research
research overview
Our lab is interested in the bacterial communities found in local tick populations and the relationships between ticks and the bacteria they carry. We are also investigating local populations of the brown widow spider at the organismal and molecular levels.
Current projects
1) We are validating putative immune-related genes in the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum
2) Our lab is investigating toxin sequences in brown and black widow spiders, genus Latrodectus
2) Our lab is investigating toxin sequences in brown and black widow spiders, genus Latrodectus