CURRICULUM VITAE
ALEX XIANBING XIE
Postdoctoral of Michigan State University
Phone: 1-517-432-0965
Email: xbxbees@msu.edu
| A. PERSONAL DETAILS | |
| Name | Alex Xian-bing Xie |
| Citizenship | People’s Republic of China |
| Date of birth | July 25, 1980 |
| Marital status | Married |
| Current address | 243 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA |
| Academic appointment | Instruction – 30% |
|  | Research – 70% |
B. EDUCATION
Ph. D – 06/2009 Graduated with a PhD in Animal (Honeybee) Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction from Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China (Thesis: Studies on Worker Policing, Reproduction and Nepotism in Apis cerana cerana)
M. A. – 06/2005 Graduated with a Master degree in Special Economic Animal (Honeybee) Breeding from Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China (Thesis: Studies on Cross-breeding between Apis cerana cerana and Apis mellifera Ligustica)
B. S. – 06/2002 Graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Vocational and Technical Teachers College, Nanchang, China
High School – 06/1998 Graduated salutatorian with a College Preparatory degree, Shaping Technical High School, Ji’an, China
C. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
07/2011 to present Postdoctoral fellow of Michigan State University, USA
09/2010 to present Lecturer, Laboratory Animal Science Department of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
09/2005 to 09/2010 Assistant Professor, Quanzhou Normal University, Department of Chemical and Life Science, Quanzhou, China
02 to 09/2008 Visiting Scholar of Michigan State University, Department of Entomology, East Lansing, USA
02 to 07/2005 Manuscript Proofreading for the Journal of Apiculture of China, Institution of Apiculture Research, Beijing, China
09/2003 to 02/2005 Research Assistant, Zhejiang University, Department of Zoology, HuangZhou, China
01/2003 to 06/2003 Technical adviser, Jiufengtang Bee Products Industry, Nanjing, China
D. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Honey bee Behavior, Pathology, Hive-products and Transgenic
E. REAEAECH PROJECTS
| Year | Project Title | Source | Amount | Position |
| 2010-2013 | Construction of Transgenic Vector pBacM1-RFP for Honeybee | Fujian Provincial Department of Science & Technology | ï¿¥30,000 | Leader |
| 2009 – 2010 | Studies on the Effects of Nosema Infection on Royal Jelly | Quanzhou Normal University | ï¿¥4000 | Leader |
| 2009 – 2010 | Effects of Various Age Host-Worker on the Reproduction of Varroa Destructor | Quanzhou Normal University | ￥5000 | Leader |
| 2007 – 2008 | Worker Nepotism of Apis Cerana Cerana | Quanzhou Normal University | ￥5000 | Leader |
| 2005 – 2008 | Studies on Worker Policing, Worker Reproduction | National Natural Science Foundation of China | ￥220,000 | First Completer |
| 2004 – 2010 | Preliminary Investigation of Honeybee Transgenesis | National Natural Science Foundation of China | ￥200,000 | Second Completer |
F. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
09/2010 to 06/2011 Lectured Medical Laboratory Animal Science courses in Nanchang University
10/2008 to 07/2010 Lectured Bioengineering downstream technology, Biology and Zoology courses in Quanzhou Normal University
2008 Lectured Beekeeping and Bee-products of USA in Jiangxi Agricultural University and Quanzhou Normal University (200 students)
2002 – 2007 Laboratory Assistant for Beekeeping in Jiangxi Agricultural University (7 semesters) and Zhejiang University (3 semesters)
G. STUDENT SUPERVISION
Supervise undergraduate independent research projects (10 students)
H. PUBLICATIONS
1. Baohua Xu, Xianbing Xie, Lumei Kang, Zhijiang Zeng. Advances in using royal jelly to improve reproduction performance of animal. Animal Husbandry and Feed Science, 2009, 30(9): 113-115
2. Sun Liang-xian, Xie Xian-bing, Sang Qing-liang, Identification of divergent transcription start sites of honeybee Yps gene by 5’ Longsage-tages. Journal of Quanzhou Normal University, 2009, 27(2): 82-86
3. Xie Xian-Bing, Su Song-kun, Zheng Yun-lin, Wu Xiao-bo, Zeng Zhi-Jiang. Study on the worker policing in Apis cerana cerana based on Microsatellite DNA. Scientia Agricutura Sinica, 2008, 41(6): 1816-1821
4. Xie Xian-bing, Sun Liang-xian, Huang Kang, Zeng Zhi-jiang. Worker nepotism during emergency queen rearing in Chinese honeybees Apis cerana cerana. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 2008, 54(4): 695- 700
5. Xie Xian-bing, Su Song-kun, Huang Kang, Zeng Zhi-jiang. Queen mating frequency and maternity of drones in honeybee colonies detected with VNTR molecular makers. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 2008, 51(1): 20-25
6. XIE XB, PENG WJ, ZENG ZJ. Breeding of Mite-Resistant Honeybee by Using Nutritional Crossbreed Technology. Agricultura Sinica in China. 2008, 7(6): 762-767.
7. Xie Xianbing, Zachary Huang. Family planning of Varroa mites: why prefer nurses? The 9th Asian Apicultural Association Conference, 2008
8. Xie Xianbing, Zeng Zhijiang, Wu Xiaobo. Study on worker policing in colony of Apis cerana cerana. The 9th Asian Apicultural Association Conference, 2008
9. Dong-Sheng Guo, Liang-Xian Sun, Zhi-Jiang Zeng, Xian-Bing Xie, Sperm mediated gene transfer in the Chinese honeybee, Apis cerana cerana (Hymenopter Apidae). J. Asia-Pacific Entomol. 2007, 10(4): 339-344.
10. Xie Xian-Bing, Huang Kang, Zeng Zhi-Jiang. Study on the incubating rate of transferred eggs in Apis cerana cerana. Journal of bee. 2007, 27(7): 5-7
11. Xie Xian-Bing, Huang Kang, Zeng Zhi-Jiang. A study on the natural hatching rate of different eggs of Apis cerana cerana. Acta agriculturae universitatis jiangxiensis. 2007, 29(4): 628-630
12. Xie Xian-Bing, Xue Yun-bo, Wu Xiao-bo, Huang Kang, Zeng Zhi-Jiang. A study on the worker policing in Apis cerana cerana. Acta agriculturae universitatis jiangxiensis. 2007, 29(5): 818-820
13. Zeng Zhi-Jiang, Xie Xian-Bing, Yan Wei-Yu, et al. Effects of malate dehydrogenase II of worker bees on nutritional crossbreed between Apis cerana cerana and Apis mellifera ligustica. Journal of ShangHaiJiaoTong University. 2006, 24(1): 75-89
14. Zeng Zhi-Jiang, Yan Wei-Yu, Xie Xian-Bing. Advances on the recognization and police of Honeybee. Journal of economic animal. 2006, 10(1): 53-55
15. Xie Xian-Bing. The introduce and spread of mite in New Zealand. Apiculture of China. 2005, 56(9): 45.
16. Xie Xian-Bing, Su Song-Kun, Yan Wei-Yu, et al. Studies on the genetic diversity detected by RAPD in the offspring of the crossbreed between Apis cerana cerana and Apis mellifera ligustica. Journal of Zhejiang University. 2005, 31(6): 741-744
17. Xie Xian-Bing, Zeng Zhi-Jiang, Yan Wei-Yu, et al. Effects of cross-feeding of queen larvae on emergent weight and colour of worker bee offspring of Apis cerana cerana and Apis mellifera ligustica. INDIAN BEE J. 2005, 67(12): 1-5
18. Xie Xian-Bing, Zeng Zhi-Jiang, Zou Yang, et al. Effects of nutritional crossbreed between Apis cerana cerana and Apis mellifera ligustica on the resistibility againt mite of Apis mellifera ligustica. Acta agriculturae universitatis jiangxiensis. 2005, 27(4): 607-610
19. Xie Xian-Bing, Zhang yan-Ping, Zeng Zhi-Jiang. The studys on the queen cell’s standard in the nutritional hybridizing experiment between Apis ceranan and Apis mellifera. Sicience and technology of apicuture. 2004, (3): 4-5
20. Yan Wei-Yu, Xie Xian-Bing. Worker policing in honeybee. Sicience and technology of apicuture. 2002, (6): 30-31
21. Zeng Zhi-Jiang, Rao Bo, Xie Xian-Bing, et al. Sex determination and sex ratio control in honeybees. Entomological knowledge. 2003, 40(3): 208-211
22. Yan Wei-Yu, Xie Xian-Bing, Rao Bo, et al. A study on DNA extraction and establishment of RAPD reaction system in bees. Acta agriculturae universitatis jiangxiensis. 2003, 25(5): 783-786
23. Yan Wei-Yu, Xu Biao, Xie Xian-Bing, et al. Determination of activity of juvenile hormone esterase in honeybees. Acta agriculturae universitatis jiangxiensis. 2004, 26(5): 785-786
24. Zeng Zhi-Jiang, Xie Xian-Bing, Xue Yun-Bo, et al. Effects of nutritional crossbreeding between Apis cerana cerana and Apis mellilfera ligustica on morphological characters of worker bees. Acta agriculturae universitatis jiangxiensis. 2005, 27(3): 454-457
25. Zeng Zhi-Jiang, Xie Xian-Bing, Yan Wei-Yu. Effects of nutritional crossbreed on emergent wtight of worker bees. Journal of economic animal. 2005, 9(3): 149-151
26. Zhang Yan-Ping, Zhou Qiu-Bai, Xie Xian-Bing, et al. Effect of diludine on the propagation of monopterus albus. Journal of economic animal. 2005, 9(3): 156-159