She is currently leading a research group on coral reef ecology and coral taxonomy with ten faculty members and six graduate students. Her recent research work focuses on (1) coral taxonomy; (2)status and species distribution of coral reef and coral communities in China’s coastal and oceanic waters, and in particular the taxonomy of stony corals and gorgonian; (3) health status and evaluation on coral reef and coral communities in China, especially the degradation process under local sediment/eutrophication stress and global change ambience; (4) conservation and management strategy of coral reef ecosystem and marine biodiversity.