Overview

I am a molecular entomologist, working on insect crop pests. Using both molecular and bioinformatic techniques, my research aims to identify and characterise the molecular basis for insecticide resistance in insect populations. I primarily work on gene editing in the peach-potato aphid Myzus persicae and also developing understanding of mechanisms of resistance to neonicotinoids in the whitefly species Bemisia tabaci and Trialeurodes vaporariorum. 

Qualifications

2020 PhD Molecular Entomology (University of Exeter)

2016 MBiolSci Tropical Disease Biology (University of Liverpool)