Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows/Research Associates.
Master’s Students:
Peter Tsang, "Effects of various insecticides on identified receptors of locust oviducts." 1988-1992.
Carol Wilcox, "The mode of action of proctolin in visceral muscle contraction: The role of calcium and phospholipid hydrolysis." 1990-1993.
Giovannni Facciponte, "The rhythmic patterning of the neurons controlling the oviducts in Locusta." 1990-1991, transferred to Ph.D.
Lisa Cheung, "The innervation and control of the spermatheca of Locusta." 1992-1994.
David Nykamp, "The involvement of calmodulin in insect visceral muscle contraction." 1992-1993, transferred to Ph.D.
Konrad Noronha, "A role for proctolin as a co-transmitter in Locusta migratoria." 1995-1997.
Neelam Pabla, “The insect midgut as an endocrine organ” 1996- . (did not write up)
Julie Clark, “The neural control of the spermathecae” 1997- 1999, transferred to a Ph.D..
Andrew Donini, “The role of CCAP in oviduct control”. 1998-2000, transferred to a Ph.D.
Lisa Clark, “The role of Proctolin in the locust”. 2003- 2005
Rosa da Silva, “CCAP is a multifunctional peptide.”, 2004-2005, transferred to a Ph.D.
Do Hee Lee, “CCAP gene in Rhodnius”, 2008- 2009, transferred to a Ph.D.
Melanie Goral, “Reproductive structures in Rhodnius”, 2008 – 2009, decided to leave the program
Navdeep Asi, “Coding of bat-like auditory features in the AN2 interneuron of the Pacific field cricket, Teleogrylllus oceanicus and its relation to decreasing the conspicuousness of synthetic bat echolocation calls”, supervised the writing of his papers and his thesis, defended June 30, 2010.
Laura Sedra, “RFamides and MIPs in the control of the reproductive system in Rhodnius”, 2011 – 2012, transferred to a Ph.D.
Himali Patel, “The evolutionary relationship between AKH, ACP and Corazonin”, 2012 – 2013.
Zina Hamoudi, “Isolation and characterization of the Corazonin receptor”, 2014-2015. (co-supervised)
Hae-Ri Lee, “CRF receptor characterisation in R. prolixus“, 2014-2016. (co-supervised)
Sam Hana, “Role of octopamine and tyramine in reproductive processes in R. prolixus.”, 2015 – 2017
Shirin Mollayeva, “Role of CRF in feeding and reproduction in Rhodnius.”, 2015 -2017
Vishal Sangha, “Peptide mimetics in Rhodnius”, 2017 – 2020
Mahnoor Ayub, “The role of SIFamide in feeding in the medically-important bug, Rhodnius prolixus”, 2018 -2020
Areej Al-Dailami, “Glycoprotein hormones in Rhodnius prolixus”, 2020-2022 (transferred to Ph.D.)
Ph.D. Students:
Giovannni Facciponte, "The rhythmic patterning of the neurons controlling the oviducts in Locusta." 1990-1995.
David Nykamp, "The involvement of calmodulin in insect visceral muscle contraction." 1992- (did not write-up)
Goudarz Molaei, “The molecular biology of the SchistoFLRFamide receptor in locust.” 1998-2005
Julie Clark, “The neural control of the spermathecae” 1997 – 2002
Andrew Donini, “The role of CCAP in oviduct control”. 1998 – 2003
Rosa da Silva, “The control of the locust spermatheca”, 2004 – 2010
Lisa Robertson (nee Clark), “The role of neuropeptides in digestion”, 2007- 2012
Do Hee Lee, “CCAP gene in Rhodnius”, September, 2008- September, 2013
Laura Sedra, “RFamides and MIPs in the control of the reproductive system in Rhodnius”, 2011 – 2016
Hang Nguyen, “Epithelial transport in Rhodnius prolixus”, 2012 – 2013 (withdrew from program)
Thiago de Frietas, “Effects of JBU on neuromuscular junctions”, Nov. 2014 – Nov. 2015.
Douglas Santos, “Effects of JBTX and chloroform on the heart of the locust”. Nov. 2016 – May 2017.
Raquel Soares, “Effects of JBTX and the toxin MERIV on locust oviducts”. Nov. 2016 – Oct. 2017.
Hussain Al-Alkawai, “Sulfakinins in Rhodnius prolixus”, 2014 – 2020 (co-supervised)
Areej Al-Dailami, “Glycoprotein hormones in Rhodnius prolixus”, 2020-2025
Post-doctoral Fellows:
Dr. Luca Finetti, “Amine receptors in the medically important bug, Rhodnius prolixus, 2021-2023.
Dr. Samiha Benrabaa, “Ecdysteroid signalling in the ovaries of Rhodnius prolixus.” 2021 – 2022.
Dr. Jimena Leyria,”Insulin signalling and reproduction in Rhodnius”, 2018 -2024.
Dr. Sara da Silva, “Insulin signalling in Rhodnius”, 2016 - 2018
Dr. Marina Deferrari, “Insulin and insulin growth factors in Rhodnius”, 2015 -2016, 2017 - 2018
Dr. Jean-Paul Paluzzi, “Functional assay for receptors”, 2012 – 2013
Dr. Rosa da Silva “Neuropeptides on muscle contraction”, 2010-2011
Dr. E. Ruiz-Sanchez, “Plant products – physiological actions”, 2009-2010
Dr. Victoria Te Brugge, “Physiology of reproductive system in Rhodnius”, 2009-2010
Research Associate:
Dr. Amir Haddad, Molecular biology, 2013 - 2022.