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American entomologist
Nicole M. Gerardo is an
entomologist and Professor of Biology at
Emory University in
Atlanta, Georgia.
[1] In 2021, she became editor of the
Annual Review of Entomology.
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Early life and education
Gerardo earned a B.A. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from
Rice University in
Houston, Texas in 1997.
[1] She received her Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from the
University of Texas at Austin in
Austin, Texas in 2004.
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Career
Gerardo is an
entomologist and Professor of Biology at
Emory University in
Atlanta, Georgia.
[1]
Gerardo's work focuses on
evolutionary ecology, in particular the relationships between both beneficial and harmful
microbes and their
hosts. For example,
aphids are supplied with nutrients by beneficial
bacteria and may have lowered
immunity to ensure that the relationship continues.
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Her whole-genome analyses of insect species have revealed that the
pea aphid appears to have lost the
Imd pathway, considered a key immune pathway in many species.
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Her work on the
genetics of insect species has also revealed patterns of immune gene evolution of
monarch butterflies.
[10]
Another of her areas of study involves
fungal pathogens,
fungus-growing ants and their gardens, which are regarded as a model of
symbiosis.
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Awards and honors
References
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"Nicole Gerardo". Emory University. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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^ Harrison, Jon (2021).
"Preface". Annual Review of Entomology. 66: v–vi.
doi:
10.1146/annurev-en-66-111120-100001.
PMID
33417817.
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"EDITOR OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY". Annual Reviews. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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"Pesky aphid thrives despite weak defenses". Futurity. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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^ Clark, Carol (April 14, 2008).
"April 14, 2008 Following the ant trail". Emory Report. 60 (27). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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^ Gavrilles, Beth (October 11, 2012).
"New studies reveal connections between animals' microbial communities and behavior". Odum School of Ecology. University of Georgia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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^ Kolodny, Oren; Callahan, Benjamin J.; Douglas, Angela E. (28 September 2020).
"The role of the microbiome in host evolution". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 375 (1808): 20190588.
doi:
10.1098/rstb.2019.0588.
PMC
7435159.
PMID
32772663.
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^ Gerardo, Nicole; Hurst, Gregory (December 2017).
"Q&A: Friends (but sometimes foes) within: the complex evolutionary ecology of symbioses between host and microbes". BMC Biology. 15 (1): 126.
doi:
10.1186/s12915-017-0455-6.
PMC
5744397.
PMID
29282064.
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^ Palmer, William J.; Jiggins, Francis M. (August 2015).
"Comparative Genomics Reveals the Origins and Diversity of Arthropod Immune Systems". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 32 (8): 2111–2129.
doi:
10.1093/molbev/msv093.
PMC
4833078.
PMID
25908671. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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^ Tan, Wen-Hao; Talla, Venkat; Mongue, Andrew J.; de Roode, Jacobus C.; Gerardo, Nicole M.; Walters, James R. (20 July 2021).
"Population genomics reveals variable patterns of immune gene evolution in monarch butterflies ( Danaus plexippus )". Molecular Ecology. 30 (18): 4381–4391.
Bibcode:
2021MolEc..30.4381T.
doi:
10.1111/mec.16071.
PMID
34245613.
S2CID
235791167.
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^ Currie, Cameron R. (October 2001).
"A Community of Ants, Fungi, and Bacteria: A Multilateral Approach to Studying Symbiosis". Annual Review of Microbiology. 55 (1): 357–380.
doi:
10.1146/annurev.micro.55.1.357.
hdl:
1808/835.
PMID
11544360. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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"Faculty and staff honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring and more". Emory Report. May 12, 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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