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Welcome
to the website of Overseas Chinese
Entomologists Association (OCEA).
OCEA is a non-profit organization. The mission of OCEA is to promote
communications and collaborations among Chinese entomologists around the
world.
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Recent News
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OCEA memebers attending ESA 2008 Annual Meeting at Reno, NV
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Postdoctoral/Scientist Positions at Department of Biochemistry in Virginia Tech at Blacksburg
One or two postdoctoral/scientist positions are available at the Department of Biochemistry (Virginia Tech at Blacksburg) to study biochemical functions of insect proteins involved in immune responses and detoxification. Salary is dependant on experience and research potential. Candidates with background in biology,
immunohistochemistry or biochemistry are encouraged to apply. Please contact Dr. Jianyong Li by email at lij@vt.edu or by phone at 540-231-1182.
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Invitation to OCEA 2009 Summer Symposia (Summer School) in Beijing
Dr. Le Kang, the current president of the Beijing Institute of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his colleagues in the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences would like to organize the OCEA Summer Symposia (or called Summer School) again in Beijing, China. The Summer Symposia are planning to start on Monday, July
23, 2009 (immediately after承德2009第二届国际昆虫生理生化与分子生物学学术讨论会
暨中国第八届昆虫生理生化与分子生物学学术讨论会) and will last for around 7 ¨C 8 days depending upon the number of presentations.
(Call from OCEA president Dr. Qingquan (Quentin) Fang ).
经昆虫生理生化与分子生物学专业委员会研究，中国昆虫学会批准，定于2009年在河北承德召开第二届国际昆虫生理生化与分子生物学学术讨论会暨中国第八届昆虫生理生化与分子生物学学术讨论会。主办单位：中国昆虫学会、昆虫生理生化和分子生物学专业委员会；承办单位：河北师范大学。会议内容：会议设主题报告和一般报告，围绕国际昆虫生理生化与分子生物学进展开展广泛的学术交流与讨论。(Click
here to read details). The symposium
website:
http://ipbmb.hebtu.edu.cn/en-index.htm.
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International Forum for Surveillance and Control of Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases, Beijing, China, May 25-29, 2009
(Invitation & Call for papers).
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第六届亚洲-太平洋昆虫学大会通知
- The 6th Asia-Pacific Congress of
Entomology (APCE 2009) - is to be held from October 18 to 22, 2009
in Beijing, China. The theme of the meeting is：Entomology in
Health, Agriculture and Environment. The meeting is hosted by
Entomological Society of China and the Institute of Zoology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences. For more information and registration, go to
http://www.congress.com.cn/apce2009.html.
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第24届世界昆虫学大会通知 - XXIV International Congress of Entomology
(ICE 2012) is to be held from August 19 to 25, 2012 in Daegu, Korea.
The theme of the congress is：New Era in Entomology. For more
information, go to
http://www.ice2012.org.
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华南师范大学
生命科学学院 昆虫分子生物学实验室 招聘启事研究员（PI）: 3名，研究方向为昆虫发育分子生物学。 要求：
1）具有海外博士学位和博士后经历，具有一定的研究论文发表记录； 2）具有独立工作和带领一个研究小组开展昆虫分子生物学与生物化学研究的能力；
3）年龄一般不超过35周岁。 博士后：3 名。 研究方向： 1） 昆虫分子生物学。主要研究昆虫激素对昆虫蜕皮变态发育
的调控。2）昆虫基因组学。主要研究昆虫中肠在变态发育过程中基因和蛋白表达的变化和
功能基因的分析。3）昆虫与植物的相互作用。主要研究昆虫中肠蛋白与植物源成分的相互 作用。
要求：新近获得分子生物学，基因组学，细胞生物学或生物化学博士学位，品学兼优，身体健康，年龄在30 周岁以下的博士均可报名。博士后年限：两年。
联系：请把申请信，简历和两篇代表研究论文发至冯启理：qlfeng@scnu.edu.cn.
(see more)
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Assistant Research Scientist
(Entomology, full time) is available at Texas AgriLife Research &
Extension Center at Weslaco
(see
more).
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OCEA Student competition awards:
OCEA will continue to have the student competition awards in 2008. The purpose of this program is to encourage young Entomologists to
participate in OCEA activities and to enhance their enthusiasm in
Entomological profession. Three awards will be given during 2008 annual
meeting: first place, second place, and third place. Each receiver will
receive a certificate plus $100, $75, and $50, respectively. To participate in this competition,
please email the following information to Dr. Qisheng Song at
songq@missouri.edu: 1) your
presentation (poster) title, 2) an abstract (less than 500 words), 3)
degree you pursuing, 4) your affiliation, 5) your mailing address, and
6) your email address by 5:00 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 20th, 2008. All
materials will be reviewed by a panel of five judges and the results
will be announced at the OCEA symposium along with the awards. If you
have any questions, please contact Dr. Song at 573-882-9798 or email him
at songq@missouri.edu.
中山大学诚招昆虫学学术带头人
招聘领域及岗位: 在昆虫学领域包括生理学、生物化学、分子生物
学、神经科学、免疫学、生物防治等相关专业招聘2－3个中山大学
“百人计划”岗位，入选者将作为中山大学昆虫学学术带头人或重
要方向的首席科学家(PI), 杰出者将被推荐作为教育部“长江学者” 特
聘教授侯选人。
(See more)
Postdoctoral
Associate is available at Coastal Research & Extension Center,
Mississippi State University. Job Opening Alert: USDA-ARS
Postdoctoral Research Associate
A two-year position, recently funded by USDA-ARS, is expected to be
open to US citizen (some non-citizen may be eligible) late this year at
the USDA-ARS Research Center in Stoneville, Mississippi with starting
salary of ~53K plus full USDA employee benefit (http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=64020000
). Successful candidate will apply microarray and RNA interference
techniques to study gene regulation of Bt resistance in the sugarcane
borer. Experience in biochemistry and molecular biology is required.
Candidates with microarray, RNAi, and successful publication skills are
encouraged to apply. For more information, please contact: Dr. Yu Cheng Zhu, Research
Entomologist, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS 38776, Tel. 662-686-5360 (O),
E-mail: yc.zhu@ars.usda.gov.
Assistant Professor of Medical Entomologist (see
announcement) The Department of Entomology currently has an
open position of Assistant Professor in Medical Entomology. Texas A & M
University seeks individuals who are able to work with diverse
students and colleagues, who have experience with a variety of
teaching methods and curricular perspectives, and who will
contribute to the diversity efforts of the University. The
duties of this tenure track position are 67% research, 33% teaching
and more detailed information will be made available at
http://insects.tamu.edu.
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