Akbarjon Rozimov
PhD Candidate · Evolutionary & Conservation Genomics
Evolutionary biologist and ichthyologist working on the genomics and conservation of Central Asian freshwater fishes.
- Fish Evolution and Genomics Group, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing, P.R. China
- [email protected]
- +86 182 1019 3552 · +998 94 114 9809 (UZ / WhatsApp)
About
I am an evolutionary biologist and ichthyologist specializing in the genomics and conservation of Central Asian freshwater fishes. My PhD research at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences delivers the first chromosome-level genomic resources and conservation assessment for the critically endangered Amu Darya false shovelnose sturgeons (Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni and P. hermanni), integrating population genomics, demographic inference, and conservation genomics with field-based biodiversity survey. I am a member of the IUCN SSC Sturgeon Specialist Group and a peer reviewer for several journals.
Education
MSc in Ichthyology and Hydrobiology
Sep 2021 – Jun 2023 National University of Uzbekistan (Mirzo Ulugbek) — Tashkent Thesis: The ichthyofauna of the Chirchik River — species diversity, conservation and practical importance.BSc in Biology
Sep 2017 – Jun 2021 Urgench State University — Khorezm, Uzbekistan Undergraduate research: Diversity and conservation of freshwater fishes in the lower Amu Darya River.Experience
Curator of the Zoological Collection
Jan 2022 – Aug 2023 Institute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan — Tashkent Managed inventory, curation, and digitization of the national ichthyological collection; conducted data analysis supporting taxonomic and conservation research.IUCN SSC Sturgeon Specialist Group — Member
2021 – present International Union for Conservation of Nature Contributing to sturgeon conservation assessment and Red List work in Central Asia.Fieldwork & research experience
Lost Syr Darya Sturgeon survey
2025 Trammel-net and eDNA surveys across the Syr Darya basin in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan; with Tennessee Aquarium and Re:wild.Sturgeon & cyprinid sampling for de novo genome assembly
2024 Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, Schizothorax eurystomus, Gymnodiptychus dybowskii.Hydro4U fish sampling
2022 – 2023 Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, with TIIAME.Chirchik, Zeravshan, Surkhandarya & lower Amu Darya river surveys
2019 – 2023 Partly self-funded inventories underpinning three publications.Technical skills
Genomics
- Mitochondrial & chromosome-level genome assembly
- Annotation
- SNP calling & genotyping
Population genomics
- PCA, ADMIXTURE, phylogenomics
- f3- and D-statistics
- Gene flow analysis
Demographic & conservation
- Ne trajectories, divergence time
- Inbreeding, genetic load
- IUCN & regional Red List assessment
Software & tools
- GATK · PLINK · VCFtools · BCFtools
- ADMIXTURE · Dsuite · fastsimcoal2 · PSMC
- TreeMix · SLiM · SMC++ · Stairway Plot 2
- Bash · R · Python · HPC workflows
Conference presentations
Multidimensional crisis: geographic range contraction, phenotypic degradation, genomic erosion, and cultural exploitation of the critically endangered Amu Darya shovelnose sturgeons
Oct 2025 10th International Symposium on Sturgeon — Yichang, China Oral presentationSturgeon survival and conservation challenges in the Amu Darya
Sep 2024 30th Anniversary Meeting, IUCN Sturgeon Specialist Group — Bordeaux, France Invited online presentationAwards & scholarships
ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents
2023 UCAS — No. 2023ANP0152Presidential Scholarship
2022 / 2023 National University of Uzbekistan — No. 4/1Contact
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