Biotechnology is technology that uses biological systems or living organisms or parts of this to develop or create different products. A simple example of this is using yeast (a living organism) to bake bread). The four types of Biotechnology are: Medical, Agricultural, Industrial, and Environmental.
![Christopher Whalen](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/cwhalen9_0.jpg?itok=R76tXW6L)
Christopher Whalen
Ph.D. Graduate Student
Integrated Apiary Management Technology
UNL Entomology Department
208 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
208 ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Natalie Johnston
MS Graduate Student
Integrated Pest Management, Toxicology, Beneficial Insect Protection
UNL Dept. of Entomology
1700 East Campus Mall
220 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
1700 East Campus Mall
220 Entomology Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
![Sofiya Arora](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Arora_Sofiya_cropped%20.jpg?itok=exiFuQE4)
Sofiya Arora
MS Graduate Student
Plant virus-vector interactions, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology
UNL Entomology Department
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0816
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0816
![Nikhitha Gangavarapu](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/IMG-20230814-091906-Bokeh-Original.jpg?itok=R_3z9Ylu)
Nikhitha Gangavarapu
Ph.D. Graduate Student
Plant virus-vector interactions, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology
UNL Entomology Department
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
208 Entomology Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
![Dr. Kumar Shrestha](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Screenshot%202023-08-21%20at%202.42.08%20PM.png?itok=e4z-qS0o)
Dr. Kumar Shrestha
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Plant-Insect Interactions
312E ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
![Dr. Mritunjoy Barman](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Barman_Mritunjoy_head_view.png?itok=bYG7GMRY)
Dr. Mritunjoy Barman
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Arthropod vector of plant viruses
UNL Entomology Department
305A ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
305A ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
![Dr. Shaonpius Mondal](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Mondal_3.png?itok=_23CWYPq)
Dr. Shaonpius Mondal
Assistant Professor of Entomology
Arthropod Vector of Plant Pathogens
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Heather Hernandez
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant
![Dr. Suresh Varsani](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/Suresh_Varsani_Photo.png?itok=5_f2K3Fe)
Dr. Suresh Varsani
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Plant-Insect Interactions
109A ENTO Hall
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
1700 East Campus Mall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
![Dr. David Onstad](https://entomology.unl.edu/styles/faculty_profile_image/public/OnstadPhotoAdjunct.png?itok=68tQCaIY)
Dr. David Onstad
Adjunct Faculty
Resistance management, Ecology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM)