The Li-Byarlay Lab

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About Us

Welcome to our Bee Research lab page. The Li-Byarlay group studies behavioral genetics, evolutionary genetics and epigenetics, and molecular ecology of social insects.

Integrity

Integrity is the core value of our team as a scientific research group. We stay with the facts and truth when we perform scientific experiments, and report the results of our research. Our goal is to ensure we provide objective and reproducible research discoveries.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our lab does not tolerate discrimination and supports an inclusive academic environment that respects everyone regardless of race, gender, religion, or ethnicity. We strive to promote minority students such as African American students in STEM and Agricultural workforce.

NEWS

*2025.07 Research student Laverne Ambrister presented her summer research poster titled "Understanding the Molecular Biology of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) for the Study Migratory Colonies" at the CSU STEM Research Symposium!

*2025. 06 Our lab's new paper, Integrating Intermediate Traits in Phylogenetic Genotype-to-Phenotype Studies, NL Clark, CT Hittinger, H Li-Byarlay, A Rokas, TB Sackton, RL Unckless, is published on Integrative and Comparative Biology! https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icaf037

*2025. 05 News release about our 6th CSU Annual Queen Workshop! https://www.centralstate.edu/news/central-state-university-hosts-6th-annual-queen-rearing-and-grafting-workshop

*2025.05 Our lab's new paper, A Social Web to Stimulate Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Barbara J Sharanowski, Heather Maughan, Nina M Goodey, Wynn K Meyer, Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Maricris L Mayes, Keriayn N Smith, is published on Integrative and Comparative Biology! https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icaf033

*2025.04 Our lab's new paper, Standard methods and good practices in Apis honey bee omics research, is published in the Journal of Apicultural Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2025.2455852

*2025.04 Congratulations to our research student Keiana Briscoe for winning 2nd place in the Undergraduate Research Oral Contest Division I of the MANRRS39 national conference in Memphis, TN!

*2025.04 Welcome new postdoctoral researcher Dr. Rameshwor Pudasaini to join our lab!

*2025.03 The 6th CSU Queen Rearing and Grafting Workshop application link is open until March 31st!

*2025.02 Welcome new research student Jeranea Colebook to join our lab!

*2025.01 Happy New Year! We welcome a new research student D'Anastacia Hutchinson to start her research.

*2024.12 Our new paper titled Biting behavior against Varroa mites in honey bees is associated with changes in mandibles, with tracking by a new mobile application for mite damage identification, is published in Apidologie. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-024-01126-z

*2024.11 The Li-Byarlay Lab brought seven lab members to the ENTSOC2024 meeting and delivered 5 talks and 2 student posters in Phoenix, AZ.

*2024.08 Dr. Li-Byarlay presented a research talk titled A comparison of grooming behavior between two honey bee species at the International Congress of Entomology in Kyoto, Japan.

*2024.08 Dr. Li-Byarlay started a fall semester academic sabbatical leave in Canada!

*2024.08 Dr. Li-Byarlay received the Distinguished Achievement Award in the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusion in the Field of Entomology from the ESA! Feeling incredibly honored and grateful for this recognition.

*2024.08 Our new paper titled The effects of Cl− channel inhibitors and pyrethroid insecticides on Calcium-activated chloride channels in neurons of Helicoverpa armigera is accepted by Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C

*2024.07 The 3rd CSU Bee Research Mini-Symposium was successful with six research talks from undergraduate students Camiyah, Heaven, Keara, Laverne!

*2024.07 Lab summer picnic at the Cedarville Waterfalls Trailhead.

*2024.06 Congrats student Joel Barhorst joined a 6-week workshop of NSF I-Corp 2024 organized by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

*2024.05 Congrats to student Keiana Briscoe who was awarded a Public Health Entomology For All summer research fellowship with CDC in Colorado!

*2024.05 We received new funding from the USDA NIFA Capacity Building Grant to study the transportation stress of honeybees!

*2024.05 Welcome Dr. Zhaorigetu Hubhachen as a new postdoctoral researcher, summer assistant Ms. Danielle DeYoung, and summer research students Keara, Camiyah, Heaven, and Laverne.

*2024.05 Our new paper titled Effects of tefluthrin and guadipyr on the midgut bacteria of adult Apis mellifera is published in Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. The full paper is here.

*2024.04 USDA NIFA Director Dr. Manjit Misra and Acting Chief of Staff Dr. Michelle Samuel-Foo visited CSU Bee Research Lab and talked to CSU students about career development in agriculture.

*2024.03 Our new paper! Combined pesticides in field doses weaken honey bee (Apis cerana F.) flight ability and analyses of transcriptomics and metabolomics in Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. The full text is here.

*2024.03 Our new paper! Impact of chronic exposure to field level glyphosate on the food consumption, survival, gene expression, gut microbiota, and metabolomic profiles of honeybees, Environmental Research, 118509.

*2024.02 Our new paper is supported by NSF! Examining parent-of-origin effects on transcription and RNA methylation in mediating aggressive behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera), ST Bresnahan et al., BMC genomics 24 (1), 1-13.

*2024.02 The 5th CSU Queen Rearing and Grafting Workshop tickets are open now!

*2024.01 Dr. Li-Byarlay was Interviewed by Dr. Jay Evans (USDA Bee Research Laboratory in MD) and featured in the Jan. issue of the Bee Culture Magazine!

*2023.11 Welcome our new research student Keara Clarke!

*2023.11 Student Keiana Briscoe won the 2023 ESA Alate Award and presented a poster at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America.

*2023.09 We received funding from the USDA NEXTGEN Grant.

*2023.08 Welcome Danielle Kroh as our new field technician!

*2023.07 The 2nd CSU Bee Research Mini-Symposium was held with eight research talks from our summer research students and lab members.

*2023.07 Media article about our research from FOX NEWS here

*2023.06 Dayton Channel 2 news highlighted our new USDA grant here.

*2023.06 Our lab's research was highlighted by the Dayton Daily News here.

*2023.06 A breeding event with OH and KY beekeepers was held in our field lab!

*2023.06 Welcome Zicheng and Ying to volunteer at our bee lab for 4 weeks! Also we welcome all the beekeepers for conducting the breeding program with us this week!

*2023.05 Welcome Jairus, Geremiah, and Kenrick to join our bee lab this summer!

*2023.05 Congratulations on the graduation of Jayla Marvin, Tyra Barber, and Kristan Major!

*2023.02 We welcome new students Keiana, Isabella, & Kristan!

*2023.01 Media coverage of our lab highlighted by USDA SARE.

*2022.12 Welcome Dr. Zixiao Zhao to join us as a new postdoctoral researcher.

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