Brian M. Wiegmann
Professor
of Entomology
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Executive Director of the NCSU Genome Research Laboratory
2323 Gardner Hall
Campus Box 7613
Raleigh, NC USA 27695-7613
Phone: 919.515.1653
Fax: 919.515.7746
Email: brian_wiegmann@ncsu.edu
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EDUCATION
B.S. Loyola
College (1985)
M.S. University of Maryland (1989)
Ph.D. University of Maryland (1994)
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 Visit Dr. Wiegmann's Lab
NCSU CALS Genome Research Laboratory
 Publications
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Program Area:
Systematics
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RESEARCH (89%)
Research is aimed
at inferring phylogenetic relationships in the order Diptera primarily
from DNA sequence data. Identification of the origins and possible causes
of major insect radiations with special emphasis on the effects of trophic
specializations, such as phytopahgy and parasitism. Specific questions
of interest involve the origin of the higher flies (Cyclorrhapha), the
systematics and evolution of leafminer flies (Agromyzidae), and the phylogenetic
placement of Diptera within the Panorpoid orders.
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TEACHING (11%)
ENT
590 Molecular Systematics
ENT 590 Insect Natural History
ENT 690U Advanced Systematics
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LINKS
Coordinator for Diptera, "The Tree of Life" World Wide Web Site.
Principle Investigator FLYTREE-NSF Assembling Tree of Life, Diptera.
The Diptera Site
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