Maohua Chen

　　Ph. D, Professor; PhD supervisor;

　　The main research interests include insect population genetics and insecticide resistance mechanisms. The current editor of Bulletin of Entomological Research、Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata、PLoS ONE and Journal of Biosafety.

　　Email: maohua.chen@foxmail.com

　　Tel: +86 187 0923 3057

 

　　Main grants

　　1.Genetic structure, gene flow and expanding route of the invasive species, Cydia pomonella in China: research basing on microsatellite and mitochondrial genes, National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.31071687，2011-2013），320 000 RMB.

　　2.Mode of reproduction and gene flow pattern under insecticide selection pressure in Chinese populations of Rhopalosiphum padi, National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 31272036，2013-2016）， 800 000 RMB.

　　3.Mechanism of the CYP6CY3 promoter polymorphism-regulated resistance to imidacloprid of Rhopalosiphum padi, National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 31471766，2015-2018）， 800 000 RMB.

　　4.Gene flow among Cydia pomonella host and geographic populations in China: knowledge on the population genetics for SIT, IAEA （International Atomic Energy Agency） Coordinated Research Project （No.16341，2010-2014），250 000 RMB.

　　5.Oriental fruit moth on different host plants over the season in its region of origin: population genetics in Northwestern China, International Cooperation Project of ETH Zurich, 2011-2014, 650 000 RMB.

　　Main publications

　　1.Life cycle and population genetics of bird cherry-oat aphids Rhopalosiphum padi in China: an important pest on wheat crops. Journal of Pest Science, 2016, DOI 10.1007/s10340-016-0752-9.

　　2.Expression patterns, mutation detection and RNA interference of Rhopalosiphum padi voltage-gated sodium channel genes, Scientific Reports, 2016, 6:30166.

　　3.Molecular cloning and characterization of multidrug resistance protein 1 （MRP1） in the bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi （Hemiptera: Aphididae）， and the synergistic effects of verapamil. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 2016, 92（1）： 65-84.

　　4.Population genetics affected by pest management using fruit-bagging: a case study with Grapholita molesta （Lepidoptera: Tortricidae） in China. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2016,156: 117-127

　　5.Mitochondrial DNA revealed the extent of genetic diversity and invasion origin of populations from two separate invaded areas of a newly invasive pest, Cydia pomonella （L.） （Lepidoptera: Tortricidae） in China. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2016, 105: 485-496.

　　Research interests

　　1.Molecular ecology and microevolution （insect population genetics）

　　2.Molecular toxicology （insecticide resistance mechanisms）

　　Presentations and posters of graduate students

　　1.Lixiaoye, October 27-31, 2013, Kunming, presentation: "DNA barcoding of four Tortricidae species （Lepidoptera: Tortricoidea: Tortricidae） from China", the 5th IBLC.

　　2.Liyuting, October 28-31,2014, Fuzhou, presentation: Different genetic diversity of a newly invasive pest, Cydia pomonella （Lepidoptera: Tortricidae） in northeastern and northwestern China, ICIMEPM.

　　3.Zhengyan, October 28-31,2014, Fuzhou, presentation: Population genetics affected by fruit-bagging: preliminary results of a case study with Grapholita molesta （Lepidoptera: Tortricidae） in China, ICIMEPM.

　　4.Zuoyayun, 2014.10.23, Baoding, presentation: Cereal aphids Resistance Monitoring and Ace 1 gene polymorphism, Chinese Entomological Society annual meeting.

　　5.PengXiong, 2014.10.23, Baoding, presentation: Different regions of China cereal aphids mode of reproduction research in, Chinese Entomological Society annual meeting.

　　6.Zhang Meng, June 15-18, 2015, poster: Cloning of eight nAChR subunit genes of Rhopalosiphum padi （Hemiptera: Aphididae） and point mutation detection in field population, the 5th ISIPBMB.

　　7.Duanxinle, December 12-15, 2014, Nanning, excellent poster award: Microsatellite analysis revealed limited gene flow among populations of an invasive species Cydia pomonella in two isolated regions of a corridor area in China, the Fourth National Conference of biological invasion and Youth innovation Forum.

　　Awards of graduate students

　　1.National Scholarship: Kang Xinle;

　　2.Outstanding Graduate Students: Peng Lijuan, Li Yuting, Zhao Qi;

　　3.Outstanding Graduate Cadres: Lin Fangfei

　　Employment of graduate

　　Xinle Duan （Lecturer in Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University）； Meng Zhang  （Research Associate in Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences）； Yan Zheng （Lecturer in Linyi University）；  Xudong Zhang （Government of Guyuan County, Hebei Province）； Xinle Kang （Ph. D student of Shandong University）； Gaoming Liu （Ph. D student of Chinese Academy of Sciences）； Yayun Zuo （Ph. D student of Nanjing Agricultural University）