About me

Welcome to my personal academic website! My name is Haşim Hakanoğlu (Hashim Hakanolu), and I am a PhD student and research assistant at Louisiana State University (LSU) and LSU Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter) working on advancing the health of honey bees using molecular biology and bioinformatics with Dr. Qian Sun from LSU AgCenter and Dr. Kate Ihle from the USDA Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Laboratory.

My current research focuses on identifying biomarkers for resistance against diseases, particularly the infestation of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, and the roles of these biomarkers in promoting such resistance.