Laboratory Services is registered to the international quality standard ISO 9001:2000
Method development for sample preparation, isolation and speed detection of pathogens by culture and
molecular techniques using immunomagnetic bead separation, centrifugations, etc.
Investigation of the potential exposure of pathogen to human in milk using pasteurization, nested PCR,
multicomplex PCR and specific culture methods. Experimental design, data analysis and statistics, report
writing, and scientific publication.
University of Guelph, Department of Pathobiology, Guelph, Ontario
Research Assistant
1996 – 1998
Isolation and identification of microbe colonies in food and environmental samples. Plasmid preparation
and identification. Investigate the differentiation of pathogenic and nonpathogenic
E. coli
strains using a
variety of primer sets in PCR and hybridization.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Research Assistant
1996
Method development for analyzing the RFLP of
E. coli
DNA using pulse field gel electrophoresis.
University of Guelph, Department of Zoology, Guelph, Ontario
Fellow of National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
1993 – 1996
Analyzed and interpreted the geographical and genetic variation of harbor porpoise and the dispersal of
populations. Morphometry of parametric and non-parametric characters using multivariate analysis. Age
calibration, regression analysis, growth and reproduction, field survey and strategy study for conservation
of marine mammals in Bay of Fundy.
Nanjing Normal University, Department of Biology, Nanjing, P.R. China
Lecturer
1984 – 1993
Established a molecular laboratory. RFLP of mitochondrial DNA in geographical populations of
mammals. Marine mammal age determination, life history, morphology and adaptation to habitats.
Conservation of endangered species in Yangtze River. Taught Zoology, Cetacean Biology and various
subjects including “Important Computer Software for Graduate Students of Science” and “Introduction of
Multivariate Analysis” to graduates. Supervised the field surveys and lab work in several scientific
research programs on marine mammals.
EDUCATION
B.Com.,
Department of Computing and Information Science, University of Guelph, 2002
Ph.D.,
Vertebrate Biology, Department of Biology, Nanjing Normal University, 1991
M.Sc.,
Department of Biology, Nanjing Normal University, 1984
B.Sc.,
Department of Biology, Shaanxi Teacher's University, 1982
