Contact Information
505 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Additional Campus Affiliations
C. W. Kearns, C. L. Metcalf, and W. P. Flint Endowed Chair, Entomology
Professor, Entomology
Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Recent Publications
Guo, M., Liu, J., Li, Z., Wang, Y., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Yang, C., & Pan, H. (2026). POU transcription factor nubbin (HvNub) is required for the wing development and reproduction in the 28-spotted ladybeetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Pest Management Science, 82(5), 4807-4814. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.70595
Liu, J., Chen, Q., Yoon, J. S., Guo, M., Yang, C., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., & Pan, H. (2026). Trachealess, a bHLH-PAS transcription factor, is an upstream regulator of 20-hydroxyecdysone signaling essential for molting in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 188, Article 104493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2026.104493
Liu, Y., Wang, W., Wang, Y., Zhou, X., Xie, W., & Zhang, Y. (2026). Transformer is involved in female sex determination in Bemisia tabaci. Insect Molecular Biology, 35(1), 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.70000
Zhou, X., Merchant, A., & Sun, Q. (2026). Complex Behaviors in Termites: Mechanisms and Evolution. Annual Review of Entomology, 71(1), 405-426. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-121423-013330
Chen, S., Ruan, Y., Li, Z., Zhou, C., Chen, Q., Zhou, X., Zhang, Y., Yang, C., & Pan, H. (2025). CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of the melanization gene ebony in the 28-spotted ladybeetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 208, Article 106231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2024.106231