Aug. 2019-present: Chun Woon-Young Associate Professor, Plant Science Research Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Mar. 2017-May 2018: Visiting Scholar, Botany Department, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

Jul. 2015-Jul. 2019: Research Associate, Plant Science Research Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Sep. 2010-Jun. 2015: PhD candidate, College of Life Science, South China Agricultural University.

Sep. 2006-Jun. 2010: Undergraduate Student, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Taxonomic, phylogenetic and evolutionary study of the primrose family (Primulaceae).

25. Xu Y, Choudhary RK, Hao G*, Hu CM. Primula subansirica G.D. Pal is not a Primula (Primulaceae), but rather belongs to Gesneriaceae. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2020, e02612.

24. Chen S, Xu Y, Liang D, Wang RJ*. The complete chloroplast genome of Eleutherococcus trifoliatus (Araliaceae): a wild edible plant in the coastal region of South China. Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 2020, 5(1): 513-514.

23. Yan XK, Liu TJ, Yuan X, Xu Y, Yan HF*, Hao G*. Chloroplast Genomes and Comparative Analyses among Thirteen Taxa within Myrsinaceae s.str. Clade (Myrsinoideae, Primulaceae). International Journal of Molecular Science. 2019, 20: 4534.

22. Chen S, Yan XK, Hao G, Xu Y*. The complete chloroplast genome of Primula tsiangii W. W. Smith (Primulaceae): a karst endemic primrose in Southwest China. Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 2019, 4(2): 2627-2628.

21. Xu Y, Hao G*, Hu CM. Primula vallicola sp. nov. (Primulaceae) from Sichuan, China. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2019, 37(7): e02116.

20. Xu Y, Hao G*, Hu CM. On the identity of Androsace sarmentosa var. yunnanensis （Primulaceae）from Yunnan, China. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2018, 36(9): e01886.

19. Zhao L, Potter D, Xu Y, Liu PL, Johnson G, Chang ZY, Wen Jun*. Phylogeny and spatio-temporal diversification of Prunus subgenus Laurocerasus section Mesopygeum (Rosaceae) in the Malesian region. 2018, 56(6):637-651.

18. Wen J*, Harris AJ, Kalburgi Y, Zhang N, Xu Y, Zheng W, Ickert-Bond SM, Johnson G, Zimmer EA. Chloroplast phylogenomics of the New World grape species (Vitis, Vitaceae). Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2018, 56(4):297-308.

17. Xu Y, Hu CM, Hao G*. Primula centellifolia (Primulaceae), a new species from south-central China. Phytotaxa. 2017, 326(4): 259-263.

16. Xu Y, Huang GH, Hu CM, Hao G*. Primula pengzhouensis (Primulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, southwestern China. Plant Diversity. 2017, 39(4): 229-231.

15. Zhang CY, Liu TJ, Xu Y, Yan HF*. Characterization of the whole chloroplast genome of a rare candelabra primrose Primula chrysochlora (Primulaceae). Conservation Genetics Resources. 2017, 9(3): 361-363.

14. Yan HF, Xu Y, Zhu ZM, Hu CM, Hao G*. Lysimachia sinopilosa (Primulaceae), a New Species from Yunnan, China. Annales Botanici Fennici. 2017, 54(1-3): 45-48.

13. Zhang CY, Liu TJ, Yan HF, Xu Y*. The complete chloroplast genome of Primula persimilis (Primulaceae). Conservation Genetics Resources. 2017, 9(2): 189-191.

12. Zhang CY, Liu TJ, Xu Y, Yan HF*, Hao G, Ge XJ. Characterization of the whole chloroplast genome of an endangered species Primula kwangtungensis (Primulaceae). Conservation Genetics Resources. 2017, 9(1): 87-89.

11. Xu Y, Hu CM, Hao G*. Primula scopulicola (Primulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, southwestern China. Annales Botanici Fennici. 2016, 53: 277-279.

10. Xu Y, Yu XL, Hu CM, Hao G*. Morphological and molecular phylogenetic data reveal a new species of Primula (Primulaceae) from Hunan, China. PLoS ONE. 2016, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0161172.

9. Xu Y, Yan HF, Hu CM, Hao G*. Primula persimilis sp. nov. (Primulaceae) from Sichuan, China. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2016, 34: 409-412.

8. Xu Y, Li CH, Hu CM, Hao G*. Primula wawushanica sp. nov. (Primulaceae) from Sichuan, southwestern China. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2016, 34:156-158.

7. Xu Y, Hu CM, Hao G*. Pollen morphology of Androsace (Primulaceae) and its systematic implications. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 2016, 54(1): 48-64.

6. Xu Y, Liu TJ, Hu CM, Hao G*. Primula anthemifolia (Primulaceae), a New Species from Sichuan, China. Annales Botanici Fennici. 2015, 52(5-6): 373-375.

5. Yu XL, Xu Y, Hu CM, Hao G*. Primula hunanensis sp. nov. (Primulaceae) from Hunan, south-central China. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2015, 33(3): 381-384.

4. Xu Y, Hu CM, Hao G*. A New Species of Primula (Primulaceae) from Sichuan, China. Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany. 2015, 23(2): 147-150.

3. Xu Y, Yuan S, Hu CM, Hao G*. Primula dejuniana (Primulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China. Annales Botanici Fennici. 2014, 51: 372-374.

2. Xu Y, Liu ZY, Yu XL, Hu CM, Hao G*. Primula pelargoniifolia (Primulaceae), a new species from Chongqing, China. Annales Botanici Fennici. 2014, 51: 125-127.

1. Wu X, Xu Y, Hu CM, Hao G*. Primula mianyangensis (Primulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China. Phytotaxa. 2013, 13(1): 49-52.