Samuel A. Ochieng
Research Assistant Professor
Chemical Ecology
College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Sciences
Contact Information:
Office Location: Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center
472 Cadillac Lane,McMinnville, TN 37110
Telephone: 931-815-5155
FAX: 931-668-3134
Email: sochieng@tnstate.edu
Research Areas:
Chemical Ecology, Entomology, Integrated pest Management
Most Significant Publications:
1.Ochieng S.A., Poole K., Roelofs W., Vickers N.J., Linn C. Jr.and Baker T.C. 2003. Unusual pheromone receptor neuron responses in heliothine moth antennae derived from inter-species imaginal disc transplantation. J. Comp. Physiol. A 189: 19-28.
2.Ochieng, S.A, Park, K.-C., Zhu, J.W. and Baker, T.C. 2000. Physiological characteristics of antennal olfactory receptors of Microplitis croceipes Boisd (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Arth. Struct. & Dev. 29: 231–240.
3.Ochieng, S.A., Hallberg, E. and Hansson, B.S. 1998. Fine structure and distribution of antennal sensilla of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) Orthoptera: Acrididae). Cell Tiss. Res. 291: 525–536.
Education:
HND (Appl. Biol.) - The Kenya Polytechnic
Ph.D. - University of Lund
Date joined staff: 2005