Marco Lee (Post Doctoral Fellow)

I completed my BSc in Biology and Neuroscience here at Dalhousie University. During those years, I investigated physiological trade-offs between the immune and reproductive systems in crickets with Dr. Shelley Adamo. We used behavioral, biochemical, and molecular assays to understand how crickets reconfigure their physiology during a potential infection. 

My academic journey continued at Queen's University in Kingston, where I finished my PhD in Biology with Dr. William Nelson and Dr. Christopher Moyes. I expanded my toolkit with bioinformatics and statistical analyses that allowed me to explore how the smaller tea tortrix, a caterpillar pest that enjoys tea, adapts and responds to insecticide. 

Now, I return to the Adamo Lab for more. I will employ genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics methods to explore how the tobacco hornworm alter their physiology in the face of both hotter days and extreme heat waves. I will integrate the results with life-history observations and population modeling to predict how this agricultural pest will impact Canada under future climate change.academic