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PROF PHILIP BATTERHAM
Positions
- Academic, Genetics
- Academic, Bio21 Institute
- Insect Pest Control-Insecticide Resistance (Insecticide Resistance, Genetics, Genomics)
Overview
Affiliation
Member of
- International Genetic Federation. Executive Member 2003 -
- Genetics Society of Australasia. President 1996 -
Publications
Selected publications
2012
Journal Articles Refereed
- A cytochrome p450 conserved in insects is involved in cuticle formation.. PLoS One. 7:1-9. 2012
- Beyond barcoding: a mitochondrial genomics approach to molecular phylogenetics and diagnostics of blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Gene. 511:131-142. 2012
- Effects of mutations in Drosophila nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits on sensitivity to insecticides targeting nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 102:56-60. 2012
- The Ovicidal, Larvacidal and Adulticidal Properties of 5,5´-Dimethyl-2,2´-Bipyridyl against Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One. 7. 2012
- Using Drosophila melanogaster to validate metabolism-based insecticide resistance from insect pests. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 42:918-924. 2012
2011
Journal Articles Refereed
- Identification, analysis, and linkage mapping of expressed sequence tags from the Australian sheep blowfly.. BMC Genomics. 12. 2011
- Induction of a detoxification gene in Drosophila melanogaster requires an interaction between tissue specific enhancers and a novel cis -regulatory element. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 41:863-871. 2011
- Selective sweeps at the organophosphorus insecticide resistance locus, Rop-1 have affected variation across and beyond the α- Esterase gene cluster in the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28:1835-1846. 2011
- The biology of insecticidal activity and resistance. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 41:411-422. 2011
2010
Journal Articles Refereed
- Copy Number Variation and Transposable Elements Feature in Recent, Ongoing Adaptation at the Cyp6g1 Locus. PLoS Genetics. 6. 2010
- Generation of microsatellite repeat families by RTE retrotransposons in lepidopteran genomes. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10. 2010
- Recognition and detoxification of the insecticide DDT by Drosophila melanogaster glutathione S-transferase D1.. Journal of Molecular Biology. 399:358-366. 2010
- Syntaxin 5 is required for copper homeostasis in Drosophila and mammals. PLoS One. 5:1-10. 2010
2009
Research Book Chapters
- Genetics and molecular biology of the major crop pest genus Helicoverpa. Molecular biology and genetics of the Lepidoptera. CRC Press. 219-238. 2009
Journal Articles Refereed
- Characterization of Drosophila melanogaster cytochrome P450 genes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106:5731-5736. 2009
- Ttk69-dependent repression of lozenge prevents the ectopic development of R7 cells in the Drosophila larval eye disc. BMC Developmental Biology. 9:0-0. 2009
2008
Journal Articles Refereed
- Exon-primed intron-crossing (EPIC) PCR markers of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research. 98:509-518. 2008
- Molecular markers to discriminate among four pest species of Helicoverpa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research. 98:599-603. 2008
- Mutations in Dα 1 or Dβ 2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits can confer resistance to neonicotinoids in Drosophila melanogaster. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 38:520-528. 2008
- Nucleotide diversity in the Hsp90 gene in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster from Australia. Insect Molecular Biology. 17:685-697. 2008
2007
Journal Articles Refereed
- A Dα6 knockout strain of Drosophila melanogaster confers a high level of resistance to spinosad. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 37:184-188. 2007
- Cis-Regulatory Elements in the Accord Retrotransposon Result in Tissue-Specific Expression of the Drosophila melanogaster Insecticide Resistance Gene Cyp6g1. Genetics. 175:1071-1077. 2007
- Copper homeostasis gene discovery in Drosophila. Biometals. 20:683-697. 2007
- Evaluating the insecticide resistance potential of eight Drosophila melangaster cytochrome P450 genes by transgenic over-expression. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 37:512-519. 2007
- Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny. Nature. 450:203-218. 2007
- Mitochondrial DNA analysis of field populations of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and of its relationship to H. zea. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7:1-10. 2007
- Molecular Evolution of Glutathione S-Transferased in the Genus Drosophila. Genetics. 177:1363-1375. 2007
- Molecular evolution of glutathione S-transferases in the genus Drosophila .. Genetics. 177:1363-1375. 2007
- Piperonyl butoxide induces the expression of cytochrome P450 and glutathione S-transferase genes in Drosopila melanogaster. Pest Management Science. 63:803-808. 2007
- Two independent duplications forming the Cyp307a genes in Drosophila. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 37:1044-1053. 2007
2006
Journal Articles Refereed
- A comparison of Drosophila melanogaster detoxification gene induction responses for six insecticides, caffeine and phenobarbital. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 36:934-942. 2006
- Essential roles in development and pigmentation for the Drosophila copper transporter DmATP7. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 17:475-484. 2006
- Positional cloning of a cyromazine resistance gene in Drosophila melanogaster. Insect Molecular Biology. 15(2):181-186. 2006
- The genetic bases of high-level resistance to diflubenzuron and low-level resistance to cyromazine in a field strain of the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera:Calliphoridae). Australian Journal of Entomology. 45:87-90. 2006
- The insect growth regulator insecticide cyromazine causes earlier emergence in Drosophila melanogaster. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 63:101-109. 2006
2005
Textbooks
- Biology 2 - 4th Edition. Heinemann. 2005
Journal Articles Refereed
- Cyp12a4 confers lufenuron resistance in a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 102:12807-12812. 2005
- Smg1 nonsense mutations do not abolish nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 171:403-406. 2005
- Alternative splicing removes an Ets interaction domain from Lozenge during Drosophila eye development. Development Genes and Evolution. 215:423-435. 2005
- Cross-resistance to dicyclanil in cyromazine-resistant mutants of Drosophila melanogaster and Lucilia cuprina. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 81:129-135. 2005
- Effect of E (sev) andSu (Raf) Hsp83 mutants and trans -heterozygotes on bristle trait means and variation in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 171:119-130. 2005
2004
Journal Articles Refereed
- Copper homeostasis in Drosophila melanogaster S2 cells. Biochemical Journal. 383:303-309. 2004
- Dissecting chill coma recovery as a measure of cold resistance:evidence for a biphasic response in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Insect Physiology. 50:695-700. 2004
- The genetic basis of resistance to diazinon in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetica. 121:13-24. 2004
2003
Journal Articles Refereed
- Mutations in lozenge and D-Pax2 invoke ectopic patterned cell death in the developing Drosophila eye using distinct mechanisms. Development Genes and Evolution. 213:107-119. 2003
- Quantitative trait symmetry independent of Hsp90 buffering:Distinct modes of genetic canalization and developmental stability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 100:13396-13401. 2003
- Translational asymmetry as a sensitive indicator of cadmium stress in plants: a laboratory test with wild-type and mutant Arabidopsis thaliana. New Phytologist. 159:471-477. 2003
2002
Journal Articles Refereed
- A Single P450 Allele Associated with Insecticide Resistance in Drosophila. Science. 297:2253-2256. 2002
- Yan regulates Lozenge during Drosophila eye development. Development Genes and Evolution. 212:267-276. 2002
2001
Journal Articles Refereed
- The acetylcholinesterase gene and organophosphorus resistance in the Australian sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 31:805-816. 2001
Conference Papers Unrefereed
- Ecology, evolution and the effective use of pesticides. 120-126. 2001
Research
Investigator on
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Contract
- STUDIES ON NEONICOTINOIDAL RESISTANT DROSOPHILA (MATERIAL: DROSOPHILA NEONICOTINOID RESISTANT STRAINS) awarded by DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 2012 - 2014
- STUDIES OF EFFECTS OF DALPHA1 AND DBETA2 MUTATIONS ON BEHAVIOURAL AROUSAL awarded by UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 2012 -
- MOLECULAR AND PROTEIN CHARACTERISATION OF CIMBAA PRODUCTS FOR THE CONTROL OF INSECT PEST IN CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER (SECOND PHASE) awarded by NUNHEMS SEEDS BV 2010
- SUSTAINABILITY OF PYRAMIDED BT GENES FOR INSECT CONTROL IN CROP PLANTS awarded by CENTRAL INSTIT FOR COTTON RESEARCH 2009 -
- UNRAVELING FUNCTIONAL REDUNDANCY IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (MATERIALS: PYPET-HIS AND PCYPET-HIS PLASMIDS) awarded by ADDGENE INC 2009 -
- STUDIES ON NEONICOTINOIDAL RESISTANT DROSOPHILA awarded by DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC 2008 - 2014
- INSECT GENOMICS COLLABORATION: TO SUPPORT A GENOMICS PROJECT THAT WILL OBTAIN SUFFICIENT COVERAGE OF THE HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA GENOME USING 454 FLX AND SANGER SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES awarded by BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 2008 - 2013
- MOLECULAR AND PROTEIN CHARACTERISATION OF CIMBAA PRODUCTS FOR THE CONTROL OF INSECT PEST IN CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER awarded by NUNHEMS SEEDS BV 2008 - 2009
- MOLECULAR AND PROTEIN CHARACTERISATION OF CIMBAA PRODUCTS FOR THE CONTROL OF INSECT PEST IN CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER awarded by NUNHEMS SEEDS BV 2008 - 2009
- BATTERHAM LAB - HARVARD UNI (VECTORS) awarded by HARVARD UNIVERSITY 2008 -
- CYTOCHROME P450 REGULATION IN DROSOPHILA awarded by UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 2008 -
- RESEARCH AGREEMENT - MOLECULAR TARGETS OF INSECTICIDES AND MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE awarded by NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH 2007 - 2009
- MTA - PHIC31 PLASMID FOR ATT-B MEDIATED INTEGRATION INTO DROSOPHILA awarded by STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2007 -
- RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR STACKED-GENE TRANSGENIC CRUCIFERS IN INDIA AND INDONESIA (SUB-CONTRACT CESAR/GENETICS/UOM) awarded by CORNELL UNIVERSITY 2006 - 2008
- SHEEP BLOWFLY GENOME PROJECT EC456 awarded by AUST WOOL INNOVATION LTD 2004 - 2008
- MOLECULAR TARGETS OF INSECTICIDES AND MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE awarded by NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH 2004 - 2006
- GENETICS OF BT RESISTANCE IN H.ARMIGERA: RESISTANCE TO CRY2AB awarded by CSIRO 2003 - 2006
- CSIRO - UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE MASTER RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENT awarded by CSIRO DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY 2003 -
- Compound sensitivity of gene knockdown strains administered by Genetics
- TRANSFORMATION OF HELIVCOVERPA AMIGERA awarded by INST OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY OF THE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY HELLAS
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Grant
- Improved insect pest control through understanding mechanisms of insecticide action (Discovery Projects) awarded by AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL 2013 - 2015
- Dissecting insect gut function to understand insecticide detoxification (Discovery Projects) awarded by AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL 2010 - 2013
- Insecticide targets in the nervous system: Discovery and design for sustainable insect pest control (Linkage Projects) awarded by AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL 2010 - 2013
- Functional and regulatory analysis of n-acetylcholine receptors, key targets of insecticides (Discovery Projects) awarded by AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL 2009 - 2012
- Identification of the targets of a novel metalloproteinase inhibitor used for the treatment of human head lice (Linkage Projects) awarded by AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL 2009 - 2012
- SUSTAINABILITY OF PYRAMIDED BT GENES FOR INSECTION CONTROL IN CROP PLANTS (Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (Biotechnology Fund)) awarded by DEPT OF INNOVATION INDUSTRY SCIENCE & RESEARCH (DO NOT USE 244170) 2008 - 2011
- CSIRO ENTOMOLOGY-UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE INSECT GENOMICS PARTNERSHIP (Strategic Research Initiatives Fund) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 2008 - 2010
- Using comparative genomics to identify genes responsible for adaptation to environmental toxins (Discovery Projects) awarded by AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL 2005 - 2008
- COPPER HOMEOSTASIS: GENE DISCOVERY AND ANALYSING USING DROSOPHOLI awarded by INTERNATIONAL COPPER ASSOC LTD 2003 - 2005
- The cytochrome P450 gene super-family in drosophila melanogaster; gene function & insecticide resistance (Linkage-Australian Postdoctoral Fellowships (CSIRO)) awarded by AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL 2003 - 2005
- A conservation genetics study of diversity in MHC II � immune genes in fragmented landscapes: a comparison between the endangered Forty-spotted Pardalote and two related species (Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund) awarded by ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS
- SUSTAINABILITY OF PYRAMIDED BT GENES FOR INSECT CONTROL IN CROP PLANTS (Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (Biotechnology Fund)) administered by Genetics
Awards
Education and training
- PhD, Monash University
- BSc (Hons), La Trobe University
Awards and honors
- Award for research and higher degree supervision., University of Melbourne, 2006
- Awarded for research and higher degree supervision and mentoring., Carrick Institute, 2006
- Awarded for business services., City of Melbourne, 2004
- Victorian conference of the year., Meetings and Events Australia, 2004
Linkages
International Linkage
- Max Planck Institut (Exchange; Research)
- Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen University (Exchange; Research)
- Stanford University (Exchange; Research)
- Central Institute for Cotton Research (Exchange; Research; Techinical Assistance/Training)
- Baylor University (Research)
- Massey University (Research)
- Brigham Young University (Research)
- Clemson University (Research)
- Nanjing Agricultural University (Research; Techinical Assistance/Training)
Supervision
Available for supervision
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