Weiming Li, Ph.D.

Weiming Li

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Professor; Frederick E.J. Fry Chair for Environmental Physiology
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Phone:
517-432-6705

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Areas of Expertise:

Chemical ecology, fish olfaction and behavior, fish genomics, invasive species management

Background:

Our overall objective is to develop a better understanding of fish and lamprey biology, and to develop potential means for sea lamprey control.  The primary model for our research is the sea lamprey, one of the few extant jawless vertebrate species. It is an invader of the Great Lakes of North America and highly destructive to the fish community.  Our research focus on sea lamprey behavior, physiology, genomics, and life history.  Through these studies, we attempt to identify vulnerability in sea lamprey biology through its life cycle. We also use teleost species, in particular, zebrafish, as models in our research. 

Weiming Li in primarily appointed in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and is affiliated with the Neuroscience Program and the Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program.

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Research Interests:

  • Pheromone communication in the sea lamprey
  • Sex determination and differentiation
  • Sea lamprey genomics
  • Gene editing and gene function in lamprey and zebrafish
  • Sea lamprey control

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