Dr. Chen Xuexin, as a member of conference organizer and host, along with three other faculties of institute of insect Science, Dr Wang Xiaowei, Yao Hongwei and Shi Min, attended the Seventh International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science in Amsterdam from 13 – 16 July, 2014. Symposium on Molecular Insect Science is held every three years, and it is an essential gathering for researchers and students in molecular insect science..
Topics of this symposium included: (1) Genomics and Proteomics; (2) Molecular Insect Neuroscience; (3) Agricultural Insect Molecular Biology; (4) Tropical diseases/vector biology; (5) Evolution and Development; (6) Molecular regulation of insect behavior; (7) Evolutionary biology, systematics, molecular phylogeny; (8) Symbiosis;(9) i5K: 5000 Arthropod Genomes Initiatives. Entomologists from the four corners of the world attended this symposium.