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Curriculum
- March 2013 – Present – Post Doctoral researcher in Genome Evolution (Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, University of Münster, Germany)
- June 2008 – Jan 2013 – Ph. D. Entomology, specialization in medical entomology (University of Kentucky, USA, Advisor: Dr. Stephen Dobson). Dissertation title: Putting theory into practice: Predicting the invasion and stability of Wolbachia using simulation models and empirical studies.
- September 2004 – May 2008 – B.S. Biology (Centre College, Kentucky, USA)
Research Interests
- The effects of Wolbachia pipientis on its hosts' population dynamics
- The development of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis
- Using computer simulation models to understand complex biological systems
Publications
- Reactive Oxygen Species Production and Brugia pahangi Survivorship in Aedes polynesiensis with Artificial Wolbachia Infection Types. Andrews, E. S., Crain, P. R., Fu, Y., Howe, D. K., & Dobson, S. L. PLoS pathogens, 8(12), e1003075. (2012)
- Wolbachia infections that reduce immature insect survival: Predicted impacts on population replacement. Crain, P. R., Mains, J. W., Suh, E., Huang, Y., Crowley, P. H., & Dobson, S. L. BMC evolutionary biology, 11(1), 290. (2011).
- Phenological dynamics of web-building spider populations in alfalfa: implications for biological control. Welch, K. D., Crain, P. R., & Harwood, J. D. Journal of Arachnology, 39(2), 244-249. (2011).
- SYTO11 staining vs FISH staining: a comparison of two methods to stain Wolbachia pipientis in cell cultures. Venard, C. P., Crain, P. R., & Dobson, S. L. Letters in applied microbiology, 52(2), 168-176. (2011).