E v o l u t i o n a r y G e n o m i c s o f
Insect Microbe Interactions
Insect Microbe Interactions
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The Hansen Lab is located in the department of Entomology at
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Our lab is interested in ecological and evolutionary genomics of insect-microbe interactions
above, top left to right: pea aphid cells (bacteriocytes) harboring its obligate symbiont (Buchnera); pea aphid embryo (bacteriocytes in yellow); bottom, left to right: TEM of bacteriocytes in the pea aphid; TEM of Buchnera cells in the pea aphid.
All images © Allison K. Hansen
above, top left to right: pea aphid cells (bacteriocytes) harboring its obligate symbiont (Buchnera); pea aphid embryo (bacteriocytes in yellow); bottom, left to right: TEM of bacteriocytes in the pea aphid; TEM of Buchnera cells in the pea aphid.
All images © Allison K. Hansen
Our lab teases apart the molecular mechanisms that underpin insect-microbe co-evolution using comparative and functional genomics in an evolutionary framework.
above, a bacteriocyte (green) surrounding a Buchnera cell (pink), aphid enzymes belonging to amino acid biosynthesis up-regulated in the bacteriocyte (red), Buchnera encoded genes for amino acid biosynthesis (purple). Figure from Hansen and Moran. PNAS. 2011
above, a bacteriocyte (green) surrounding a Buchnera cell (pink), aphid enzymes belonging to amino acid biosynthesis up-regulated in the bacteriocyte (red), Buchnera encoded genes for amino acid biosynthesis (purple). Figure from Hansen and Moran. PNAS. 2011
OUR LAB IN ACTION!
Our lab is fascinated in exploring how small symbiont genomes evolve and function with their insect hosts. Download video game below to understand how small genomes evolve!
Genome Reduction (PC version 2018) © Isabel Skidmore & Allison K. Hansen
Genome Reduction (PC version 2018) © Isabel Skidmore & Allison K. Hansen
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