（中山大学昆虫所所长）
徐卫华，男，中山大学生命科学学院教授，博士生导师。1961年9月出生，浙江长兴人。1982年7月毕业于浙江农业大学, 获得学士学位。1986年7月毕业于中国农业科学院研究生院，获得硕士学位。1986-1991年在中国农业科学院蚕业研究所工作，助理研究员。1995年3月毕业于日本名古屋大学，获博士学位。
2005年12月就职于中山大学生命科学学院，“百人计划” 教授, 博士生导师。现任中山大学昆虫所所长。
曾于2001-2002年在美国俄亥俄州立大学作访问学者。在昆虫生理、生化与分子生物学, 特别是昆虫生长发育的激素调控和分子机制领域取得多项原创性成果。在国际一流刊物如 Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.、PLoS Genet.、J Proteome Res. J. Biol. Chem.、Biochem. J. 、Biochim. Biophys. Acta、 Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology、Insect Molecular Biology、J. Insect Physiology 等和国内刊物如中国科学、科学通报等发表研究论文共四十余篇。承担的科研项目有国家973子项目、国家基金委重点项目、面上项目、中国科学院青年科学家小组基金等。
近五年发表的文章 (2009-2013)：
1. Zhang Y, Lu YX, Liu J, YangC, Feng QL, et al. (2013) A regulatory pathway, ecdysone-transcription factorrelish-cathepsin L, is involved in insect fat body dissociation. PLoS Genet 9:e1003273.
2. Tian K, Xu WH (2013) Highexpression of PP2A-Aalpha is associated with diapause induction during thephotoperiod-sensitive stage of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. JInsect Physiol 59: 588-594.
3. Zhang Q, Lu YX, Xu WH (2012)Integrated proteomic and metabolomic analysis of larval brain associated withdiapause induction and preparation in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpaarmigera. J Proteome Res 11: 1042-1053.
4. Xu WH, Lu YX, Denlinger DL(2012) Cross-talk between the fat body and brain regulates insect developmentalarrest. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109: 14687-14692.
5. Bao B, Xu WH (2011)Identification of gene expression changes associated with the initiation ofdiapause in the brain of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. BMC Genomics12: 224.
6. Bao B, Hong B, Feng QL, XuWH (2011) Transcription factor fork head regulates the promoter of diapausehormone gene in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, and the modificationof SUMOylation. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 41: 670-679.
7. Yang J, Zhu J, Xu WH (2010)Differential expression, phosphorylation of COX subunit 1 and COX activityduring diapause phase in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. J InsectPhysiol 56: 1992-1998.
8. Lu YX, Xu WH (2010)Proteomic and phosphoproteomic analysis at diapause initiation in the cottonbollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. J Proteome Res 9: 5053-5064.
9. Hu CH, Hong B, Xu WH (2010)Identification of an E-box DNA binding protein, activated protein 4, and itsfunction in regulating the expression of the gene encoding diapause hormone andpheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide in Helicoverpa armigera. InsectMol Biol 19: 243-252.
10. Zhang TY, Xu WH (2009)Identification and characterization of a POU transcription factor in the cottonbollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. BMC Mol Biol 10: 25.
11. Xu J, Bao B, Zhang ZF, Yi YZ, Xu WH (2009) Identification of a novel gene encoding the trehalosephosphate synthase in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. Glycobiology19: 250-257.
