Jiaqi Tan
Assistant Professor
BMB/SEE
PhD: Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014
Phone: 225-578-2793
Lab Phone: 225-578-2809
Office: 520 Life Sciences Building
Lab: 512/514/515 Life Sciences Building
E-mail: jtan7@lsu.edu
Area of Interest
I am generally interested in the ecological and evolutionary drivers of biodiversity. I take a systems biology approach to study biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, eco-evolutionary dynamics, and host-microbiome interactions. My work uses experiments with microbes and plants, combined with field observation, genomic and transcriptomic analysis, and quantitative methods.
Key topics of my research include:
- The influences of temporal and spatial dynamics on community assembly
- The fitness impacts of microbial eco-evolutionary interactions on hosts
- The ability of environmental changes (e.g., warming, pollution, nutrient enrichment) to mediate host-microbiome interactions.
If you are interested in joining my research group, please contact me (email: jiaqitan@hotmail.com).
Selected Publications
Tan, J., Q. He, J. P. Pentz, C. Peng, X. Yang, M.-H. Tsai, Y. Chen, W. C. Ratcliff, and L. Jiang. 2019. Copper oxide nanoparticles promote the evolution of multicellularity in yeast. Nanotoxicology, 13:597-605.
Tan, J., J. B. Rattray, X. Yang, and L. Jiang. 2017. Spatial storage effect promotes biodiversity during adaptive radiation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 284:20170841.
Tan, J., X. Yang, and L. Jiang. 2017. Species ecological similarities modulate the impact of species colonization history on adaptive radiation. Evolution, 71:1719-1727.
Tan, J., M. R. Slattery, X. Yang, and L. Jiang. 2016. Phylogenetic context determines the role of competition in adaptive radiation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 283:20160241.
Tan, J., Z. Pu., W. A. Ryberg, and L. Jiang. 2015. Phylogenetic relatedness between resident and invading species, not phylogenetic diversity of resident communities, determines invasibility. American Naturalist, 186:59-71.
Tan, J., C. K. Kelly, and L. Jiang. 2013. Temporal niche promotes biodiversity during adaptive radiation. Nature Communications 4, DOI:10.1038/ncomms3102.
Tan, J., Z. Pu, W. A. Ryberg, and L. Jiang. 2012. Species phylogenetic relatedness, priority effects, and ecosystem functioning. Ecology, 93:1164-1172.