Boris Yagound

This study examines how lungworm infection affects miRNA and mRNA expression in cane toads, finding upregulated miRNAs linked to immune response pathways and minimal mRNA changes.

The paper investigates whether DNA methylation changes mediate developmental plasticity in cane toad tadpoles exposed to cannibal or alarm cues, finding distinct methylation patterns for each cue type.

The paper compares brain transcriptomes of invasive cane toads from different populations to identify gene expression differences linked to dispersal behaviour during range expansion.

The paper examines DNA methylation patterns in honey bees under different social contexts and finds no significant differences in methylomes between queenright and queenless colonies, suggesting DNA methylation is not a driver of gene expression reprogramming.

This study shows that changing the transmission route of honeybee viruses from horizontal to vector-based via Varroa mites increases viral titre and virulence for some viruses but reduces virulence for Deformed wing virus (DWV).