Dr. Zhangfan Chen is an Associate Researcher at the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS). She completed her PhD studies in Biology at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. As the host, she undertook one youth fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and one open fund of the Guangdong Key Laboratory of Fisheries Ecology and Environment. As a key member, she participated in the key projects of the National Key R&D Program “Blue Granary Science and Technology Innovation” and the key projects of the National Natural Foundation of China. Her research direction mainly includes: mining and functional studies of genes related to economically important traits in fishes.