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About the Miller Lab
About the Miller Lab
The lab studies a variety of questions related to the population genetics and evolution of herbivorous insects, especially crop pests. Major areas of interest include:
Adaptation of pest insects to genetically modified crops.
Population structure associated with host plants.
The basis of generalist versus specialist feeding habits.
Of course, understanding these evolutionary processes has practical impacts on our ability to limit the harm that pest insects can do. However, crop pests can also serve as good model systems for more general evolutionary questions. For example, understanding how crop pests adapt to changes in pest management or other farming practices can help us to understand how organisms in general adapt to sudden and widespread changes in their environment.
The Miller lab is part of the Department of Biology at Illinois Tech.
We are always looking for motivated students to join the lab. If you are interested, please get in touch with Nick Miller.
Research Expertise
Insect biology, arthropod genomics, population genetics
""Understanding how crop pests adapt ... can help us to understand how organisms in general adapt to sudden and widespread changes in their environment."
""Understanding how crop pests adapt ... can help us to understand how organisms in general adapt to sudden and widespread changes in their environment."
Recent Miller Lab outing to an escape room
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