Gordon Bennett

Professional Title: 
Professor | Symbiosis and Insect Biodiversity; Co-Director | NSF Biological Integration Institute for Symbiotic Interactions
Office: 
SRE 259
Education: 

Ph.D., 2012 — UC Berkeley

BS, 2006 — University of Vermont

Research Interests: 

Gordon is interested in how insect-microbial symbioses influence the evolution of biological diversity and complexity. To address his research questions, he uses plant-sap-feeding insects as models of complex animal-microbial interactions with ecological implications. In particular, he loves leafhoppers and their microbes. 

Keywords:

Entomology

Symbiosis

Genomics

Evolution

Environmental Change

Lab Location: 
SRE 258