Areas of Focus
- Utilization of Organic Waste
- Biomass Conversion Technology and Products
- Microbial Ecology
Work Experience
- 2015-present: Associate Professor, Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2012-2015: Postdoctoral Researcher, Preventive Veterinary Station, Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2009-2010: Visiting Doctoral Researcher, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-2012: PhD in Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2000-2004: Bachelor's in Bioengineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University
Publications
- Physicochemical structure of chitin in the developing stages of black soldier fly, Huarui Wang, Kashif Ur Rehman, Weijian Feng, Dan Yang, Rashid Ur Rehman, Minmin Cai, Jibin Zhang, Ziniu Yu, Longyu Zheng, 2020
- De novo transcriptome sequencing and analysis revealed the molecular basis of rapid fat accumulation by black soldier fly, Zhaolu Zhu, Kashif ur Rehman, Yongqiang Yu, Xiu Liu, Hui Wang, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Sing-Hoi Sze, Minmin Cai, Jibin Zhang, Ziniu Yu, Jinshui Zheng, Longyu Zheng, 2019
- Genomic landscape and genetic manipulation of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens, a natural waste recycler, Shuai Zhan, Gangqi Fang, Minmin Cai, Zongqing Kou, Jun Xu, Yanghui Cao, Liang Bai, Yixiang Zhang, Yongmao Jiang, Xingyu Luo, Jian Xu, Xia Xu, Longyu Zheng, Ziniu Yu, Hong Yang, Zhijian Zhang, Sibao Wang, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Jibin Zhang, Yongping Huang, 2019
- Evaluation of Salmonella Movement Through the Gut of the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Longyu Zheng, Tawni L Crippen, Cynthia L Sheffield, Toni L Poole, Ziniu Yu, Jeffrey K Tomberlin, 2011
Awards
- 2017: Excellent Undergraduate Summer Practice Instructor Award
- 2019: Third Prize for Teaching Quality Excellence