Ph.D. Student
Department of Entomology
Borlaug Center, Rm127b
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2475
Phone: (979) 676-3209
Fax: (979) 845-6305
E-mail
A bit about my research interests
I am a PhD student with a strong interest in entomology, and agricultural pests. I am co-advised by Dr. Keyan Zhu-Salzman and Dr. Spencer Behmer. When I was an undergraduate, my major was Plant Protection, which gave me a comprehensive knowledge about the relationship between plants, insects, pathogen and other environmental factors. My current interest is nutrition based plant-insect systems, which focuses on the modification of plant sterol profiles and the effects on insects. Since sterols are required nutrients for insects, I want to use modern biological techniques to generate transgenic plants with key genes modified in the plant sterol pathway. In the long run, I believe this system can expand our understanding of the relationship between plants and insects, and lead us to develop a novel and environmental-friendly strategies in pest control.
Training and Education
B.S. in Agronomy (Huazhong Agricultural University, China 2012)
Exchange student (National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan 2012)