Ron Huarong Lin
Postdoctoral Associate

243 Natural Science
Phone: (517) 432-0965
email: huarong@msu.edu
Fax: (517) 353-4354

Education:
B.S. Apiculture, Fujian Agricultural College
M.S. Honey Bee Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Ph.D. Honey Bee Biology, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Research:
Ron's main research interest is reproductive physiology of honey bees. His Ph.D. study focused on factors influencing the development of ovary in workers. Although workers are considered nearly sterile, they can develop their own ovaries when the queen is lost. Ron's current research is on the effect of Nosema infection on worker behavior and physiology. Nosema apis is a protozoan parasite of the midgut and can infect both workers and the queens. Infected workers curiously start foraging earlier and Ron is studying through what mechanisms the parasite is accomplishing this. This study is supported by a USDA-NRI grant.

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