Prof. Pei-Yuan Qian

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China

Professor

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1991 Ph.D., University of Alberta

1985 M.Sc., Xiamen University

1982 B.Sc., Ocean University of China

Publications

1. Chen, C., Chen, X., Gao, K., et al. (2025). Population genomics of the endangered scaly-foot snail defines conservation units amid deep-sea mining threats in Indian Ocean vents [Preprint]. bioRxiv.
2. Chen, X., Jun, S., Chen, C., et al. (2026). Dispersal and isolation of the scaly-foot snail across abyssal insular habitats and through time. Current Biology, 36(5), 1128-1141.e6.
3. Dai, Q., Xu, T., Li, Y., et al. (2026). Comparative population genetics of two alvinocaridid shrimp species in chemosynthetic ecosystems of the Western Pacific. Integrative Zoology, 21(2), 291-303.
4. Jiang, D. H., Xu, T., Zhang, K., et al. (2026). Specialised gut symbionts in deep-sea holothurian Chiridota hydrothermica support host nutrition and biogeochemical cycling in cold seep ecosystems. Marine Life Science & Technology. Advance online publication.
5. Law, S. T. S., Yu, Y., Nong, W., et al. (2023). The genome of the deep-sea anemone Actinernus sp. contains a mega-array of ANTP-class homeobox genes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290(2009), 20231563.
6. Li, Y., Chen, C., Liu, X., et al. (2025). A multilamellar organelle for chemosymbiosis in an aplacophoran mollusc adapted to anoxic cold seep sediment [Preprint]. bioRxiv.
7. Lin, Y., Sun, J., Zhou, X., et al. (2025). Chemoautotrophy enhances iron and phosphorus recycling from sediments at deep-sea methane seeps. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 39(8), e2025GB008735.
8. Lin, Y.-T., Ip, J. C.-H., He, X., et al. (2024). Scallop-bacteria symbiosis from the deep sea reveals strong genomic coupling in the absence of cellular integration. The ISME Journal, 18(1), wrae048.
9. She, J., Qian, P.-Y., & Wu, L. (2026). DOO: Integrated multi-omics resources for deep ocean organisms. Nucleic Acids Research, 54(D1), D1031-D1045.
10. Song, W., Zhang, S., Perez, M., et al. (2026). Distinct patterns of microbial association across deep-sea corals from the Western Pacific Magellan Seamounts. Microbiology Spectrum, 14(1), e02093-25.
11. Wang, H., He, K., Zhang, H., et al. (2024). Deciphering deep-sea chemosynthetic symbiosis by single-nucleus RNA-sequencing. eLife, 12, RP88294.
12. Wang, H., Xiao, H., Feng, B., et al. (2024). Single-cell RNA-seq reveals distinct metabolic “microniches” and close host-symbiont interactions in deep-sea chemosynthetic tubeworm. Science Advances, 10(30), eadn3053.
13. Wei, T., Yan, G., Perez, M., et al. (2026). In situ transplantation and multiple omics reveal holobiont adaptation in deep-sea mussel Gigantidas haimaensis. iScience, 29(2), 114681.
14. Wei, Z.-F., Lan, Y., Meng, L.-H., et al. (2025). Hologenomic insights into the molecular adaptation of deep-sea coral Bathypathes pseudoalternata. Cell Host & Microbe, 33(12), 2017-2029.e5.
15. Xu, T., Chai, X., Chen, C., et al. (2024). Genetic divergence and migration patterns of a galatheoid squat lobster highlight the need for deep-sea conservation. Molecular Ecology, 33(1), e17200.
16. Yan, G., Wei, T., Lan, Y., et al. (2025). Different parts of the mussel Gigantidas haimaensis holobiont responded differently to deep-sea sampling stress. Integrative Zoology, 20(6), 1294-1305.
17. Zhu, C., Wei, T., Lin, Y., et al. (2026). The patterns of microbial community distribution and co-occurrence in water columns and sediments of Haima cold seep. Microbiology Spectrum, 14(7), e00256-26.

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WOS ResearcherID: GGF-7424-2022