Alumni

Jess’ PhD project explored how the domestication and sterilization processes that are integral to sterile insect technique programs can affect the time and location of foraging and mating activity, and can affect intra- and inter-sexual competi...

Rajib’s PhD research explored the relationships between insects and their gut microbiome. His research provided significant insights to the composition of gut microbiomes and how these change when an insect transitions from nature to a laboratory en...

Angel’s PhD project explored the domestication process in Queensland fruit fly. He documented natural variation in tolerance to cold, heat, and desiccation in natural populations and tracked changes in abiotic stress tolerance th...

Humayra’s PhD explored the potential value of raspberry ketone (RK) as a pre-release dietary supplement for fruit fly sterile insect technique programs, finding significant acceleration of maturation and improved sexual performance. Humayra also inv...

Tahereh's MRes and PhD work focused on the development of larval diets for mass rearing of tephritid fruit flies. Larval diets that can produce large numbers of high-quality flies at minimal expense, are a key requirement of ...