Xiujun Sun, Associated Researcher. He graduated from the Ocean University of China with a doctor's degree (PhD) in 2013. From 2011 to 2013, he studied mollusk genetics at the University of Southern California as a visiting scholar. As an Associated Researcher, he is now working in the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. His current and previous research interests are involved in the molecular analysis of the important economic traits of shellfish and molecular mechanisms in response to environmental stress. He is now a member of the Qingdao Fishery Society.