Title: Semiochemistry: the language of chemical ecology and its applications in human health and agriculture

Reporter: Antony Mark Hooper (research fellow)

Time: 3:00-5:00 pm, Friday 24 June 2016

Location: Meeting Room 307, College of Resources and Environment

Brief introduction of Professor Antony Mark Hooper：

Professor Antony Mark Hooper，2000-now, senior research fellow in Lausanne research institute in UK, PhD in Chemistry in Cambridge University in UK, research fellow in the National University in Australia, special chemistry scientist in Royal College of Chemistry in UK, special chemistry scientist in Science Committee in UK, member of biological energy source committee in UK, 英国生物能源委员会会员；vice editor of Pest Management Science. He hosted 5 international collaborate projects, participated 6, the accumulative funding exceeded 1,300K pounds. Professor Antony Mark Hooper published more than 70 papers in the journals of Ann. Rev. Phytopathol、Chem. Commun、Phytochem. Rev、New Phytologist、Phytochemistry, invited as guests in many international conferences. His main research interest included Allelochemical, isolation and identify of information of semiochemistry from plants and animals, the enzyme during the composting process and the gene characteristics, and the mechanism of chemical signal transferring in soils.

Report content: Semiochemistry is the study of the chemicals that mediate ecological interactions. It involves the identification of these biologically active natural products that possess ecologically relevant activity which are often volatile and present in minute quantities. Subsequent to this is their isolation, structure elucidation and synthesis (to verify structure and then at scale) for their application in the field to affect ecology to the benefit of humans in agriculture and human health.

All are welcome to come.

23 June 2016