Lab Introduction & Major Research Interests
My research interest lies on the control mechanism of insect behavior, especially the rhythmic behavior or reproductive behavior. Cockroaches are the experimental animals used in the research. My research is focusing on the relationship between the behavioral expression of circadian rhythm and reproductive strategy. Main focus of recent projects is on the signal transduction of circadian clock system in brain and central nervous system of cockroach.
Recent Representative Publication ( * corresponding author)
1. Huang JH, Liu Y, Lin YH, Belles X, Lee HJ*. Practical Use of RNA Interference: Oral Delivery of Double-stranded RNA in Liposome Carriers for Cockroaches. Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2018; 135, e57385
2. Lin YH, Huang JH, Liu Y, Belles X, Lee HJ*. Oral delivery of dsRNA lipoplexes to German cockroach protects dsRNA from degradation and induces RNAi response. Pest Management Science. 2017; 73:960-966
3. Chung CY, Chang CC, Lee HJ*. Adaptation of the cockroachBlattella germanica to human habitats: circadian and noncircadian factors. Physiological Entomology. 2016; 41: 301-312
4. Jedlička P, Jedličková V, Lee HJ*. Expression of stress-related genes in the parthenogenetic forms of the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology,Part A. 2015; 180:32-37
5. Lin YH, Lee CM, Huang JH, Lee HJ*. Circadian regulation of permethrin susceptibility by glutathione S-transferase (BgGSTD1) in the German cockroach (Blattella germanica). Journal of Insect Physiology.2014; 65:45-50