Xinyi Cheng

PhD student in the Population Ecology Group with a focus on the genetic basis of the green-brown color polymorphism in grasshoppers.

Dark Whiteface (Leucorrhinia albifrons)

Image: Holger Schielzeth
Dark Whiteface (Leucorrhinia albifrons)

Xinyi Cheng

PhD student
Professorship of Population Ecology
Xinyi Cheng
Image: Xinyi Cheng
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Dornburger Straße 159
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  • Research interests

    Bioinformatics, Evolution

  • Education
    • Master from South China University of Technology, China. Thesis: The epigenetic and transcriptional regulation of heritable sex reversal potential in flatfish.
    • Bachelor from South China University of Technology, China. Thesis: Whole genome sequencing shed light on the epidemiology and nosocomial spreading of drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
    • 4-year joint training in BGI-research, China.
  • Personal interests

    Cooking, Hiking, Animations 

  • Publications

    Palacios-Gimenez, O.M., Varma, M., Cheng, X., Mosbech, M.-B., Suh, A. & Schielzeth, H. (2025). Chromosome-level assembly of the club-legged grasshopper (Gomphocerus sibiricus) genome. G3 - Genes Genomes Genetics 38: 516-529. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkaf231External link