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) | 1999 | University of Kentucky |
| B.S. (biotechnology) | 1993 | 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 five-year old 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.
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2022 -
| Ph.D. (animal genomics) | 2021 | University of New England, Australia |
| Postgrad diploma (agriculture) | 2016 | Lincoln University, New Zealand |
| M.S. (animal genetics) | 2013 | AgroParisTech, France |
| M.S. (animal science) | 2012 | Swedish university of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden |
| B.S. (animal science) | 2005 | Hawassa University, Ethiopia |
Broadly, I am interested in factors that control genetic variation and how these can be utilised in quantitative genetics. Particularly, I am interested in genome wide association study, genomic prediction and methods of estimating genetic parameters for performance and disease traits in various species.
Gratuate Student, 2019 -
| Research Assistant | 2017-2019 | South University of Science and Technology, China |
| Bioinformatics Scientist | 2016-2017 | Novogene Co. Ltd, China |
| M.S. (biochemistry) | 2015 | Dalian Medical University, China |
I am interested in biological questions such as how is a specific phenotype determined by genetic and epigenetic information. I am trying to employ NGS data analysis to find some clues.
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.
Undergraduate Student, 2024 -
| B.S./M.S. (microbiology, genetics, & immunology) | expected 2026/27 | Michigan State University |
I am an undergraduate in the BS/MS program in the MGI department. I am very interested in all things genomics, and bioinformatics.
| Name |
Role | Tenure |
Present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuchen Du | Undergraduate Student | 2024-2024 | Student, University of Texas at Austin |
| Samuel Snowden | Undergraduate Student | 2022-2023 | |
| 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 | |
| Danyue Kang | Undergraduate Student | 2018-2020 | VetMed Student, Ohio State University |
| 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 |