Prof. Xue-Xin Chen

Prof. Dr. Xuexin Chen received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Entomology from Zhejiang University in 1987 and 1994, respectively. He is a full professor of Entomology at Zhejiang University. He became a Chang Jiang Distinguished Professor of Entomology in 2009. In addition, He also serves as the director of the Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Pathogens and Insect Pests, Ministry of Agriculture, China, and the director of the Key Laboratory of Biology of Pathogens and Insect Pests of Zhejiang province. He won the second-class prize of the National Scientific and Technological Progress Award of China, the China Entomological Society Award for Outstanding Young Scientist, the Zhejiang Provincial Award for Outstanding Young Scientist, the Baogang Education Fund Award for Excellent Teacher, and the Pu Zhelong Fund for Outstanding Youth Scholars of Biological Control. He is the vice president of the Entomological Society of China and the chair of the Biological Control Committee, the president of the Entomological Society of Zhejiang province, China, and a member of the Consultative Committee of Biological Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China. His primary interests are the evolutionary biology of parasitoid wasps, and biological control and integrated management of insect pests.