# Southwest University

Southwest University (Wang Jinjun lab) published an intelligent dsRNA design tool in Trends in Biotechnology.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/southwest-university/
Updated: 2026-06-24

- Country: China

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Southwest University, College of Plant Protection, Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education) | https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.22.604585, https://kfy.swu.edu.cn/info/1138/8212.htm |
| Research focus | Insect molecular ecology, RNA interference (RNAi), pest control, bioinformatics, intelligent dsRNA design for RNA biopesticides, insect-virus interactions | https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.22.604585, https://zhibao.swu.edu.cn/info/1116/8298.htm |
| Facility | Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosafety and Green Production of Upper Yangtze River (Ministry of Education), Chongqing Key Laboratory of Entomology and Pest Control Engineering | http://zhibao.swu.edu.cn/info/1129/8271.htm, https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.22.604585 |
| Grant | National Key R&D Program of China (2023YFC2607000), National Natural Science Foundation of China Major International (Regional) Joint Research Project (32020103010), European Commission (RATION, Grant Agreement No. 101084163) | https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.22.604585, https://kfy.swu.edu.cn/info/1138/8212.htm |
| Publications | Over 120 SCI papers, including a study on dsRNAEngineer published in Trends in Biotechnology (2025) | http://amas.swu.edu.cn/info/1003/1009.htm, https://kfy.swu.edu.cn/info/1138/8212.htm, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39924355/ |
| Principal staff | Wang Jinjun (Professor, Principal Investigator), Niu Jinzhi (Professor, Principal Investigator) | http://amas.swu.edu.cn/info/1003/1009.htm, https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.22.604585, https://zhibao.swu.edu.cn/info/1116/8298.htm |
| Headcount | Over 40 postdoctoral researchers, doctoral students, master's students, and research assistants | http://amas.swu.edu.cn/info/1003/1009.htm |

Independent sources: amas.swu.edu.cn, doi.org, kfy.swu.edu.cn, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, zhibao.swu.edu.cn

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