Jeff Doherty
Postdoctoral Fellow
I study insects and their parasites. I have broad research interests in the evolution and ecology of host-parasite interactions, in particular the behavioural consequences of host manipulation and parasite tranmission. Currently, I am combining high-resolution behavioural assays with high-throughput molecular methods (comparative genomics, comparative transcriptomics, and proteomics) and gene editing (CRISPR-Cas9) to understand the proximate mechanisms that cause terrestrial insects, infected with hairworms (phylum Nematomorpha), to enter water and drown, allowing the parasites to escape and mate.
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Research Interests
host-parasite interactions
multidisciplinary research
host manipulation
ethology
Disease Ecology
Research Methodology
behavioural assays
movement tracking
insect rearing
experimental infections
transcriptomics
Proteomics
Genomics
Bayesian analysis
Research Options
I am available and interested in collaborations (e.g. clusters, grants).
I am interested in and conduct interdisciplinary research.
I am interested in working with undergraduate students on research projects.
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