2018-2020, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC-51709187), Prediction and Evaluation of Fish Habitat Suitability in Huge Reservoir Area of Cascade Hydropower Station.

2015-2019, National Key Basic Research Development Plan (973 Plan): Studies on the key biological problems related to cultivation of Chinese sturgeon in controlled system (Grant no.: 2015CB150700).

2016-2018, Shenzhen Basic Research Program, Algal cultivation in an internally illuminated photobioreactor for the removal of nutrients from wastewater and fixation of CO₂ 

2015-2017, National Nature Science Foundation of Hubei Province, China (2016CFB239),Habitat Suitability Simulation and Prediction under the Impact of Flow and Sediment Changes in the Middle Yangtze River.

2012-2015, National Science and Technology Support Program: Pilot program on technology of ecological restoration and environmental protection for large water conservancy and hydropower projects (Grant no.: 2012BAC06B00).

2008-2010, International S & T Corporation Program of China: The Strategies of Convention on Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Function of the Three Gorge Reservoir (Grant no.: 2008DFA31550).

2004-2008, Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Long term effect of river damming on the aquatic resources (Grant no.: 30490230).