Education

Purdue University
Department of Entomology
West Lafayette IN 47907
Ph.D.
2002 - Current

Nan Kai University
Department of Biology
China
M.S.
1999 - 2002

Tian Jin Normal University
Department of Biology
China
B.A.
1995 - 1999

Work Experience

Nan Kai University
Department of Biology
China
Teaching Assistant (2000)

Laboratory Zoology for medical school students.

Research Experience

Purdue University
Department of Entomology
West Lafayette IN 47907
Research Assistant (2002 - current)

Identification of genes expressed in the midgut of cowpea weevil and their responses to different digestive enzyme inhibitors.

Publications and Presentations

Festucci-Buselli RA, Carvalho-Dias AS, de Oliveira-Andrade M, Caixeta-Nunes C, Li HM , Stuart JJ, Muir W, Scharf ME, Pittendrigh BR., 2005, Expression of Cyp6g1 and Cyp12d1 in DDT resistant and susceptible strains of Drosophila melanogaster. Insect Mol Biol. 14(1):69-77.
 
Pedra J.H., Brandt A., Li H.M ., Westerman R., Romero-Severson J., Pollack R.J., Murdock L.L., Pittendrigh B.R., 2003, Transcriptome identification of putative genes involved in protein catabolism and innate immune response in human body louse (Pediculicidae: Pediculus humanus). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 33(11): 1135-1143.
 
Pedra J.H., Brandt A., Westerman R., Lobo N, Li H.M., Romero-Severson J., Murdock L.L., Pittendright B.R.. 2003, Transcriptome analysis of the cowpea weevil bruchid: identification of putative proteinases and a-amylases associated with food breakdown. Insect Molecular Biology, 12(4): 405-412.
 
Li H.M ., Li H.H. & Wang S.X., 2002, The catalogue of Crambinae of China (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). SHILA, Revta. Lepid. 29 (113): 49-76
 
Liu D.H., Jiang W.S., Meng Q.H., Liu Q., Li H.M ., Gao X.Z. & Guo S.H., 2000, Observation of root tips of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) by electron microscopy after treatment with cadmium. Israel Journal of Plant Science 48: 289-295.

Posters                

Transcriptome analysis of the cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus), ESA Annual Meeting in Cincinnati , OH . Oct. 2003
            
Transcriptome analysis of the cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus), Purdue University, Sigma Xi Chapter, Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, Stewart Center, Purdue University, Feb., 2004

Awards, Honors and Activities

• William L. Brehm Memorial Scholarship, 69th Annual Purdue Pest Management (2004)
• Agricultural Research Programs Fellowship from Purdue University (2003 - 2005)
• Ross Fellowship from Purdue University (2002 - 2003)
• Conference 3rd place of PHD student paper presentation in OVEA (2002)
• Nan Kai University Outstanding Student Scholarship (2001)
• Tian Jin Normal University Outstanding Student Scholarship (1998)

• Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, OH (2003)
• The Seventh Purdue International Symposium on Statistics (2003)
• Volunteer work for the 67th Purdue Pest Management Conference (2003)
• Ohio Valley Entomology Association Annual Meeting (2002)