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Han Zhu

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2017Rising activity
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsEnzyme Structure and FunctionProtein Structure and DynamicsAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Publications

24

Citations

129

Est. group size

~9

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
AI-generated

Han Zhu's work spans several areas of biology, including how insect pests (such as a weevil that damages camphor trees) adapt physiologically and genetically to their environment, how small aquatic animals like rotifers evolve rapid defenses against predators, and gene-expression methods (like identifying reliable reference genes for RT-qPCR) used to study stress responses in plants and insects. The research combines molecular biology techniques with ecological and evolutionary questions about adaptation and predator-prey dynamics.

Insect pest biology and chemosensory geneticsPredator-prey adaptation in aquatic invertebrates (rotifers)Gene expression analysis and reference gene validation (RT-qPCR)Plant stress response geneticsEcology and life-history evolution

Publication output has grown noticeably, rising from about one paper per year in the late 2010s to several papers per year in the most recent years covered by the data.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 7 publications726
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Biophysical Journal×4
  • Hydrobiologia×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • Nature Methods×1
  • Current Opinion in Structural Biology×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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