Area of research
Genetics · Insect Science
Research interest
Research focused on Gene and Evolutionary biology, with related work in Biodiversity, DNA methylation, Honey bee. Notable publications include 'Earth BioGenome Project: Sequencing life for the future of life', 'Finding the missing honey bee genes: lessons learned from a genome upgrade', and 'Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living'.
The Earth BioGenome Project 2020: Starting the clock
Why sequence all eukaryotes?
The Influences of Illumination Regime on Egg-laying Rhythms of Honey Bee Queens
Genes and environments, development and time
Behavior-related gene regulatory networks: A new level of organization in the brain
Juvenile hormone regulates brain-reproduction tradeoff in bumble bees but not in honey bees
Earth BioGenome Project: Sequencing life for the future of life
Cross‐species systems analysis of evolutionary toolkits of neurogenomic response to social challenge
Deep evolutionary conservation of autism-related genes
Caste-biased gene expression in a facultatively eusocial bee suggests a role for genetic accommodation in the evolution of eusociality
Endocrine Influences on Insect Societies
Characterization of Genomic Variants Associated with Scout and Recruit Behavioral Castes in Honey Bees Using Whole-Genome Sequencing
Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living
Finding the missing honey bee genes: lessons learned from a genome upgrade
Molecular heterochrony and the evolution of sociality in bumblebees ( <i>Bombus terrestris</i> )
RNA interference knockdown of <i>DNA methyl-transferase 3</i> affects gene alternative splicing in the honey bee
Social regulation of maternal traits in nest-founding bumble bee (<i>Bombus terrestris</i>) queens
DNA methylation dynamics, metabolic fluxes, gene splicing, and alternative phenotypes in honey bees
Understanding the Relationship Between Brain Gene Expression and Social Behavior: Lessons from the Honey Bee
Molecular Determinants of Scouting Behavior in Honey Bees
The Transcription Factor Ultraspiracle Influences Honey Bee Social Behavior and Behavior-Related Gene Expression
Microarray Analysis of Natural Socially Regulated Plasticity in Circadian Rhythms of Honey Bees