Peter Atkinson
Insect Genetics & Transposable Elements
Tel: (951) 827-4782
E-mail: peter.atkinson@ucr.edu
Education
- B. Sc. (Honors) University of Melbourne, Australia
- Ph. D. University of Melbourne, Australia
Departments / Programs
- Department of Entomology
- CNAS Deans Office
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology
- Center for Infectious and Disease Vector Research
- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology
- Entomology Graduate Program
- Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases
Research Areas
- Insect genetic control
- Genetics of medical and agricultural important insects
- Development of transposable elements as gene vectors in insects
- Transposable elements and DNA recombination
- Mosquito Genomics
- Agricultural Pest Control
- Transposons in Human Gene Therapy
Office Information
- 2234A Genomics Building (Faculty Office)
- 2258 Genomics Building (Deans Office)