Editorial for the “Genetic Studies of Fish” Special Issue

Dr. Yang Liu received his PhD from Ocean University of China in 2020 and conducted postdoctoral research from 2020 to 2022 at the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. He is currently an Assistant Researcher, focusing on seawater fish breeding and the development of new aquaculture varieties, particularly the analysis of hybridization advantages in groupers. He has led several research projects, including those funded by the Hainan Provincial Key Research and Development Program and the Qingdao Gold Seed Talent Training Project. He has published nine papers as the first or corresponding author, contributed to one monograph, and participated in four authorized patents. His research topics mainly include fish genetic breeding, hybridization analysis, molecular breeding, multi-omics integration, and the genetic mechanisms underlying hybrid vigor in groupers.