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| Molecular Entomology |
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Molecular research in the Department of Entomology consists of two categories. The first category contains research projects that focus on molecular aspects of organisms or systems, and the second category contains research projects that use molecular biology as a tool. |
Research projects that focus on molecular aspects of organism/system are:
- Regulation of insect diapause, temperature tolerance and reproduction (Dr. David L.
Denlinger, Columbus campus)
- Endocrine control of development and reproduction in insects, particularly Drosophila
melanogaster and the mosquito Aedes aegypti, and resistance of these insects to a variety of
insecticides (Dr. Tom Wilson, Columbus campus)
- Molecular aspects of the interactions of plant-pathogenic bacteria and viruses with their
insect vectors and plant hosts (Dr. Saskia A. Hogenhout, Wooster campus)
- Insecticidal toxins with specific focus on insecticidal crystal proteins (ICPs) of Bacillus
thuringiensis (Dr. Donald Dean, Columbus campus)
- Longevity and stress tolerance of entomopathogenic nematodes (Dr. Parwinder Grewal,
Wooster campus)
- Molecular probes are being developed to understand tick-host-disease relationships with
emphasis transmission and pathology (Dr. Glen Needham, Columbus campus). Survival of ticks
and dust mites in harsh environmental conditions are being studied at molecular, cell and
organismal levels.
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Research projects that use molecular biology as a tool are:
- Systematics and evolution of mites (Dr. Hans Klompen, Columbus campus)
- Behavioral evolution of insects (Dr. John Wenzel, Columbus campus)
- Environmental tolerance and monitoring (Drs. Roman Lanno and Susan Fisher, Columbus
campus)
- Determining how soils affect the susceptibility of plants to insect herbivores (department
project: Drs. Luis Cañas, Parwinder Grewal, Larry Phelan, Casey Hoy,
and Saskia A. Hogenhout, Wooster campus).
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