Dr. Zhao Qi
Dr. Zhao Qi, Postdoc
Department of Animal Ecology & Systematics
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32 IFZ
D-35392 Giessen
Phone: +49 (0) 641 99-35723
E-Mail: Zhao.Qi
Fields of interest and focus of work
- Microbiomes of reef-building coral holobionts
- Environmental changes and anthropogenic factors affecting coral-associated microbes
- Relationship between microbial assemblages in coral hosts and the surrounding reef sediments
Scientific career
- Since 2023: Postdoc in the Marine Holobiomics Lab, Department of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
- 2018-2023: Ph.D. student at College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, China
Thesis: "Interspecific and spatial changes of coral microbiome in coastal Hainan Characteristics and responses to environmental stressors" - 2015-2018: Master student at College of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, China
Thesis: "Physiological and biochemical characteristics and differentially expressed genes of Pitaya under drought stress" - 2008-2012: Bachelor student at College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
Thesis: “Systematic classification of Crucuferae by ITS”
Publications
Peer-reviewed articles
- Qi Z, Diao X, Yang T, Zeng R, Wang H, Zhou H (2022): Spatial and interspecific differences in coral-associated bacterial diversity in Hainan, China. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 175, 113321.
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113321 - Wang H, Qi Z, Zheng P, Jiang C, Diao X (2022): Abundant and rare microbiota assembly and driving factors between mangroves and intertidal mudflats. Applied Soil Ecology, 174, 104438.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104438