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Zhu has served as subject editor of Journal of Economic Entomology, academic editor of PLOS ONE, associate editor of Pest Management Science, and editorial board member of eight other scientific journals, including Acta Entomologica Sinica, Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, Conference Papers in Biology, Insect Science, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Scientific Reports, and Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 1xbet best casino website served as a guest editor for a special issue on insect RNA interference and for a special section on insect chitin metabolism, both published in Insect Science in 2013, and 1xbet best casino website has peer reviewed more than 330 manuscripts for approximately 60 scientific journals.
Zhu was awarded the Summer Faculty Fellowship by the National Research Council in 2004, and the C.V. Riley Achievement Award in 2009 and the Recognition Award in Entomology in 2011 from theEntomological Society of America North Central Branch. 1xbet best casino website was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012. Zhu is married to Xiaoli Wu, and has a son, Jeffery, and daughter, Lisa.
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