Associate Professor, 2023 -
Assistant Professor, 2017 - 2023
| Postdoc | 2016 | North Carolina State University |
| Ph.D. (dairy science) | 2011 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| M.S. (biometry) | 2011 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| M.S. (biochemistry) | 2007 | Case Western Reserve University |
| B.S. (biology) | 2005 | USTC, China (中国科大) |
Lab Manager, 2017 -
| M.S. (genetics) | 1998 | University of Kentucky |
| B.S. (biotechnology) | 1994 | University of Kentucky |
I have been a lab manager at MSU since 1997. In addition to the Huang Lab, I am also lab manager for two other faculty members. I received my B.S. and M.S. from the University of Kentucky. In addition to conducting research, I am responsible for overseeing the routine functioning of the laboratory as well as training students. When I’m not at work, I’m busy trying to keep up with my twin girls.
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2022 -
| Ph.D. (entomology) | 2019 | Nanjing Agricultural University |
| B.S. (plant protection) | 2013 | Nanjing Agricultural University |
I am an entomologist, focusing on a variety of insect pests from the fruit flies to the red flour beetles. My current research project is conducting molecular biology, fly genetics, and biometrics to get some clues on fundamental aspects of the central dogma.
Graduate Student, 2021 -
| M.S. (animal science) | 2023 | Michigan State University |
| B.S. (animal science) | 2021 | Michigan State University |
I am an Animal Scientist that is passionate about the concept of “One Health”. I hope to contribute to the optimization of livestock health through the implementation of bioinformatics and a comprehensive understanding of genetics. I am interested in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Genes and the implications they have on the collective health of both people and animals.
Graduate Student, 2025 -
| M.S. (agronomy and seed industry) | 2023 | Huazhong Agricultural University |
| B.S. (plant science and technology) | 2020 | Huazhong Agricultural University |
I am a Ph.D. student with a background in genetics and bioinformatics. My research focuses on the identification of loss-of-function mutations and their roles in complex traits.
| Name |
Role | Tenure |
Present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Bedhane | Postdoctoral Scholar | 2022-2025 | Postdoc, Kansas State University |
| Julie Salerno | Undergraduate Student | 2024-2025 | Student, Michigan State University |
| Fei Zhang | Gradaute Student, Ph.D. (2024) | 2019-2024 | Postdoc, Texas A&M University |
| Yuchen Du | Undergraduate Student | 2024-2024 | Student, University of Texas at Austin |
| Samuel Snowden | Undergraduate Student | 2022-2023 | Student, Michigan State University |
| Haylee Emard | Undergraduate Student | 2022-2022 | |
| Rodrigo Savegnago | Postdoctoral Scholar | 2021-2022 | Research Scientist, Genus/PIC |
| Suxu Tan | Postdoctoral Scholar | 2019-2021 | Lecturer, Qingdao University, China |
| Jinding Liu | Visiting Scholar | 2019-2021 | Associate Professor, Nanjing Agricultural University, China |
| Jianping Quan | Visiting Student | 2019-2020 | Associate Professor, South China Agricultural University, China |
| Danyue Kang | Undergraduate Student | 2018-2020 | Resident, University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory |
| Eric Chen | Okemos High School Student | 2018-2019 | |
| Tim Cook | Undergraduate Student | 2019-2019 | |
| Rongrong Ding | Visiting Student | 2018-2019 | Lecturer, Northwest A&F University, China |
| Michelle Ratchford | Undergraduate Student | 2018-2018 | |
| Zhijun Dai | Postdoctoral Scholar | 2017-2018 | Lecturer, Hunan Agricultural University, China |
| Jie Yang | Visiting Scholar | 2017-2018 | Professor, South China Agricultural University, China |