Main work

Dr. Chen Hang has authored more than 70 articles published in international journals and book chapters. Totally 9 national and 2 international patents have been authorized to him, and he has presided 12 grands, such as the Natural Science Foundation of China. He won a first award of the provincial prize and a second national award for progress in science and technology. Dr. Chen holds two degrees in entomology: a B.S. from Sichuan Agriculture University, Ya’an (1999) and a Ph.D. from the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing (2006). He serves as the Executive Editor of the well-known international journal Life Science and Traditional Medicine Research. Also, he is an international member of AAAS and the Entomological Society of America (ESA). As the Vice President of the National Innovation Alliance of Gallnut Industry (NIAGI) and senior member of the Chinese Society of Forestry (SCF), Dr. Chen has been leading or involved in many SCF events and international meetings of NIAGI.

Key research projects

• Research on the molecular mechanism of male and female development differentiation of White Wax Insects, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 32370551), 2024.01-2027.12.

• Interaction between Aphids and host plants and their adaptation to gall interior environment, Chinese Academy of Forestry Basic Research Fund for Special Talen (Project No. CAFYBB2020QA003), 2020.01-2022.12.

• Molecular Mechanism and ecological adaptation analysis of photosynthetic pigment production in White Wax Insects, Special Project of Introducing Talent Foreign Experts in Yunnan Province (Project No. YNQR-GDWG-2019-011), 2020.01–2022.12.

• Insect Molecular Ecology and Evolution Innovation Team Cultivation Project of Yunnan Province, (Project No. 202005AE160011), 2020.01-2022.12.

• The regulation of lac secretion and molecular mechanism of Lac Formation in Lac Worm of China, (Project No. 31772542), National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018.01-2021.12.

Awards & achievements

• "Innovation and application of key technologies for efficient cultivation and industrialization of gallnut", First prize of Yunnan province for progress in science and technology, 2023.

• "The innovation and integration system of highly efficient cultivation and fine processing technology on Lac resources", Second prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress Award, 2013.

Published articles & books

Papers

• Bashir, N.H.; Wang, W.; Ling, X.; Zhang, J.; Lu, Q.; He, R.; Chen, H*. 2022. Characterization of Potential Molecular Markers in Lac Insect Kerria lacca (Kerr) Responsible for Lac Production. Insects, 13(6): 545.

• Ding, W.-F.; Ling, X.-F.; Lu, Q.; Wang, W.-W.; Zhang, X.; Feng,Y.; Chen, X.-M.; Chen, H*. 2022.  Identification of the Key Pathways and Genes Involved in the Wax Biosynthesis of the Chinese White Wax Scale Insect by Integrated Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis. Genes, 13: 1364.

• Ding, W.-F.; Ling, X.-F.; Lu, Q.; Wang, W.-W.; Zhang, X.; Feng,Y.; Chen, X.-M.; Chen, H*. 2022.  Identification of the Key Pathways and Genes Involved in the Wax Biosynthesis of the Chinese White Wax Scale Insect by Integrated Weighted Gene Coexpression Network Analysis. Genes, 13: 1364.

• Lu, Q.; Bashir, N.H.; Wu, HX.; Wang, WW.; Zhang, JW.; Cui, YZ.; Chen, H*. 2021. Structure, Distribution, Chemical Composition, and Gene Expression Pattern of Glandular Trichomes on the Leaves of Rhus potaninii Maxim. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22: 7312.

• Chen, H*., Lu, Q., Chen, X., Ling, X., Liu, P., Liu, N., Wang, W., Zhang, J., Qi, Q., Ding, W., Zhang, X., Feng, Y., Zhang, Y., Chen, M.‐S. and King‐Jones, K. 2021. Genome assembly and methylome analysis of the white wax scale insect provides insight into sexual differentiation of metamorphosis in hexapods. Molecular Ecology Resource, 21:1983-1995.

• Lu, Q.; Chen, XM.; Yang, ZX.; Bashir, N.H.; Liu, J.; Cui, YZ.; Shao, SX.; Chen, MS.; Chen, H*. 2021.  Molecular and Histologic Adaptation of Horned Gall Induced by the Aphid Schlechtendalia chinensis (Pemphigidae). Int. J. Mol. Sci, 22: 5166.

Books

• Chen Hang, Qin Lu, Xiaofei Ling, Jinwen Zhang, Weifeng Ding, Ni Liu, Pengfei Liu, Weiwei Wang, Juan Liu. Genetic Diversity and Metamorphosis of White Wax Scale Insects. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, U.K., 2023.

• Chen Hang, WANG Weiwei, N.H. Bashir. The heredity and evolution of lac insects. Beijing: Science Press. 2021.

Other results

Patents:

• CYP18A1 Gene and its Applications of Ericerus pela Chavannes. Patent number: 2020/07866, International Classificaton: C12N. Research Institute of Resource Insects, Chinese Academy of Forestry. Chen, Hang; Liu Pengfei; Ling, Xiaofei; Lu, Qin; Wang, Weiwei; Zhang, Jinwen; Liu, Juan; Cui, Yongzhong; Chen, Xiaoming. Republic of South Africa patent, 2021.06

• Method of introducing double-stranded RNA into the body of Kerria Chinensis. Patent number: 2020100222, Research Institute of Resource Insects, Chinese Academy of Forestry. Chen, Hang; Wang, Weiwei; Ling, Xiaofei; Lu, Qin; Liu, Pengfei; Zhang, Jinwen; Chen, Xiaoming. IPC Mark: C12N15/66, Agent: LESICAR MAYNARD ANDREWS PTY LTD. Innovation Patent of Australian Government, 2020.03

• Bionic Double-Layer Folding and Unfolding Structure Based on Eclosion Wing Spreading Of Kallima Inachus. Patent number: 2023/03633, International Classification: B64G. Research Institute of Resource Insects, Chinese Academy of Forestry. Chen, Hang; Zhang, Jinwen; Lu, Qin; Ding Weifeng; Wu Haixia; He Rui; Luo Ziyang. Republic of South Africa patent, 2023.04