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DEPARTMENT OF LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Dr. JENNIFER BENNE, Department Head
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JENNIFER BENNE
Associate Professor of Biology
131 Founder's Hall
Phone : (573)681-5120
Fax : (573)681-5944 |
Ph.D. Entomology, Enrichment in Biotechniques, 2000. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
M.S. Biology, Emphasis in Biochemistry, 1993, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Current Research Interests
Dr. Benne's current research interest is in Genetic influences on mosquito physiology and ecology. She is currently working on the Phenotypic Plasticity in Mosquito Populations: Potential for Disease Transmission.
The objectives of this project are:
Careful examination of existing populations in a small geographic region to determine cooperation and competition in habitats and hosts for mosquito species.
Utilization of a controlled laboratory setting to modify biotic and abiotic factors; including climate, population densities, resource availability and species composition, in order to collect data on developmental responses in larval mosquitoes.
Collection and maintenance of a variety of mosquito strains from varying geographic locales for observation of variation in phenotypic plasticity within and between these strains.
Phenotypic and genetic analysis of any variation among these strains from different geographic locales.
Utilization of molecular techniques to investigate possible genetic loci associated with variation.
Courses Taught
BIO 103 & 104L Principles of Biology & Laboratory
BIO 301 & 301L General Microbiology with Laboratory
BIO 310 & 310L Genetics with Laboratory
BIO 409/410 Seminar in Biology
BIO 312 & 312L Cell and Molecular Biology with Laboratory
BIO 405 Student Research in Biology
BIO 400 Special Topics: Entomology
BIO 306 & 306L Developmental Biology
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