Dr Michael Gerth

Lecturer in Ecology and Conservation

Department of Biological and Medical Sciences

Michael Gerth

Teaching and supervision

Courses

I teach on several modules of the MSc Conservation Ecology, and am the module leader for "Career Development and Research Skills" and "Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services". I also teach on modules in the biological BSc courses. I am supervising undergraduate project students on projects screening for symbionts and viruses in bees.

Research

I am broadly interested in the evolution of inherited microbial symbionts in insects. Please see my personal webpage for more details on current projects.

Projects as Principal Investigator, or Lead Academic if project is led by another Institution

  • Pathogens as drivers for evolutionary success of inherited symbionts (31/03/2020 - 30/03/2022), funded by: Royal Society, funding amount received by Brookes: £19,827

Publications

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