CURRICULUM VITAE

Li Lu, Ph. D

Assistant Professor of Biology

College of Arts and Sciences

Kentucky State University

400 East Main Street

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Education

Post-baccalaureate Student, Department of Statistics, 2007-2009, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

Doctorate of Philosophy, Department of Botany, 2006, Miami University, Oxford, OH.

Dissertation title: Studies on Cold Resistance in Palms: Analysis of CBF-Like Genes Bachelor of Science, Department of Biochemistry, 1996, Wuhan University, P.R. China.

Positions Held

2014-present Assistant Professor of Biology,

Division of Mathematics and Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Kentucky State University, KY

2012-2014 Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Division of Mathematics and Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Kentucky State University, KY

Teaching Activities and Mentoring Students:

• BIO101: life Science (Lecture and Lab)
• BIO112: Modern Topics in Biology (Lecture)
• BIO115: Freshman Seminar
• BIO212: General Botany (Lecture and Lab)
• BIO401: Biology Seminar
• BIO410: Special Problems in Biology (Mentoring student research)
• BIO408: Cell Biology (Lecture and Lab)
• BIO495: Special Topics in Biology (Lecture and Lab)

Current Research Activities:

• Conducting research and supervising student. The main research project at present is to use molecular methods to address genetic diversity in Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maackii.