Areas of expertise
About
This lab studies primarily the interactions between different types of parasites and their insect hosts. Most of our projects involve parasitoid wasps that develop as immatures in or on the bodies of other insects but that are free-living as adults. Polydnaviruses, polyembryonic parasitoids, PARASITOLOGY-IMMUNOLOGY-DEVELOPMENT-BEHAVIOR. Our home department at the University of Georgia is Entomology. However, the lab is also affiliated with several interdisciplinary campus programs including the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases (CTEGD) and Interdisciplinary Program in Evolutionary Biology.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Entomology
Texas A&M University, TX, United States (1985)
Bachelor of Science, Entomology
Texas A&M University, TX, United States (1980)
Scholarly Works
- INSECT HEMOCYTES AND THEIR ROLE IN IMMUNITY, (2008).
- RNA interference in Lepidoptera: An overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design, JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, (2011).
- Immunological basis for compatibility in parasitoid-host relationships., Annu Rev Entomol, (1995).
- Evolution of developmental strategies in parasitic hymenoptera, ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY, (2006).
- Mosquitoes rely on their gut microbiota for development, MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, (2014).
Contact
Mailing Address
136 Cedar St., Building C
Room 530F
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
136 Cedar St., Building C
Room 530F
Athens, GA 30602
