Sean Chien
Graduate Student
Blackmon Lab
Email: schien@tamu.edu
Education
- B.S. Animal Science, Tunghai University — Taichung, Taiwan, 2017
- M.S. Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, 2022
- Ph.D. Biology, Texas A&M University, in progress
- Bioinformatics
- Endangered & Endemic beetle population dynamic
- Population genetics & genomics
Publications:
Terrence Sylvester, Zachary Hoover, Carl E Hjelmen, Michelle M Jonika, Leslie T Blackmon, James M Alfieri, J Spencer Johnston, Sean Chien, Tahmineh Esfandani, Heath Blackmon, A reference quality genome assembly for the jewel scarab Chrysina gloriosa, G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2024, jkae084, https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkae084
Presentations:
Student/Postdoc Research Conference – 2025
Ecological Integration Symposium – 2024
Student Research Week – 2024
Student/Postdoc Research Conference – 2024
Texas Genetics Society – 2024
Evolution – 2023