Beebe, Nigel - University of Queensland - School of Biological Sciences

研究领域

Mosquito Evolution and Distribution My laboratory seeks to improve our understanding of mosquitoes and their role in mosquito-borne disease. Utilising strong collaborative links into the field, we integrate traditional entomological procedures with molecular genetics and informatics-based technologies to deliver new insights into vector biology and ecology. We try to answer fundamental questions including how are species identified, which mosquito species transmit disease pathogens, where they exist and why they are there, as well as how populations connect and move. This research includes molecular genetic studies that identify morphologically cryptic mosquito species groups and distinguishing vector species from the many non-vector species. Our studies on the molecular evolution, distribution and population genetics of mosquitoes reveal insights into mosquito biology, ecology and movement, while computer-based spatial analysis methods applied to this data are enabling a better understanding of the environmental factors that influence mosquito distribution and movement, and pathogen transmission. Driven by collaboration between UQ-School of Biological Sciences and CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, my lab also seeks to understand vector-borne disease in light of global change and to determine how disease risks to humans and animals may be reduced. Our work is becoming increasingly significant in terms of regional biosecurity and public health. It's an exciting time to work in vector biology, not only a critical growth area in terms of those projected outcomes of climate change, population movement (of humans and other organisms), and Australia's relationship with other countries in our region - but also as a discipline well placed to embrace innovative approaches to some of our most pressing local and regional questions.

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van den Hurk, Andrew F., Nicholson, Jay, Beebe, Nigel W., Davis, Joe, Muzari, Odwell M., Russell, Richard C., Devine, Greg J. and Ritchie, Scott A. (2016) Ten years of the Tiger: Aedes albopictus presence in Australia since its discovery in the Torres Strait in 2005. One Health, 2 19-24. doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2016.02.001 Russell, Tanya L., Burkot, Thomas R., Bugoro, Hugo, Apairamo, Allan, Beebe, Nigel W., Chow, Weng K., Cooper, Robert D., Collins, Frank H. and Lobo, Neil F. (2016) Larval habitats of the Anopheles farauti and Anopheles lungae complexes in the Solomon Islands. Malaria Journal, 15 164: 1-9. doi:10.1186/s12936-016-1196-7 Russell, Tanya L., Beebe, Nigel W., Bugoro, Hugo, Apairamo, Allan, Cooper, Robert d., Collins, Frank H., Lobo, Nell L. and Burkot, Thomas R. (2016) Determinants of host feeding success by Anopheles farauti. Malaria Journal, 15 1: . doi:10.1186/s12936-016-1168-y Russell, Tanya L., Beebe, Nigel W., Bugoro, Hugo, Apairamo, Allan, Chow, Weng K., Cooper, Robert D., Collins, Frank H., Lobo, Neil F. and Burkot, Thomas R. (2016) Frequent blood feeding enables insecticide-treated nets to reduce transmission by mosquitoes that bite predominately outdoors. Malaria Journal, 15 1: . doi:10.1186/s12936-016-1195-8 Russell, Tanya L., Beebe, Nigel W., Bugoro, Hugo, Apairamo, Allan, Collins, Frank H.., Cooper, Robert D., Lobo, Nell L. and Burkot, Thomas R. (2016) Anopheles farauti is a homogeneous population that blood feeds early and outdoors in the Solomon Islands. Malaria Journal, 15 1: . doi:10.1186/s12936-016-1194-9 McLean, Breeanna J., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Webb, Cameron E., Watterson, Daniel, Prow, Natalie A., Nguyen, Hong Duyen, Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Warrilow, David, Johansen, Cheryl A., Jansen, Cassie C., van den Hurk, Andrew F., Beebe, Nigel W., Schnettler, Esther, Barnard, Ross T. and Hall, Roy A. (2015) A novel insect-specific flavivirus replicates only in Aedes-derived cells and persists at high prevalence in wild Aedes vigilax populations in Sydney, Australia. Virology, 486 272-283. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2015.07.021 Onyango, Maria G., Beebe, Nigel W., Gopurenko, David, Bellis, Glenn, Nicholas, Adrian, Ogugo, Moses, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Kemp, Steve, Walker, Peter J. and Duchemin, Jean-Bernard (2015) Assessment of population genetic structure in the arbovirus vector midge, Culicoides brevitarsis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), using multi-locus DNA microsatellites. Veterinary Research, 46 108: . doi:10.1186/s13567-015-0250-8 Conn, Jan E., Norris, Douglas E., Donnelly, Martin J., Beebe, Nigel W., Burkot, Thomas R., Coulibaly, Mamadou B., Chery, Laura, Eapen, Alex, Keven, John B., Kilama, Maxwell, Kumar, Ashwani, Lindsay, Steve W., Moreno, Marta, Quinones, Martha, Reimer, Lisa J., Russell, Tanya L., Smith, David L., Thomas, Matthew B., Walker, Edward D., Wilson, Mark L. and Yan, Guiyun (2015) Entomological Monitoring and Evaluation: Diverse Transmission Settings of ICEMR Projects Will Require Local and Regional Malaria Elimination Strategies. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93 3: 28-41. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.15-0009 Ye, Yixin H., Carrasco, Alison M., Frentiu, Francesca D., Chenoweth, Stephen F., Beebe, Nigel W., van den Hurk, Andrew F., Simmons, Cameron P., O'Neill, Scott L. and McGraw, Elizabeth A. (2015) Wolbachia reduces the transmission potential of dengue-infected Aedes aegypti. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9 6: 1-19. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003894 Whyard, Steve, Erdelyan, Cassidy N. G., Partridge, Alison L., Singh, Aditi D., Beebe, Nigel W. and Capina, Rupert (2015) Silencing the buzz: a new approach to population suppression of mosquitoes by feeding larvae double-stranded RNAs. Parasites and Vectors, 8 96: 1-11. doi:10.1186/s13071-015-0716-6 Beebe, Nigel W., Russell, Tanya, Burkot, Thomas R. and Cooper, Robert D. (2015) Anopheles punctulatus group: evolution, distribution, and control. Annual Review of Entomology, 60 335-350. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-010814-021206 Ye, Yixin H., Ng, Tat Siong, Frentiu, Francesca D., Walker, Thomas, van den Hurk, Andrew F., O'Neill, Scott L., Beebe, Nigel W. and McGraw, Elizabeth A. (2014) Comparative susceptibility of mosquito populations in North Queensland, Australia to oral infection with dengue virus. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 90 3: 422-430. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.13-0186 Ambrose, Luke, Cooper, Robert D., Russell, Tanya L., Burkot, Thomas R., Lobo, Neil F., Collins, Frank H., Hii, Jeffrey and Beebe, Nigel W. (2014) Microsatellite and mitochondrial markers reveal strong gene flow barriers for Anopheles farauti in the Solomon Archipelago: implications for malaria vector control. International Journal for Parasitology, 44 3-4: 225-233. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.12.001 Jansen, Cassie C., Hemmerter, Stéphane, van den Hurk, Andrew F., Whelan, Peter I. and Beebe, Nigel W. (2013) Morphological versus molecular identification of Culex annulirostris Skuse and Culex palpalis Taylor: key members of the Culex sitiens (Diptera: Culicidae) subgroup in Australasia. Australian Journal of Entomology, 52 4: 356-362. doi:10.1111/aen.12045 Seah, Ignatius M., Ambrose, Luke, Cooper, Robert D. and Beebe, Nigel W. (2013) Multilocus population genetic analysis of the Southwest Pacific malaria vector Anopheles punctulatus. International Journal for Parasitology, 43 10: 825-835. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.05.004 Beebe, Nigel W., Ambrose, Luke, Hill, Lydia A., Davis, Joseph B., Hapgood, George, Cooper, Robert D., Russell, Richard C., Ritchie, Scott A., Reimer, Lisa J., Lobo, Neil F., Syafruddin, Din and van den Hurk, Andrew F. (2013) Tracing the Tiger: Population Genetics Provides Valuable Insights into the Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus Invasion of the Australasian Region. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7 8: e2361.1-e2361.11. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002361 Burkot, Thomas R., Russell, Tanya L., Reimer, Lisa J., Bugoro, Hugo, Beebe, Nigel W., Cooper, Robert D., Sukawati, Supraman, Collins, Frank H. and Lobo, Neil F. (2013) Barrier screens: a method to sample blood-fed and host-seeking exophilic mosquitoes. Malaria Journal, 12 1: 49.1-49.9. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-12-49 Russell, Tanya L., Beebe, Nigel W., Cooper, Robert D., Lobo, Neil F. and Burkot, Thomas R. (2013) Successful malaria elimination strategies require interventions that target changing vector behaviours. Malaria Journal, 12 1: 56.1-56.5. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-12-56 Ambrose, L., Riginos, C., Cooper, R. D., Leow, K. S., Ong, W. and Beebe, N. W. (2012) Population structure, mitochondrial polyphyly and the repeated loss of human biting ability in anopheline mosquitoes from the southwest Pacific. Molecular Ecology, 21 17: 4327-4343. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05690.x Bugoro, Hugo, Iro'ofa, Charlie, Mackenzie, Donna O., Apairamo, Allen, Hevalao, Watson, Corcoran, Sarah, Bobogare, Albino, Beebe, Nigel W., Russell, Tanya L., Chen, Cheng-Chen and Cooper, Robert D. (2011) Changes in vector species composition and current vector biology and behaviour will favour malaria elimination in Santa Isabel Province, Solomon Islands. Malaria Journal, 10 287.1-287.11. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-287 Alquezar, DE, Hemmerter, S, Cooper, RD and Beebe, NW (2010) Incomplete concerted evolution and reproductive isolation at the rDNA locus uncovers nine cryptic species within Anopheles longirostris from Papua New Guinea. Bmc Evolutionary Biology, 10 1: 392 - 1-392 - 12. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-392