Assistant Professor
Program area:
Genetic Pest Management
Office:
1566A Thomas Hall
Campus Box 7613
Raleigh, NC 27695-7613
Phone:
919.513.7857
Fax:
919.515.7746 Education:
B.S. - University of Rhode Island
PhD - Kansas State University
Research:
To elucidate the molecular mechanism that underlies a class of novel selfish-genetic element found only in Tribolium. Due to the selfish behavior of these elements they have potential as gene "drivers" to push pesticide susceptibility into populations of insect pests of crops, or vector incompetence into populations of insect vectors of disease.