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Research Interests
Most of my work focuses on explaining the spread and maintenance of endosymbiotic Wolbachia infections in insects. I also enjoy thinking about hybridization/introgression, reproductive isolation and speciation, and other evolutionary/population/genetic problems.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Indiana University Bloomington
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A galactose-based auto-expression system improves T7-inducible protein production in Escherichia coli
Bosco, J., Gagliano, E., Boshae, K. L., Statz, J. P., Wheeler, T. B., Cuello, D. A., Sliter, A., Newby, C., Lin, B., Demeler, A., Pierpont, C. L., Yates-Hansen, C., Sydor, M. J., Ferrini, M. E., Kuch, K. C., Cooper, B. S., Piggott, B. J., Certel, S. J., Hansen, K. B. & Sprang, S. R. & 4 others, , Mar 15 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 8936.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Changes in the frequency of facultative endosymbionts in insect populations: overview and applications
Hoffmann, A. A. & Cooper, B. S., May 22 2025, In: Entomologia Generalis. 45, 2, p. 351-368 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fexinidazole and corallopyronin a target Wolbachia-infected sheath cells present in filarial nematodes
Chappell, L., Peguero, R., Conner, W. R., Fowler, S., Cooper, B. S., Pfarr, K., Hoerauf, A., Lustigman, S., Sakanari, J. & Sullivan, W., Sep 8 2025, In: PLoS Pathogens. 21, 9, e1012929.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantification of variegated Drosophila ommatidia with high-resolution image analysis and machine learning
Hill, H. J., Sullivan, W. & Cooper, B. S., 2025, In: Biology Methods and Protocols. 10, 1, bpaf002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aedes albopictus is present in the lowlands of southern Zambia
Matute, D. R. & Cooper, B. S., Mar 2024, In: Acta Tropica. 251, p. 107115 107115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations