Insects may be some of the smallest organisms on the planet, but they are no doubt the most successful of all the animals. They have existed on this planet for hundreds of millions of years and inhabit almost every known environment. Their ability to adapt and survive in conditions when other organisms cannot makes them wonderful model organisms for the study of comparative physiology and biochemistry
Our lab strives to understand how transporting epithelia of insects play a role in the ionoregulation, osmoregulation, and the excretion of potentially toxic compounds. In order to characterize mechanisms responsible for this elimination our lab uses an integrative approach which includes gene level to to whole organism studies.
Our lab strives to understand how transporting epithelia of insects play a role in the ionoregulation, osmoregulation, and the excretion of potentially toxic compounds. In order to characterize mechanisms responsible for this elimination our lab uses an integrative approach which includes gene level to to whole organism studies.