Xiaogang Cui   Ph.D
	Lecturer   Master Supervisor
	Email: helloxiaogangcui@sxu.edu.cn

Education and work experience

Aug 2015-Jun 2017 University of Georgia, US  Postdoc

Sep 2010-Jul 2015 China Agricultural University, Beijing, China PhD

Sep 2006-Jul 2010 Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China BS

Areas of interests:

RNA-Seq and small RNA-Seq reveal novel functional genes and bioinformatic prediction of novel microRNAs. Functional analysis of the revealed genes and microRNAs.

Current interests on:

1) Rare disease NGS data mining

2) The functional Epigenetics in rare disease

3) Human rare disease and relevant gene functional analysis

Publications:

1. Xiaogang Cui, Yali Hou, Shaohua Yang, Yan Xie, Shengli zhang, Yuan Zhang, Qin Zhang, Xuemei Lu, George E Liu, Dongxiao Sun. Transcriptional profiling of mammary gland in Holstein cows with extremely different milk protein and fat percentage using RNA sequencing. BMC Genomics, 2014, 15:226.

2. Xiaogang Cui, Brett Marshall, Ning Shi, Shiyou Chen, Romdane Rekaya, Hong-Xiang Liu. RNA-Seq analysis of taste sensory organs in chickens:An ideal system for organogenesis studies. Sci Rep. 2017, 7(1):9131.

3.Xiaogang Cui, Shaohua Yang, Yan Xie, Shengli Zhang, Qin Zhang, Dongxiao Sun.Identification of novel microRNAs of bovine using bioinformatic analysis. Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica.

4. Xiaogang Cui, Yanhua Zhang, Yan Xie, Shaohua Yang, Shengli Zhang, Qin Zhang, Dongxiao Sun. Comprehensive microRNA expression profile of the mammary gland in lactating dairy cows with extremely different milk protein and fat percentages. BMC Genetics. Reviewed.

5. Yan Xie, Shaohua Yang, Xiaogang Cui, Li Jiang, shengli Zhang, Qin Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Dongxiao Sun. Identification and expression pattern of two novel alternative splicingvariants of EEF1D gene of dairy cattle. Gene, 2014,534:189–196

6. M. A. Alim, P. Wang, X. P. Wu, C. Li, X. G. Cui, S. L. Zhang, Q. Zhang, Y. Zhang and D. X. Sun. Effect of FASN gene on milk yield and milk composition in the Chinese Holstein dairy population Animal Genetics, 2013, 45, 111–113

7. Yipeng Fan, Peng Wang, Xiaogang Cui, Weixuan Fu, Tian Dong, Chao Qi, Lin Liu, Gang Guo, Cong Li, Shengli Zhang, Qin Zhang, Yi Zhang and Dongxiao Sun*. Genome-wide association study for pigmentation traits in Chinese Holstein population.  Animal Genetics, 2014, 45, 740–744（5）2010.10.23—2010.10.25

8. Shaohua Yang , Chao Qi ,Yan Xie , Xiaogang Cui, Yahui Gao, Jianping Jiang , Li Jiang · Shengli Zhang, Qin Zhang, Dongxiao Sun*. A post-GWAS replication study confirming the association of C1 4H8orf33 gene with milk production traits in dairy cattle. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng.2014, Vol. 1 Issue (4) : 321-330