Man Yeon Choi

Courtesy Appointment
choiman [at] oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-738-4026

Research interests are focused on insect neurohormones, Receptors, Bioactive peptides, Receptor-i, RNAi, and Chemical ecology for Arthropod pests. 

  1. Insect neuropeptides (NPs), G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), and receptor interference (Receptor-i) to identify bioactive peptides.
  2. Development of RNA inference (RNAi)-based insecticide to protect small fruits and nursery crops.
  3. Identification of semiochemicals including insect pheromones and biosynthetic pathway, and application to pest management.
  4. Functional diversity and evolution of NPs & GPCRs from invertebrates to mammals.

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At OSU
Affiliated with: 
Horticulture
Career Links: 
Department of Horticulture
Entomology Program
USDA ARS Entomology
Slug research project
Do you accept grad students?: 
I accept graduate students for the Entomology Program
I accept graduate students for Horticulture
My Publications

2020

Journal Article

I. Reich, Jessie, C., Ahn, S. - J., Choi, M. - Y., Williams, C., Gormally, M., and Donnell, R. Mc, “Assessment of the Biological Control Potential of Common Carabid Beetle Species for Autumn- and Winter-Active Pests (Gastropoda, Lepidoptera, Diptera: Tipulidae) in Annual Ryegrass in Western Oregon.”, Insects, vol. 11, no. 11, 2020.
K. Velasco Graham, Choi, M. - Y., and Lee, J. C., “Attracting Chrysopidae With Plant Volatiles for Lace Bug (Hemiptera: Tingidae) Control in Rhododendrons and Azaleas.”, J Insect Sci, vol. 20, no. 5, 2020.
N. G. Wiman, Andrews, H., Rudolph, E., Lee, J., and Choi, M. - Y., “Fatty Acid Profile as an Indicator of Larval Host for Adult .”, Insects, vol. 11, no. 11, 2020.
S. - J. Ahn, Corcoran, J. A., Meer, R. K. Vander, and Choi, M. - Y., “Identification and Characterization of GPCRs for Pyrokinin and CAPA Peptides in the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae).”, Front Physiol, vol. 11, p. 559, 2020.
S. - J. Ahn, Donnell, R. J. Mc, Corcoran, J. A., Martin, R. C., and Choi, M. - Y., “Identification and functional characterization of the first molluscan neuromedin U receptor in the slug, Deroceras reticulatum.”, Sci Rep, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 22308, 2020.
S. - J. Ahn, Oh, H. - W., Corcoran, J., Kim, J. - A., Park, K. - C., Park, C. Gyoo, and Choi, M. - Y., “Sex-biased gene expression in antennae of Drosophila suzukii.”, Arch Insect Biochem Physiol, vol. 104, no. 1, p. e21660, 2020.

2019

Journal

S. Dou, Lui, S., Ahn, S. - J., Choi, M. - Y., and Jurenka, R., “Transcriptional comparison between pheromone gland-ovipositor and tarsi in the corn earworm moth Helicoverpa zea”. 2019.

Journal Article

D. H. Cha, Skabeikis, D., Collignon, R. M., Siderhurst, M., Choi, M. - Y., and R. Meer, V., “Behavioral response of little fire ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), to trail chemicals laid on epiphytic moss”, J. Insect Behavior (in press), 2019.
M. - Y. Choi, Lucas, H., Sagili, R., Cha, D. H., and Lee, J. C., “Effect of Erythritol on Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Presence of Naturally-Occurring Sugar Sources, and on the Survival of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae).”, Journal of Economic Entomology, vol. 112, no. 2, 2019.
S. - J. Ahn, Donahue, K. M., Koh, Y., Martin, R., and Choi, M. - Y., “Microbial-based dsRNA production to develop cost-effective RNAi application for insect pest management”, International Journal of Insect Science, vol. 11, pp. 1-8, 2019.

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