; Zhou Yanan; Jiang Hongxia; Application of circular RNA in regulating the proliferation and differentiation of duck myoblasts, China. (Invention Patent)
2.Chen Biao; Liu Xun; Guo Haining; Hu Xiaolong; Xie Ning; Huang Feilong; Li Xinghui; Huang Linsheng; A mixed fermented feed using pine needle powder and tofu residue and its preparation method and application, China. (Invention Patent)
3.Chen Biao; Xiong Ting; Li Yankai; Fang Wenjie; He Youjun; Li Rui; Fan Xixian; Liu Xiaocheng; Automated egg-laying duck cage breeding equipment, China. (Utility Model Patent)
Research Projects and Talent Program Participation:
1. National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project, 32102541, Mechanism of METTL14-mediated N6-methyladenosine modification in regulating skeletal muscle development in ducks, January 2022 - December 2024, ongoing, Principal Investigator
2. National Natural Science Foundation Regional Project, 32460832, Mechanism of METTL3-mediated N6-methyladenosine modification of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) in quail skeletal muscle development, January 2025 - December 2028, ongoing, Principal Investigator
3. Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program, 2021YFD1200803, Genetic structure analysis and excellent trait identification of high-quality local chicken populations in Jiangxi, December 2021 - November 2026, ongoing, Principal Investigator
4. Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation Youth Project, 20212BAB215016, Role and mechanism of the circSMARCD3-1/miR-30c-2-3p axis in duck embryonic skeletal muscle differentiation and hypertrophy, January 2022 - December 2024, ongoing, Principal Investigator
5. Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Project, 20232BAB205061, Investigation of the mechanism by which MAPKBP1 gene circular transcript regulates quail embryonic skeletal muscle development based on whole transcriptome sequencing, July 2023 - June 2026, ongoing, Principal Investigator
6. Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education, Youth Project, GJJ190223, Exploration and optimization of hatching methods for poultry embryos, January 2020 - June 2022, concluded, Principal Investigator
7. Jiangxi Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System Project, JXARS-09, January 2019 - December 2025, ongoing, Principal Researcher
8. Horizontal Project (Guangxi Jinling Animal Husbandry Group Co., Ltd.), Research on the preparation and cultivation of gene-edited chickens resistant to Salmonella, 2024JXAUHX033, May 2024 - December 2025, ongoing, Principal Investigator, funding received: 320,000 CNY
9. Horizontal Project (Jiangxi Tianyun Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.), Technical research on improving reproductive performance of layer ducks in stacked cages, 2021JXAUHX100, September 2021 - October 2024, ongoing, Principal Investigator, funding received: 100,000 CNY
10. Horizontal Project (Ningdu County Qilin Poultry Co., Ltd.), Development and utilization of cage breeding technology for Ningdu Yellow Chickens, 2024JXAUHX101, June 2024 - May 2029, ongoing, Principal Investigator, funding received: 100,000 CNY
Teaching and Research Team:
Team Members:
Professor Liu Sanfeng;Associate Professor Mao Huirong;Associate Professor Hu Xiaolong
Current Master’s Students:
Xiao Xiaoyun;Wang Yuxiang;Liao Zurong;Ding Zhenxuan
