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Si Hyeock Lee is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research broadly addresses insect science, molecular biology, plant science, genetics, as well as ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their scientific output prominently features studies within insect and pesticide research, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, and insect resistance and genetics. Additional topics encompass insect-plant interactions and control, insect pest control strategies, dermatological diseases and infestations, and plant and animal studies.

Si Hyeock Lee's recent published research includes the following papers:

  • Transcriptomic identification and characterization of genes responding to sublethal doses of three different insecticides in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, 2020, Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
  • Characterization of Venom Components and Their Phylogenetic Properties in Some Aculeate Bumblebees and Wasps, 2020, Toxins
  • Development of mite (Tetranychus urticae)-resistant transgenic Chinese cabbage using plant-mediated RNA interference, 2020, Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology
  • Chronic exposure to field-realistic doses of imidacloprid resulted in biphasic negative effects on honey bee physiology, 2022, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Comparative analyses of the venom components in the salivary gland transcriptomes and saliva proteomes of some heteropteran insects, 2021, Insect Science

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Si Hyeock Lee include:

  • Kyungjae Andrew Yoon
  • Ju Hyeon Kim
  • Susie Cho
  • Do Eun Lee

The scientist has published regularly in a number of venues, with the most prolific being:

  • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
  • Entomological Research

Best Publications

  • Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle

    Ewen F. Kirkness;Brian J. Haas;Brian J. Haas;Weilin Sun;Henk R. Braig

  • 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

  • Molecular Analysis of kdr-like Resistance in Permethrin-Resistant Strains of Head Lice, Pediculus capitis

    Si Hyeock Lee;Kyong-Sup Yoon;Martin S. Williamson;Susannah J Goodson

  • Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of Deltamethrin Resistance in the Common Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

    Kyong Sup Yoon;Deok Ho Kwon;Joseph P. Strycharz;Craig S. Hollingsworth

  • A point mutation in a glutamate-gated chloride channel confers abamectin resistance in the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch.

    D. H. Kwon;K. S. Yoon;J. M. Clark;S. H. Lee

  • Fenpyroximate resistance in Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae): cross-resistance and biochemical resistance mechanisms.

    Young-Joon Kim;Si-Hyeock Lee;Si-Woo Lee;Young-Joon Ahn

  • Ovicidal and adulticidal effects of Eugenia caryophyllata bud and leaf oil compounds on Pediculus capitis.

    Young-Cheol Yang;Si-Hyeock Lee;Won-Ja Lee;Don-Ha Choi

  • Identification and characterization of ace1-type acetylcholinesterase likely associated with organophosphate resistance in Plutella xylostella

    Ji Hyung Baek;Ju Il Kim;Dae-Weon Lee;Bu Keun Chung

  • Ovicidal and adulticidal activities of Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark essential oil compounds and related compounds against Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculicidae)

    Young-Cheol Yang;Hoi-Seon Lee;Si Hyeock Lee;J. Marshall Clark

  • The L1014F point mutation in the house fly Vssc1 sodium channel confers knockdown resistance to pyrethroids.

    Timothy J. Smith;Si Hyeock Lee;Patricia J. Ingles;Douglas C. Knipple

  • Permethrin-resistant human head lice, Pediculus capitis, and their treatment.

    Kyong Sup Yoon;Jian-Rong Gao;Si Hyeock Lee;J. Marshall Clark

  • Which acetylcholinesterase functions as the main catalytic enzyme in the Class Insecta

    Young Ho Kim;Si Hyeock Lee

  • Mutations in the house fly Vssc1 sodium channel gene associated with super-kdr resistance abolish the pyrethroid sensitivity of Vssc1/tipE sodium channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes.

    Si Hyeock Lee;TimothyJ Smith;Douglas C. Knipple;DavidM Soderlund

  • Decreased detoxification genes and genome size make the human body louse an efficient model to study xenobiotic metabolism

    S. H. Lee;J. S. Kang;J. S. Min;K. S. Yoon

  • Brief exposures of human body lice to sublethal amounts of ivermectin over-transcribes detoxification genes involved in tolerance

    K. S. Yoon;J. P. Strycharz;J. H. Baek;W. Sun

  • Molecular, biochemical and histochemical characterization of two acetylcholinesterase cDNAs from the German cockroach Blattella germanica.

    Ju Il Kim;Chan Sik Jung;Young Ho Koh;Si Hyeock Lee

  • Resistance in the highly DDT-resistant 91-R strain of Drosophila melanogaster involves decreased penetration, increased metabolism, and direct excretion

    Joseph P. Strycharz;Alice Lao;Hongmei Li;Xinghui Qiu

  • Molecular analysis of kdr-like resistance in a permethrin-resistant strain of Colorado potato beetle.

    Si Hyeock Lee;J. B. Dunn;J. M. Clark;D. M. Soderlund

  • Extensive gene duplication of acetylcholinesterase associated with organophosphate resistance in the two-spotted spider mite

    D. H. Kwon;J. M. Clark;S. H. Lee

  • Sodium channel mutations associated with knockdown resistance in the human head louse, Pediculus capitis (De Geer)

    Si Hyeock Lee;Jian-Rong Gao;Kyong Sup Yoon;Kosta Y Mumcuoglu

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Marshall Clark
J. Marshall Clark University of Massachusetts Amherst
Young Ho Kim
Young Ho Kim Kyungpook National University
Young-Joon Ahn
Young-Joon Ahn Seoul National University
John D. Edman
John D. Edman University of California, Davis
Terry A. Klein
Terry A. Klein United States Department of the Army
Yonggyun Kim
Yonggyun Kim Andong National University
May R. Berenbaum
May R. Berenbaum University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Ewen F. Kirkness
Ewen F. Kirkness J. Craig Venter Institute
Brian J. Haas
Brian J. Haas Broad Institute

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