Dr Simon Baxter
Research interests
Applied insect genetics
- Genetic technology to improve insect pest control
- Evolution and spread of insecticide resistance
- Whole genome sequencing of insect pests
- Adaptive evolution
Research projects
- Genetic modification of the sheep blowfly for pest control applications (CRISPR project)
- Dispersal and migration of insects through tracking insecticide resistance alleles (Genome sequencing and computational models)
- Dominant resistance mechanisms to insecticidal toxins (Drosophila transgenics)
- Assembly and manipulation of sex chromosomes for insect pest control (Bioinformatics)