邮箱: caomin@qau.edu.cn

　　研究方向

　　主要聚焦于以下几个方面：（1）鱼类功能基因组学和比较基因组学：重构不同病原菌刺激后鱼类的RNA及非编码RNA的调控网络，解析鱼类粘膜免疫屏障应答调控机制研究；（2）鱼类模式识别受体TLR及NLR的起源进化及作用机制；（3）探索非编码RNA与模式识别受体和下游免疫信号通路之间调控关系。目前，本人主持国家自然科学基金青年项目等3项科研课题，累计经费95万元；以第一/共同第一/通讯作者在国外学术刊物共发表SCI论文15篇。

　　教育与工作经历

21. 2020.06—至今，771771威尼斯.Cm，副教授
21. 2019.8—2020.5，771771威尼斯.Cm，讲师
21. 2018.8—2019.7，中国海洋大学，科研辅助
21. 2015.6-2018.7，中国海洋大学，博士后
21. 2010.9-2015.6，中国海洋大学，博士
21. 2006.9-2010.7，德州学院，学士

　　科研项目

21. 国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目，TLR1/TLR2二聚体介导的信号通路在许氏平鲉肠道中的免疫应答机制研究。2021-01-1至2026-12-31，30万元。
21. 山东省自然科学基金青年基金， MicroRNA-530靶向IκB调控许氏平鮋肠道免疫应答机制研究，2021-01-01至2023-12-31，15.00 万元。
21. 青岛农业大学人才启动项目，许氏平鲉模式识别受体的鉴定及分析，2020-06-01至2025-05-5-31, 50万元。

　　已发表文章

1. Cao M, Xue T, Huo H, Zhang X, Wang NN, Yan X, Li C. Spatial transcriptomes and microbiota reveal immune mechanism that respond to pathogen infection in the posterior intestine of Sebastes schlegelii.Open Biology. 2023.13: 220302.
2. Cao M, Li Q, Liu X, et al. Molecular characterization and expression analysis of immunoglobulins (IgM and IgT) heavy chains in black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) that response to bacterial challenge. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 2023. 108555.
3. Yan X, Cao M, Fu Q, Yang N, Wang B, Song L, Li C*. Expression profile of long non-coding RNAs in the intestine of black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) in response to Edwardsiella tarda infection. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 2022.s00343-021-1230-7.
4. Cao M, Wang N, Yan X, Yang N, Fu Q, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Li C*. Structures, evolutionary relationships and expression profiles of the tumour necrosis factor superfamily and their receptors in black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii). Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 2022. 132:104435.
5. Zhang Ma, Cao Ma, Xiu Y, Fu Q, Yang N, Su B, Li C*. Identification of antimicrobial peptide genes in black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii and their response mechanisms to Edwardsiella tarda infection. Biology (Basel). 2021. 10:1015. (Co-first author)
6. Li Qa, Cao Ma, Fu Q, Yang N, Yan X, Song L, Li C*. (2021) Complement genes in black rockfish (Sebastods schlegelii): genome-wide identification, evolution and their potential functions in response to Vibrio anguillarum infection. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 2023. 114:119-131. (Co-first author)
7. Cao M, Yan X, Li Q, Fu Q, Yang N, Song L, Li C*. (2021) Genome-wide identification and analysis of nod-like receptors and their potential roles in response to Edwardsiella tarda infection in black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii). Aquaculture. 2021.541:736803.
8. Zhang La, Cao Ma, Li Q, Yan X, Xue T, Song L, Su B*, Li C*. Genome-wide identification of NOD-like receptors and their expression profiling in mucosal tissues of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) upon bacteria challenge. Molecular Immunology. 2021.134, 48-61. (Co-first author)
9. Cao M, Yan X, Su B, Yang N, Fu Q, Xue T, Song L, Li Q, Li C*. (2021) Integrated analysis of circRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory networks in the intestine of Sebastes schlegelii following Edwardsiella tarda challenge. Frontiers in Immunology. 2021.11:618687.
10. Wang, Da., Yu, Xa., Xu, Ka., Bi, Ga., Cao, Ma., Zelzion, E., & Mao, Y. Pyropia yezoensis genome reveals diverse mechanisms of carbon acquisition in the intertidal environment. Nature communications.2020.11(1), 4028. (Co-first author)
11. Cao Ma, Xu Ka, Yu Xa, et al. A chromosome‐level genome assembly of Pyropia haitanensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta)[J]. Molecular ecology resources. 2020.20(1): 216-227. (Co-first author)
12. Cao Ma, Zhang M, Yang N, Fu Q, Su B, Zhang X, Li Q, Yan X, Li C*. Full length transcriptome profiling reveals novel immune-related genes in Sebastes schlegelii. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 2020. 106, 1078-1086.
13. Cao Ma, Yan X, Yang N, Fu Q, Xue T, Zhao S, Hu J, Li Q, Song L, Zhang X, Su B*, Li C*. (2020) Genome-wide characterization of Toll-like receptors in black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii: Evolution and response mechanisms following Edwardsiella tarda infection. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2020.164, 949-962.
14. Tian Ma, Cao Ma, Zhang L, Fu Q, Yang N, Tan F, Song L, Su B, Li C*. Characterization and initial functional analysis of cathepsin K in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.). Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 2019. 153-160. (Co-first author)
15. Min Caoa, Dongmei Wanga, Fanna Kong, Junhao Wang, Kuipeng Xu, Yunxiang Mao, A genome-wide identification of osmotic stress-responsive microRNAs in Pyropia haitanensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta). Frontiers in Marine Science. 2019. (Co-first author)