Publications

📄Dr. Han's Google Scholar († as corresponding; †† as co-corresponding; * contributted equally)

2026 (4)

Beet Curly Top Virus Genetic Diversity, Impact on Cannabinoids, Potential Seed Transmission, and Vector Biology in Hemp. Han, J.; MacWilliams, J.; Schmidtbauer, M.; Huntress, R.; Alonzo, M. P. M.; Hackenberg, L.; Withycombe, J.; Lovato, T. J; Wagstaff, C.; Crowder, D. W; and others Phytopathology®, 116(5): 813–824. 2026.

Virus-mediated changes in insect vector tolerance to a neonicotinoid insecticide. Schmidtbauer, M.; Withycombe, J.; Han, J.; Neher, O. T; and Nachappa, P. Scientific Reports, 16(1): 9988. 2026.

Gene expression of pea aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) salivary effectors changes based on feeding duration and plant species. Irvin, L.; Han, J.; Nalam, V.; Tamborindeguy, C.; and Gomez, S. K. Journal of Insect Science, 26(3): ieag056. 2026.

RNAi-based functional genomics tools for the beet leafhopper using microinjection and nanoparticle-based topical spray. Han, J.††; Alonzo, M. P. M.; Cui, M.; Puffer, K. O; Wolff, A. M; Miyake, G. M; Neher, O. T; Nalam, V. J; and Nachappa, P††. Insect Science. 2026.

2025 (4)

Exploring the hemp virome and assessing hemp germplasm for resistance to an emerging pathogen. Hackenberg, L.; Han, J.; MacWilliams, J.; Kapuscinski, M. L; Stenglein, M.; Fletcher, R.; and Nachappa, P. Phytobiomes Journal, 9(1): 45–53. 2025.

Diurnal rhythms in durum wheat triggered by Rhopalosiphum padi (bird cherry-oat aphid). Goldstein, Y.; Han, J.; Kunk, D.; Batushansky, A.; Nalam, V.; and Tzin, V. BMC Plant Biology, 25(1): 459. 2025.

Microinjection-enabled gene silencing in first instar larvae of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, reveals vital genes for larval survival. Han, J.†; and Rotenberg, D. Insect Science, 32(6): 1969–1981. 2025.

Multi-omics analysis reveals discordant proteome and transcriptome responses in larval guts of Frankliniella occidentalis infected with an orthotospovirus. Han, J.; and Rotenberg, D. Insect Molecular Biology, 34(5): 671–686. 2025.

2024 (6)

Dehydration and tomato spotted wilt virus infection combine to alter feeding and survival parameters for the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. Bailey, S. T; Kondragunta, A.; Choi, H. A; Han, J.; McInnes, H.; Rotenberg, D.; Ullman, D. E; and Benoit, J. B Current Research in Insect Science, 6: 100086. 2024.

Dehydration yields distinct transcriptional shifts associated with glycogen metabolism and increases feeding in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. Bailey, S. T; Kondragunta, A.; Choi, H. A; Han, J.; Rotenberg, D.; Ullman, D. E; and Benoit, J. B Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 172(2): 154–167. 2024.

Diurnal rhythmicity in metabolism and salivary effector expression shapes host colonization by aphids. Han, J.; Kunk, D.; Cui, M.; Goldstein, Y.; Tzin, V.; and Nalam, V. J Elife, 13. 2024.

Beet curly top virus affects vector biology: the first transcriptome analysis of the beet leafhopper. Han, J.††; Cui, M.; Withycombe, J.; Schmidtbauer, M.; Chiginsky, J.; Neher, O. T; Strausbaugh, C. A; Majumdar, R.; Nalam, V. J; and Nachappa, P††. Journal of General Virology, 105(7): 002012. 2024.

Transcriptomic profiling reveals distinct responses to beet curly top virus (BCTV) infection in resistant and susceptible sugar beet genotypes. Withycombe, J.; Han, J.; MacWilliams, J.; Dorn, K. M; Nalam, V. J; and Nachappa, P. BMC genomics, 25(1): 1237. 2024.

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing of Frankliniella occidentalis, the western flower thrips, via embryonic microinjection. Han, J.*; Klobasa, W.*; de Oliveira, L.; Rotenberg, D.; Whitfield, A. E; and Lorenzen, M. D Insect Molecular Biology, 33(6): 589–600. 2024.

2023 (2)

A call to arms: novel strategies for thrips and tospovirus control. Maurastoni, M.; Han, J.; Whitfield, A. E; and Rotenberg, D. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 57: 101033. 2023.

A draft Diabrotica virgifera virgifera genome: insights into control and host plant adaption by a major maize pest insect. 16. Coates B.S., Walden K.O., Lata D., Vellichirammal N.N., Mitchell R.F., Anderson M.N., McKay R., Lorenzen M.D., Grubs N., Wang Y., Han J., Xuan J., Willadsen P., Wang H., French B.W., Bansal R., Sedky S., Souza D., Bunn D., Meinke L.J., Miller N.J., Siegfried B.D., Sappington T.W., Robertson H.M. BMC genomics, 24(1): 19. 2023.

2021 (2)

Location, location, location: feeding site affects aphid performance by altering access and quality of nutrients. Nalam, V. J; Han, J.; Pitt, W. J.; Acharya, S. R.; and Nachappa, P. PLoS One, 16(2): e0245380. 2021.

Integration of transcriptomics and network analysis reveals co-expressed genes in Frankliniella occidentalis larval guts that respond to tomato spotted wilt virus infection. Han, J.; and Rotenberg, D. BMC genomics, 22(1): 810. 2021.

 2020 (1)

Drought stress and pathogen infection alter feeding behavior of a phytopathogen vector. Nalam, V. J; Han, J.; Nachappa, P.; and Szczepaniec, A. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 168(8): 588–598. 2020.

2019 (1)

Vector competence of thrips species to transmit soybean vein necrosis virus. Han, J.; Nalam, V. J; Yu, I.; and Nachappa, P. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10: 431. 2019.

2016 (2)

Water stress modulates soybean aphid performance, feeding behavior, and virus transmission in soybean. Nachappa, P.; Culkin, C. T; Saya, P. M; Han, J.; and Nalam, V. J Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 552. 2016.

Effects of Soybean vein necrosis virus on life history and host preference of its vector, Neohydatothrips variabilis, and evaluation of vector status of Frankliniella tritici and Frankliniella fusca. Keough, S.; Han, J.; Shuman, T.; Wise, K.; and Nachappa, P. Journal of Economic Entomology, 109(5): 1979–1987. 2016.