Sachin Suresh
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Mail code: 4601Campus: Tempe
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Student Information
Graduate StudentBiology
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
I am interested in exploring the biology of eusocial insects. A major hallmark of eusocial insects is the existence of a reproductive division of labor where one or a subset of colony members are capable of reproduction (referred to as queens or gamergates) and the rest of the individuals are either obligately or functionally sterile (termed as workers). Furthermore, these distinct phenotypes within a colony usually arise from the same genome in response to environmental conditions. I am particularly fascinated by how these divergent phenotypes arise from a single genome and the proximate mechanisms contributing to these differential developmental trajectories. Moreover, I am intrigued by how eusociality has evolved multiple times, independently across the tree of life. To address these overarching goals, I will integrate developmental genetic, comparative genomic, and phylogenetic approaches for my research.
- BS-MS. Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (2019)
Rohini Singh, Sachin Suresh, Jennifer H. Fewell, Jon F. Harrison, Timothy A. Linksvayer; Wolbachia-infected pharaoh ant colonies have higher egg production, metabolic rate, and worker survival. bioRxiv (2023) [Link]
Ebi Antony George, Neethu Thulasi, Patrick L. Kohl, Sachin Suresh, Benjamin Rutschmann, Axel Brockmann; Distance estimation by Asian honey bees in two visually different landscapes. Journal of Experimental Biology (2021). [Link]
- International Union for the Study of Social Insects, North American Section (IUSSI-NAS)
- Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE)
- Animal Behavior Society (ABS)