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Jennifer Han

Research Assistant Professor

 

Research

My research program is centered on developing fungal based biological control agents for arthropod pests. Microbial based biopesticides can decrease agricultural chemical inputs into our food supply and are considered to be inherently less risky to humans and other vertebrates compared to traditional synthetic chemical pesticides. Biopesticides, however, are susceptible to a variety of abiotic factors including temperature, humidity, and UV. My current research is focused on developing fungal based solutions to honey bee health, specifically breeding a fungal biopesticide to control the Varroa mite and exploring fungal and botanical based solutions to honey bee nutrition and overall health.

 

Education

Ph.D. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, Biology, May 2014
B.L.A. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, Landscape Architecture, May 2003

 

Publications

  • Han, J. et al. (2021) Directed evolution of Metarhizium fungus improves its biocontrol efficacy against Varroa mites in honey bee colonies. Scientific Reports 11:10582
  • Liu, J., Han, J., Sharma, A. et al. (2021) Transcriptional regulation of dosage compensation in Carica papaya. Scientific Reports 11:5854
  • Stamets, P. E., Naeger, N. L., Evans, J. D., Han, J.O., Hopkins, B. K., et al. (2018) Extracts of Polypore Mushroom Mycelia Reduce Viruses in Honey Bees. Scientific Reports. 8(1): 13936
  • Zhang, J., Zhang, X., Tang, H., Zhang, Q., Hua, X., Ma, X., et al. (2018) Publisher Correction: Allele-defined genome of the autopolyploid sugarcane Saccharum spontaneum L. Nature Genetics. 50(12): 1754
  • VanBuren, R., Wai, CM., Zhang J., Han J.O., Arro, J., et al. (2016) Extremely low nucleotide diversity in the X-linked region of papaya caused by a strong selective sweep. Genome Biology. 17:230
  • VanBuren, R., Zeng F., Chen C., Zhang J., Wai, CM., Han J.O., et al. (2015) Origin and domestication of papaya Yh Chromosome. Genome Research. 25:524-533
  • Han, J.O., Murray, J. E., Yu, Q., Moore, P. H., & Ming, R. (2014) The Effects of Gibberellic Acid on Sex Expression and Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Papaya. HortScience, 49(3): 378-383
  • Han, J.O., & Ming, R. (2014) Molecular Genetic Mapping of Papaya. In Genetics and Genomics of Papaya. pp. 143-155. Springer New York.
  • Heath K.D., Bagley E., Berkey AJM., Birlenbach D., Carr-Markell MK., et al., (2014) Amplify the Signal: Graduate Training in Broader Impacts of Scientific Research. BioScience, 54(5): 517-523
  • Ming, R., VanBuren, R., Liu, Y., Yang, M., Han, et al., (2013) Genome of the long-living sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.). Genome Biology, 14(5), R41
  • Han, J.O. (8 November 2012) Men… They just won’t go away. Smilepolitely.com Web.
  • Gschwend, A.R., Yu, Q., Tong, E.J., Zeng, F., Han, J.O., VanBuren, R., Aryal, R., Charlesworth, D., Moore, P.H., Paterson, A.H., Ming, R. (2012) Rapid divergence and expansion of the X chromosome in papaya. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 109:13716-13721
  • Wang, J., Na, J.-K., Yu, Q., Gschwend A.R., Han, J.O., et al. (2012) Sequencing papaya X and Yh chromosomes reveals molecular basis of incipient sex chromosome evolution. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 109(34): 13710-13715
  • Wai, C.M., Han, J.O., Sing, R., Aryal, R., Ming, R. (2012). Analyzing the Papaya Genome, in Nelson, K.E., and Jones-Nelson B., Ed., Genomics Applications for the Developing World, Advances in Microbial Ecology (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-2182-5_18

Jennifer Han

Department of Entomology
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-6382

Email: jennifer.o.han@wsu.edu