Biographical Sketch of Q. Q. Fang 

AFFILIATION: 

      Department of Biology,  P.O. Box 8042

      Georgia Southern University,  Statesboro, GA 30460-8042

      Voice: (912) 871-1267 (Office) / 871-1844 (Lab) 

      Fax:  (912) 681-0845

      Internet: qfang@GeorgiaSouthern.edu

      Web: http://www.bio.georgiasouthern.edu/bio-home/fang

EDUCATION:

- Postdoctoral fellow: 1993-1996, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI).

- Ph.D., 1993, Kansas State University (KSU).

- M.S., 1983, Division of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS). 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS: 

• Associate Professor, 2001 - present, Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460. 

• Assistant Professor, 1996 - 2001, Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460. 

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1993 - 1996. Center for Agricultural Biotechnology (Now the Center for Biosystem Research), University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI), and the Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. 

• Visiting Research Fellow, 1992 - 1993. Arthropod-Borne Infectious Diseases Laboratory (AIDL), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. 

• Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, 1990 - 1993. Insect Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506. 

• Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, 1987 - 1990. Department of Entomology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762.

RESEARCH INTERESTS: 

Q. Q. Fang's primary research interests are evolutionary genetics of ticks and insects, including molecular systematics, molecular evolution, and population genetics. He employs modern molecular techniques as tools to investigate biology questions and supervises graduate and undergraduate student research in the areas of molecular vector biology, molecular ecology (or population genetics), molecular systematics, and tick-pathogen relations.  He is particularly interested in the development and test of unused nuclear protein-encoding genes for phylogenetic reconstruction. 

Ongoing or Complete Research Projects in Fang's Laboratory:

• Development of anti-tick vaccines using recombinant DNA technology. 

• Molecular systematics of medically important tick vectors.

• Molecular population genetics of vector ticks, Ixodes scapularis.

• Detection and characterization of wolbachiae symbionts in ticks and fleas. 

• Molecular population genetics of Fiddler crabs sampled along the Eastern Coast of the US.

• Population genetics of Florida Burrowing Owls using DNA single stranded conformational polymorphism (SSCP). 

• Screening causative agents of human ehrlichioses, anaplasmosis, and Q-fever from ticks using nested PCR techniques. 

• Developing and testing phylogenetic utilities of single- or low-copy nuclear protein-encoding genes for arthropod molecular systematics. 

• Phylogenetic analysis of Heliothinae and Noctuoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) using multiple nuclear protein-coding genes. 

• Molecular systematics of leafhoppers using multiple mitochondrial genes.

 PUBLICATIONS:  (Click to request a reprint)

• Guang Xu, Quentin Q. Fang, Yi Sun, James E. Keirans, And Lance A. Durden. 2005. Hard tick calreticulin (CRT ) gene coding regions have only one intron with conserved positions and variable sizes. J. Parasitol. 91(6): 1326-1331.

• Melody A. Flowers, Quentin Q. Fang, Oscar J. Pung. 2005. Population Genetic Analysis of the Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes pugio Using DNA Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism. Georgia J. Science, 63(4): 231-241.

• Guang Xu, Quentin Q. Fang, James E. Keirans, and Lance A. Durden.  2004.  Ferritin Gene Coding Sequences are Conserved among Eight Hard Tick Species (Ixodida: Ixodidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Ame., 97(3): 567-573. 

• Mixson, R. T., Q. Q. Fang, D. K. McLain, and J. H. Oliver. 2004.  Population structure of blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, in coastal southeastern United States using DNA single-strand polymorphism data.  Acta Zoologica Sinica, 50(2): 176-186. 

• Guang Xu, Quentin Q. Fang, James E. Keirans, and Lance A. Durden. 2004. Cloning and sequencing of putative calreticulin complementary DNAs form four hard tick species. J. Parasitol. 90(1): 73-78. 

• Guang Xu, Quentin Q. Fang, James E. Keirans, and Lance A. Durden. 2003. Cloning and sequencing of putative acetylcholinesterase cDNAs from the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis and the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae). J. Med. Entomol.  40(6): 890-896. 

• Guang Xu, Q. Q. Fang, J. E. Keirans, and L. A. Durden. 2003.  Application of Bayesian method for inferring phylogenetic relationships of ticks within the genus Ixodes.  Acta Zool. Sinica. 49(3): 380-388. 

• Guang Xu, Q. Q. Fang, J. E. Keirans, and L. A. Durden. 2003.  Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate that Ixodes ricinus complex is paraphyletic. J. Parasitol. 89(3): 452-457. 

• Chris Gorham, Q. Q. Fang, and Lance A. Durden . 2003. Wolbachia endosymbionts in fleas (Siphonaptera). J. Parasitol., 89(2): 283-289.

• Q. Q. Fang, J. E. Keirans, T. R. Mixson. 2002.  Test of the nuclear protein-encoding gene, RNA Polymerase II, for tick molecular systematics.  Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens. Experimental and Applied Acarology 28(1): 69-75.

• Fang, Q. Q., R. T. Mixson, Minerva Hughes, Brandi Dunham, and Jody Sapp. 2002.  Prevalence of the Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis agent in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in the coastal southeastern United States. J. Med. Entomol. 39(2):251-255.

• Friedlander, T. P., J. C. Regier, C. Mitter, D. L. Wagner, and Q. Q. Fang. 2000.  Evolution of heteroneuran Lepidoptera (Insecta) and the utility of dopa decarboxylase for Cretaceous-age phylogenetics. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 130: 213-234.

• Fang, Q. Q., Mitchell, A., Regier, J.C., Mitter, C., Friedlander, T.P., and Poole, R.W. 2000. Phylogenetic utility of the nuclear gene dopa decarboxylase (DDC) in noctuoid moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Mol. Phyl. Evol. 15(3): 474-486.

• Whitlock, J. E., Q. Q. Fang, L. A. Durden, and J. H. Oliver, Jr.  2000.  Prevalence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae), from the Georgia coast and barrier islands.  J. Med. Entomol. 37(2): 276-280.

• Fang, Q. Q., Sturgis McKeever, and Frank French. 1999. Cladistic analysis of tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae) using microscopic characters of mouthparts. In: John F. Burger, ed.  Contributions to the knowledge of Diptera.  Mem. Ame. Entomol. Internatl. 14: 355-366.  Associated Publishers, Gainesville, FL. 

• Regier, J.C., Fang, Q., Friedlander, T.P., Mitter, C., and Solis, A. 1998.  Evolution and phylogenetic utility of the period gene in Lepidoptera. Mol. Biol. Evol. 15(9): 1172-1182.

• Friedlander, T.P., K.R. Horst, J.C. Regier, Charles Mitter, R.S. Peigler, and Q.Q. Fang. 1998. Two nuclear genes yield concordant relationships within Attacini (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Mol. Phyl. Evol. 9(1): 131-140.

• Fang, Q. Q., S.-W. Cho, J. C. Regier, C. Mitter, M. Matthews, R. Poole, T. P. Friedlander, and S. Zhao. 1997. A new nuclear gene for insect phylogenetics: Dopa decarboxylase is informative of relationships within Heliothinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Syst. Biol. 46(2): 269-283. 

• Fang, Q. Q., H. D. Blocker, and W. C. Black IV. 1994. Cladistic analysis of Deltocephalus-like leafhoppers using morphological and molecular data. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 88(3): 316-323.

• Blocker, H. D., Q.Q. Fang, and W. C. Black IV. 1994. Review of Nearctic Deltocephalus-like Leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 88(3): 294-315. 

• Fang, Qingquan, 1994. Three new species in the genus Idiocerus from China. Acta Entomol. Sinica. 37(3): 344-348. 

• Fang, Qingquan, W. C. Black IV, H. D. Blocker, and R. W. Whitcomb. 1993. A phylogeny of New World Deltocephalus-like leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) based on mitochondrial 16S ribosomal DNA sequences. Mol. Phyl. Evol. 2(2): 119-131.

• Blocker, H. D. and Qingquan Fang. 1993. Review of the Deltocephalus-like genera Daltonia, Deltella, and Mexara (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). J. Kan. Entomol. Soc. 66: 303-309.

• Fang, Qingquan, H. D. Blocker, W. C. Black IV, and R. W. Whitcomb. 1993. Molecular systematics of Deltocephalus-like leafhoppers: What can it tell us? TYMBAL 20: 21-24.

• Blocker, H. D. and Qingquan Fang. 1992. A synopsis of the Faltala Group (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) with descriptions of new taxa. J. Kan. Entomol. Soc. 65(3): 341-346.

 PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS: 

• Fang, Q. Q., Gang Xu, James E. Keirans, and Lance A. Durden. Cloning and sequencing of eight complete Ferritin gene coding region from 8 hard ticks. A talk presented at the Section D of the 53th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Dec. 14-18, 2005, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

• Quentin Q. Fang and Guang Xu. Evolution of tick CRT introns. A talk personated at the annual Joint Meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists. June 10-14, 2005, University of Alaska at Fairbanks, AK.

• Quentin Fang and Gang Xu, James E. Keirans, and Lance A. Durden. Phylogenetic analysis of hard ticks using the calreticulin (CRT) gene. A invited talk presented at the Symposium of Current Advances in Acarology, 52th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Nov. 14-18, 2004. Salt Lake City, UT.

• Fang, Q. Q. and Lance Durden. Prevalences of the causative agents of human ehrlichioses in ticks from the southeastern United States.  An invited talk presented at the Symposium of ticks and mites as vectors of new and re-emerging diseases, the 51th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America.  Oct. 26-29, 2003, Cincinnati, OH. 

• Fang, Q. Q., Gang Xu, James E. Keirans, and Lance A. Durden.  Development of new nuclear protein-encoding genes for tick molecular phylogenetic analysis. A talk presented at the Symposium of Current Advances in Acarology, the 51th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America.  Oct. 26-29, 2003, Cincinnati, OH. 

• Fang, Q. Q., Guang Xu, James E. Keirans.  Phylogenetic relationships of ticks inferred from multiple nuclear protein-encoding genes. A poster presented at annual Joint Meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists, June 20-24, 2003, California State University, Chico, CA.

• Guang Xu, Quentin Fang, James Keirans, and Lance Durden. Exon-intron structure of hard tick calreticulin genes. A poster presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Oct. 26-29, 2003, Cincinnati, OH. 

• Melody Flowers, Guang Xu, Oscar Pung and Quentin Fang, Preliminary investigations of the genetic variation of a trematode parasite and its grass shrimp host along the southeastern coast. A talk presented at the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science, March 21-22, 2003, Reinhardt College, Waleska, GA.  The presentation also published as an abstract on Georgia Journal of Science, 61(1): Section of Biology Sciences. 

• Fang, Q. Q., Gang Xu, James E. Keirans, and Lance A. Durden. Phylogenetic relationships of tick species in the genus Ixodes based on mitochondrial and nuclear protein-encoding genes. An invited talk presented at the formal conference: Molecular Systematics and Evolution of the Acari, Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov. 17-20, 2002, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

• Xu, Guang, Q. Q. Fang, James E. Keirans and Lance A. Durden. Phylogeny of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from Bayesian analysis of mitochondrial genes of 16S rRNA and COI. A poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Nov. 17-20, 2002, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 

• Fang, Q. Q., James E. Keirans, and Lance A. Durden.  Development and test of nuclear protein-encoding genes for tick phylogenetic studies: tick phylogeny resolved by POL II. An invited talk presented at the Symposium of Tick Systematics, the 4^th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens. July 21-16, 2002, Banff, Alberta, Canada. 

• Xu, Guang, Q. Q. Fang, James E. Keirans, and Lance A. Durden. Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequences indicated that tick Subgenus Ixodes and I. ricinus species complex are not monophyletic. A poster presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, April 3-5, 2002, Statesboro, GA., 

• Guerrero, Paola, Q. Q. Fang, James E. Keirans, and Lance Durden. Phylogenetic Studies of Ticks Responsible for Lyme Disease Transmission Using COI Mitochondrial DNA Sequences. A poster presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society April 3-5, 2002, Statesboro, GA. 

• Fang, Q. Q. Prevalence of causative agents of human ehrlichiosis in ticks from US Southeast coast and barrier islands. A lecture presented at the Seminar Series, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Oct. 15, 2001, Athens, GA. 

• Fang, Q. Q. Molecular systematics: principles and methods. An invited lecture (and a key speaker) presented at the symposium: Arthropod phylogeny held at Shanghai Institute of Entomology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.2001, Shanghai, China.

• Fang, Q. Q., James Keirans, Lance Durden, and Tonya Mixson. Investigation of Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) Gene for Phylogenetic Utilities in Ticks. A paper presented at the 5th Joint meeting of 65th Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society and 47th Annual meeting of South Carolina Entomological Associate, April 4-6, 2001, Gainesville, GA.

• Gorham, Chris, and Q. Q. Fang. The Prevalence of Wolbachia in the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) In Coastal Georgia and the Temporal Infection Rate at One Location. A paper presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, April 4-6, 2001, Gainesville, GA. 

• Fang, Q. Q., J. E. Keirans, and L. A. Durden. Development and test of the phylogenetic utilities of protein-encoding genes in ticks. A poster presented at the joint annual meetings of the Entomological Society of American, Entomological Society of Canada, and Entomological Society of Quebec. Dec. 3-6, 2000, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

• Fang, Q. Q., J. Whitlock, T. Mixson, M. Hughes, B. Dunham, and J. Sapp. Prevalence of the causative agents of human ehrlichiosis in vector ticks from southeastern United States. An invited talk presented at the joint meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Southeastern & South Carolina Branches. Oct. 26-28, 2000, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.

• Fang, Q. Q., Yu-Cheng Zhu, and Matthew H. Greenstone.  The Phylogenetic relationships of introduced Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), biological control agents of  Russian wheat aphids, based on ITS rDNA sequences. A poster presented at the joint annual meetings of The Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists.  June 23-27, 2000, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. 

• Chandler, C.R., Q. Fang, and W.T. Denton. 2000. Genetic variation within and among populations of Florida Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia floridana), project report NG96-102, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida.

• Fang, Q. Q., J. C. Regier, and C. Mitter.  Nuclear protein-encoding genes for phylogenetic analysis: Extended story about DDC gene.  A talk presented at the Annual Meeting of Entomological Society of America. Dec. 12-16, 1999, Atlanta, GA.

• Tonya Mixson, Q. Q. Fang, and J. H. Oliver.  Genetic variation in populations of tick, Ixodes scapularis, using DNA single strand conformation polymorphisms.  A talk presented at the Annual Meeting of Entomological Society of America, Dec. 12-16, 1999, Atlanta, GA.

• Fang, Q. Q. Development of nuclear protein-encoding genes for insect molecular systematics. A talk presented at the 63^th Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society.  April 14-16, 1999, Tifton, GA.

• Whitlock, John E., Q. Q. Fang, and Lance A. Durden. Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in ticks of Southeastern Georgia using polymerase chain reaction. A talk presented at the 63^th Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society.  April 14-16, 1999, Tifton, GA.

• Mixson, Tonya, Q.Q. Fang, and James H. Oliver. Studies of genetic variation of in Ixodes scapularis using DNA single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP). A poster presented at the 63^th Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society.  April 14-16, 1999, Tifton, GA.

• Wendy Denton, Q. Q. Fang, C. Ray Chandler and Brian A. Millsap. Genetic Variation Within and Among Populations of Florida Burrowing Owls.  A talk presented at the Second International Burrowing Owl Symposium. Sept. 29-31, 1998, Ogden, Utah. 

• Fang, Q. Q., J. C. Regier, C. Mitter, and R. S. Peigler. 1998. Evolution and phylogenetic utility of the period gene in Lepidoptera.  A talk presented at the joint annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists. June 20-24, 1998, Vancouver, Canada. 

• Mitchell, A. and Q. Q. Fang. Phylogeny of noctuoid moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) inferred from two nuclear genes, EF-1 alpha and DDC. A poster presented at the joint annual meetings of The Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists.  June 14-18, 1997, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. 

• Fang, Q. Q., A. Mitchell, S. Cho, J. Regier, C. Mitter, T. Friedlander, R. Poole, S. Zhao.  Phylogeny of Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera): Evidence from protein-encoding nuclear genes. A talk presented at the joint annual meetings of The Society for the Study of Evolution, and Society of Systematic Biologists. June 19-23, 1996, Saint Louis, MO. 

• Fang, Qingquan, T. P. Friedlander, J. C. Regier, C. Mitter, and R. Poole.  Developing new nuclear genes for phylogenetic studies: dopa decarboxylase. An invited talk presented at the symposium of annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Dec. 13-19, 1994, Dallas, TX. 

• Fang, Qingquan, T. P. Friedlander, J. C. Regier, C. Mitter, and R. Poole.  Molecular evolution and phylogenetic relations of noctuoid lepidopteran insects based on a new nuclear gene: dopa decarboxylase. A contributed paper presented at the joint annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists. Athens, Georgia, June 15-19, 1994. 

• Fang, Qingquan, W. C. Black IV, and H. D. Blocker.  Partial Sequences of Cytochrome b, Serine tRNA, and NADH Dehydrogenase Subunit 1 Mitochondrial Genes to Estimate Phylogenies among Deltocephalus-like Leafhoppers. An invited talk presented at the normal conference, the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America,  Dec. 12-16, 1993,  Indianapolis, IN. 

• Fang, Q., W. C. Black IV, and H. D. Blocker.  Molecular Systematic of Deltocephalus-like Leafhoppers based on Two regions of the Mitochondrial genome. An Abstract presented at the Second International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science (p.59), July 17-22, 1993, Flagstaff, Arizona. 

• Fang, Qingquan, W. C. Black IV, and H. D. Blocker.  Sequencing of Partial mtDNA Genes directly via PCR amplification from Museum-Preserved Dried Specimens of Leafhoppers. A poster presented at the Second International Conference of Ancient DNA, October 7-9, 1993, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. 

• Fang, Qingquan, W. C. Black IV, and H. D. Blocker. Phylogeny of Deltocephalus-like Leafhoppers based on mtDNA sequences of 16S, Cytochrome b, Serine tRNA, and NADH dehydrogenase sequences. A seminar presented at the Entomological Colloquium, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, Oct. 1993. 

• Fang, Qingquan, H. D. Blocker, Black, W. C. VI, and R. Whitcomb. Primary Studies of Phylogenetic Relationships of Leafhoppers in Oman's Tribe Deltocephalini Based on Mitochondrial DNA Sequences. A talk presented at the 8^th International Auchenorrhyncha Congress and 4th International Workshop on Leafhoppers and Planthoppers of Economic Importance, August 9-13, 1993, Delphi, Greece. 

• Black, W. C. VI, Q. Fang, H. D. Blocker, and R. Whitcomb. 1992. Molecular systematic of Deltocephalus-like leafhoppers. (Homoptera: Cicadellidae). A invited talk presented at the Symposium of Insect Phylogenies from Nucleotide Sequences: Current Status, the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, December 1992, Baltimore, MD. 

• Fang, Qingquan, W. C. Black IV, and H. D. Blocker. 1991. Phylogeny and relative rates of evolution in nuclear 18S and Mitochondrial 16S rDNA among leafhoppers. A Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, December 1991, Reno, Nevada.

HONORS:

• Recipient:  Georgia Southern University institutional Award of Excellence in Research/Creative Scholar Activities (2006).

• Recipient:  Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology, Georgia Southern University, award of excellence in research (2006).

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Member of the Editorial Board of Journals:

• Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Medical Entomology (See Web site).

• Editorial Board Member of the Journal Acta Zoologica Sinica (See Web site).

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

• Full member, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.

• Full member: The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

• Member, Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution. 

• Member: American Society of Parasitologists.

• Member, Society of Systematic Biologists.

• Member, Entomological Society of America.

• Member: Acarological Society of America.

• Member: American Society for Microbiology.

• Member, Society for Study of Evolution. 

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