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Email

p.batterham@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professor Emeritus)
School of BioSciences
Education
PhD
Monash University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
La Trobe University
ORCID

0000-0001-9840-9119

Prof Philip Batterham

Honorary (Professor Emeritus)
School of BioSciences

138 Scholarly works
42 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Rethinking insecticide toxicology for the 21st century
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2026.104502
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Structural and evolutionary constraints of organophosphate resistance in dipteran carboxylesterases
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2517957123
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Genotype and sex affect the combined impact of temperature and low-dose insecticide exposure on insect survival
    DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13475
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Population structure, gene flow and genetic diversity of sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina dorsalis) in Australia
    DOI: 10.1186/s12864-025-11852-y
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Function and Evolution of Insect Odorant Receptors
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Genetics of Blowfly Parasitism
  • 2016

    Research Contracts

    Investigating Insecticides Using Drosophlia Models
Philip Batterham

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2015
Genetics Society of AustralAsia
2014
Club Melbourne
2013
Special Recognition Award Melbourne Host Directorate - WorldMUN 2013
2006
Award for research and higher degree supervision. University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Functional and structural insights into P450-mediated resistance: The role of Cyp6g1 and Cyp6g2 in the metabolism of neonicotinoids in Drosophila melanogaster
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2025.106451
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Agrochemicals: Insect declines in a warming world
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.048
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Mitochondrial genomic investigation reveals a clear association between species and genotypes of Lucilia and geographic origin in Australia
    DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05902-1
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Experimentally induced active and quiet sleep engage non-overlapping transcriptional programs in Drosophila
    DOI: 10.7554/elife.88198.3
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Tissue-specific transcriptome analyses in Drosophila provide novel insights into the mode of action of the insecticide spinosad and the function of its target, nAChRα6
    DOI: 10.1002/ps.7585
  • 2022

    Journal article

    Dual nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit gene knockouts reveal limits to functional redundancy
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2022.105118

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Investigating Insect Neuronal Plasticity Under Genetic and Chemical Stress
  • 2017

    Internal Research Grant

    Scorpion Liquid Handling Robot Research Initiatives Fund Collaborative Equipment Grant

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