#  Jingchun Li 

Research Associate

 

 

 



   ![Jingchun Li](/sites/g/files/omnuum6536/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/cavanaugh/files/jingchun_li.jpeg?itok=39tGkOiR) 

 



 

 location\_on Biolabs 2033 16 Divinity Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 

 smartphone [617-495-1138](tel:617-495-1138) 

 email <jingchunli@fas.harvard.edu> 

 



 

 My research program focuses on understanding drivers and processes of biodiversification. I'm especially interested in the way symbiotic interactions affect distribution, ecology and evolution of invertebrates.

I mainly use diverse mollusk groups (clams, cockles, snails, etc.) to address research questions, but other systems are also being explored (protists, algae, crustaceans, etc.). I adopt a combination of phylogenetic comparative methods, geometric morphometrics, molecular evolution and bioinformatic approaches to study biodiversification at species, population, and genomic levels.