Chemical analyses and comparative metabolomics focusing on potentially antimicrobial compounds produced within the fungus-farming termite symbiosis.

Social immune strategies, social immunization and the care-kill disease response in fungus-farming termites

Describe novel fungal species associated with termites and explore the origin, evolution and function of yeasts in termite gut

Resistance evolution and persistence of antifungal susceptibility in fungus-farming termites

The Evolutionary histories, sequence evolution and mode of action of fungal and bacterial antimicrobials in fungus-farming termites.

Fulbright scholar

Searching for antimicrobial properties and prospects for novel compounds in termite fungus gardens

The role of Macrotermes bellicosus soldiers in a colony's social immunity defense

The adaptions in Podaxis to different antifungal and defensive chemicals produced by termites

The role of Macrotermes bellicosus soldiers in a colony's social immunity defense