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Biology and Biochemistry

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61
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National Ranking
4933

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kun Yan Zhu is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States and has a research profile grounded primarily in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work engages significantly with subfields such as Molecular Biology, Insect Science, and Plant Science, with additional involvement in Immunology and Genetics.

The scientist's research spans several interconnected topics including Insect Resistance and Genetics, Insect Pest Control Strategies, Insect and Pesticide Research, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control.

Frequent collaborators in their research include William R. Morrison, Jianzhen Zhang, Sabita Ranabhat, Enbo Ma, and Kristopher Silver.

Kun Yan Zhu's publications often appear in journals with a strong focus on entomology and pest control. These include Pest Management Science, Journal of Economic Entomology, Journal of Stored Products Research, Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, and Insects.

Notable recent papers authored by or connected to this researcher are:

  • "Strategies for enhancing the efficiency of RNA interference in insects," 2021, Pest Management Science
  • "Tribolium castaneum: A Model Insect for Fundamental and Applied Research," 2021, Annual Review of Entomology
  • "Simultaneous Improvement of Limonene Production and Tolerance in Yarrowia lipolytica through Tolerance Engineering and Evolutionary Engineering," 2021, ACS Synthetic Biology
  • "High-efficiency production of bisabolene from waste cooking oil by metabolically engineered Yarrowia lipolytica," 2021, Microbial Biotechnology
  • "The biology, ecology and management of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)," 2021, Journal of Stored Products Research

Kun Yan Zhu was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Towards the elements of successful insect RNAi.

    Jeffrey G. Scott;Kristin Michel;Lyric C. Bartholomay;Blair D. Siegfried

  • Chitosan/double-stranded RNA nanoparticle-mediated RNA interference to silence chitin synthase genes through larval feeding in the African malaria mosquito (Anopheles gambiae)

    X. Zhang;J. Zhang;J. Zhang;K. Y. Zhu

  • Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges of Insect RNA Interference.

    Kun Yan Zhu;Subba Reddy Palli

  • Biosynthesis, Turnover, and Functions of Chitin in Insects

    Kun Yan Zhu;Hans Merzendorfer;Wenqing Zhang;Jianzhen Zhang

  • Biology and management of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in stored products.

    S. Mohandass;F. H. Arthur;K. Y. Zhu;James E. Throne

  • Molecular mechanisms influencing efficiency of RNA interference in insects

    Anastasia Mw Cooper;Kristopher Silver;Jianzhen Zhang;Jianzhen Zhang;Yoonseong Park

  • A Point Mutation of Acetylcholinesterase Associated with Azinphosmethyl Resistance and Reduced Fitness in Colorado Potato Beetle

    Kun Yan Zhu;Si Hyeock Lee;J. M. Clark

  • Transgenesis and paratransgenesis to control insect-borne diseases: current status and future challenges.

    Iliano V. Coutinho-Abreu;Kun Yan Zhu;Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigao

  • Silencing of two alternative splicing-derived mRNA variants of chitin synthase 1 gene by RNAi is lethal to the oriental migratory locust, Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen).

    Jianzhen Zhang;Xiaojian Liu;Jianqin Zhang;Daqi Li

  • RNA interference: Applications and advances in insect toxicology and insect pest management.

    Young Ho Kim;Moustapha Soumaila Issa;Anastasia M.W. Cooper;Kun Yan Zhu

  • Expression patterns of three heat shock protein 70 genes among developmental stages of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

    Rizana Mahroof;Kun Yan Zhu;Lisa Neven;Bhadriraju Subramanyam

  • A gut-specific chitinase gene essential for regulation of chitin content of peritrophic matrix and growth of Ostrinia nubilalis larvae.

    Chitvan Khajuria;Lawrent L. Buschman;Ming-Shun Chen;Ming-Shun Chen;Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan

  • Comparative analysis of proteinase activities of Bacillus thuringiensis-resistant and -susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

    Huarong Li;Brenda Oppert;Randall A Higgins;Fangneng Huang

  • Cholinergic and non-cholinergic functions of two acetylcholinesterase genes revealed by gene-silencing in Tribolium castaneum

    Yanhui Lu;Yanhui Lu;Yoonseong Park;Xiwu Gao;Xin Zhang

  • Effects of atrazine and cyanazine on chlorpyrifos toxicity in Chironomus tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae)

    Ying Jin-Clark;Michael J. Lydy;K. U. N. Y. A. N. Zhu

  • Synergistic and antagonistic effects of atrazine on the toxicity of organophosphorodithioate and organophosphorothioate insecticides to Chironomus tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae)

    Troy D Anderson;Kun Yan Zhu

  • Molecular cloning and characterization of a greenbug (Schizaphis graminum) cDNA encoding acetylcholinesterase possibly evolved from a duplicate gene lineage

    J.-R. Gao;S. Kambhampati;K.Y. Zhu

  • Detectability of Coleopteran-specific Cry3Bb1 Protein in Soil and Its Effect on Nontarget Surface and Below-Ground Arthropods

    Aqeel Ahmad;Gerald E. Wilde;Kun Yan Zhu

  • Mechanisms of organophosphate resistance in a field population of oriental migratory locust, Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen).

    M.L. Yang;J.Z. Zhang;K.Y. Zhu;T. Xuan

  • Comparative Genomic Analysis of Chitinase and Chitinase-Like Genes in the African Malaria Mosquito (Anopheles gambiae)

    Jianzhen Zhang;Jianzhen Zhang;Xin Zhang;Yasuyuki Arakane;Yasuyuki Arakane;Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan

Frequent Co-Authors

Enbo Ma
Enbo Ma Shanxi University
Frank H. Arthur
Frank H. Arthur Agricultural Research Service
Raul Narciso C. Guedes
Raul Narciso C. Guedes Universidade Federal de Viçosa
James E. Throne
James E. Throne US Department of Agriculture
Brenda Oppert
Brenda Oppert Agricultural Research Service
Ming-Shun Chen
Ming-Shun Chen Kansas State University
Fangneng Huang
Fangneng Huang Louisiana State University
Bernard Moussian
Bernard Moussian University of Tübingen
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan Kansas State University
Yuan Ping Pang
Yuan Ping Pang Mayo Clinic

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