Dr Simon Baxter
Research interests
Applied pest control; Pest biology
- Genetic technology to improve insect pest control
- Evolution and spread of insecticide resistance
- Whole genome sequencing of insect pests
- Identifying mutations that influence adaptation
Research projects
- Midyear: Genetic modification of insects for pest control (with Dr Trent Perry)
- Midyear: Tracking the evolution of insecticide resistance in Australian moths
- Midyear: Bacillus thuringiensis pore forming toxins: structure and function