Biotic Interactions Group at the University of Cambridge
Research Group News:
- March 2026. Happy to share that "Adult nutrition strongly affects insect cuticle thickness and injury resistance" is now published and is featured on the cover of the issue. We show that poor nutrition during early adulthood has profound effects on the insect cuticle, making them more susceptible to injury.
- January 2026: Many members of our group (current and past) are at the SICB meeting in Portland. Congratulations to those giving talks and posters.
- October 2025: We welcome new group members starting this month: Eleanor Bladon, Hao Chen, Kitty Cooley, JR Poon, and Minh Tu (Timothy) Nguyen.
- September 2025: Christine travelled to Borneo to provide instruction during the Cambridge Tropical Ecology Field Course
- June 2025: Congratulations to Dr Eleanor Bladon who has received the Clare College Pathway to Independence Fellowship in Ecology and Conservation Biology.
- February 2025: Congratulations to Janice Yan for receiving a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship.
- January 2025: A warm welcome to Noraly van Meer and Janice Yan who have started postdoctoral positions on our projects at the University of Florida
- November 2024: Christine is off to give talks at the Entomological Society of America annual meeting and the University of Minnesota
- October 2024: Christine travelled to Australia for the ISBE conference and delivered a presentation on the evolution of weaponry in the leaf-footed bugs. It was so nice to meet up so many old friends and collaborators.
- September 2024: Christine has been appointed as a Professor of Biotic Interactions at the University of Cambridge, effective October 1st. NSF-sponsored research continues at the University of Florida through 2026. We are looking for MPhil and PhD students to start at the University of Cambridge October 2025 -- see the Opportunities page
