Yongliang Fan

Agricultural Research Technician I

Supervisor: Dr. Coby Schal

3109 Gardner Hall
Campus Box 7613
Raleigh, NC 27695-7613
Phone: 919.515.1820
Fax: 919.515.7746
E-mail: yongliang_fan@ncsu.edu

EDUCATION

B.S.   Shanxi Agricultural University
           Taigu, Shanxi Province P.R. China
           August 1981-July 1985. Major: Plant Protection

M.S.   Department of Biology
           Shanxi University
           Shanxi Province P.R. China
           Major: Zoology
           Advisor: Professor Ruilin Liu

Ph.D. Shanghai Institute of Entomology
           The Chinese Academy of Sciences
           Shanghai, P.R. China
           August 1992-February 1996
           Major: Insect Physiology and Biochemistry
           Advisor: Professor Meixun Cao

SPECIALIZATION AND AREAS OF INTEREST

Insect chemical communication
Mechanisms of pheromone biosyntesis and release in insects

CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Hydrocarbon biosynthesis, transport and deposition in cockroaches and termites
Population genetics of the German cockroach using microsatellites
Cockroach allergens