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| First Name | James |
| Last Name | Nieh |
| Country | United States |
| Institute | University of California |
| Highest Degree | Doctoral |
| Job | Professor |
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| About | Dr. JamesC.NiehwasborninTaiwan, andgrewupinSouthernCalifornia. HereceivedhisB.A. atHarvardin1991 andhisPhDfromCornellUniversityin1997. HesubsequentlyreceivedaNSF-NATOPostdoctoralfellowshiptostudyattheUniversityofWürzburginGermany. Afterthis, hereceivedtheprestigiousHarvardJuniorFellowship. In2000, hejoinedthefacultyintheDivisionofBiologicalSciencesattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegowhereheiscurrentlyaprofessorin theSectionofEcology, Behavior, andEvolution. Dr. Nieh’sinterestsfocusonbeecommunication, cognition, andhealth. Hestudiesmanytypesofsocialbees, includinghoneybees, bumblebees, andstinglessbees. Hislabstudiesforagingandcommunicationinhoneybeesandhoneybeehealth. Theresearchonhoneybeehealthfocusesonhowpesticidesalterhoneybeebehaviorandlearning, howacommonpathogen,Nosemaceranae, infectsbeesandalterstheirbehavior, howhoneybeeimmunitycanbeboostedtofightNosemainfection, and how the bee gut microbiome may help is find new ways to counter Nosemainfection. |
| Interests | APITOX, B-RAP, BEEBOOK, Monitoring, Nutrition, Small Hive Beetle, Sustainable Bee Breeding, Varroa control, Vespid, Viruses, World Honey Bee Health |
