Areas of Focus
- Innate immunity in insects (silkworms)
- Interaction mechanisms between mulberry trees and pests
Work Experience
- 2013/11 – 2016/07: Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University
- 2013/11 – 2015/11: Exchange Scholar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2006-2013 PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, South China Agricultural University
- 2011-2013 Joint PhD training, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA
- 2003-2006 Master in Agricultural Insect and Pest Control, South China Agricultural University
- 1999-2003 Bachelor in Life Sciences, Hunan University of Science and Technology
Publications
- Clathrin‐dependent endocytosis predominantly mediates protein absorption by fat body from the hemolymph in Bombyx mori, Hui-Yu Yi*, Ling Tian*, 2020
- BmCalpains are involved inautophagy and apoptosis during metamorphosis and after starvation in Bombyx mori, Huiyu Yi#, Wanying Yang, Wenmei Wu, Xingxia Li, Xiaojuan Deng, Qingrong Li, Yang Cao, Yangjin Zhong*, Yadong Huang*, 2018
- Insect antimicrobial peptides and their applications, Huiyu Yi#, Munmun Chowdhury, Yadong Huang, Xiaoqiang Yu*, 2014
Awards
- 2019: Second Prize for Major Disease Diagnosis and Detection Key Technology Innovation in Sericulture, Guangdong Province Agricultural Technology Extension (2018-2-X07-R11)