Areas of Focus
- Innate immunity in insects (silkworms)
- Disease and pest interaction mechanisms in mulberry trees
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
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
- 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, Huiyu Yi et al., 2020
- BmCalpains are involved in autophagy and apoptosis during metamorphosis and after starvation in Bombyx mori, Huiyu Yi et al., 2018
- Insect antimicrobial peptides and their applications, Huiyu Yi et al., 2014
- Gloverins of the silkworm Bombyx mori: structural and binding properties and activities, Huiyu Yi et al., 2013
- 广州地区桑椹菌核病病原鉴定, Huiyu Yi et al., 2017
- Cholesterol derivatives induce dephosphorylation of the histone deacetylases Rpd3/HDAC1 to upregulate autophagy, Huiyu Yi et al., 2020
- Steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone induces the transcription and complex assembly of V-ATPases to facilitate autophagy in Bombyx mori, Huiyu Yi et al., 2019
- Functional characterization of short-type peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) from silkworm Bombyx mori in innate immunity, Huiyu Yi et al., 2019
- Co-expression of Dorsal and Rel2 negatively regulates antimicrobial peptide expression in the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta, Huiyu Yi et al., 2016
- A Toll-Spätzle pathway in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, Huiyu Yi et al., 2012
- Manduca sexa gloverin binds microbial components and is active against bacteria and fungi, Huiyu Yi et al., 2012
- Functional divergence among silkworm antimicrobial peptide paralogs by the activities of recombinant proteins and the induced expression profiles, Huiyu Yi et al., 2011
Awards
- 2019: Second Prize for Major Disease Diagnosis and Detection Technology Innovation in Sericulture, Guangdong Province (2018-2-X07-R11)
