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Lena B. Brattsten

Research Professor
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brattsten@sebs.rutgers.edu

Abstract

When insects are exposed to toxic chemicals and don't die, it is because they have a biochemical resistance mechanism. They may be able to detoxify the compound very fast, or they may have an insensitive or protected target site. They may also have physiological, behavioral, or phenological resistance mechanisms. My research deals with the detoxification mechanisms in insects, such as cytochrome P450s, general esterases, and other defensive enzymes, and physiological adaptations to chemical stress.

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Research Interests and Expertise

Biochemical toxicology, insect-plant interactions, insecticide resistance, biochemistry and molecular genetics of cytochrome P450, Aedes sollicitans, Aedes albopictus.