Dr Simon Baxter
Senior Lecturer in Genetics (Insect Pest Control)
School of BioSciences
77 Scholarly works
13 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2025
Journal article
Population structure, gene flow and genetic diversity of sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina dorsalis) in Australia
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-025-11852-y2025
Journal article
Functional genomics implicates ebony in the black pupae phenotype of tephritid fruit flies
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07489-y2025
Journal article
The Terry Fox Research Institute Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network: A pan-Canadian precision oncology initiative
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.03.0142025
Journal article
The shibirets4 mutation causes temperature sensitive paralytic and lethal phenotypes in the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni
DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.701482022
Research Contracts
Informed Modelling of Sheep Blowfly Chemical Resistance
2022
Research Grant
Safeguarding the Australian and Israeli Horticultural Industries From Fruit Fly Pests
2019
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Could Gene Drives Be Used to Eliminate Incursions of Drosophila Suzukii?
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of the white-eye gene in the tephritid pest Bactrocera zonata
DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.701502024
Journal article
Acetylcholine esterase of Drosophila melanogaster: a laboratory model to explore insecticide susceptibility gene drives
DOI: 10.1002/ps.80032024
Journal article
The haplolethal gene wupA of Drosophila exhibits potential as a target for an X-poisoning gene drive
DOI: 10.1093/G3JOURNAL/JKAE0252024
Journal article
Conservation of shibire and RpII215 temperature-sensitive lethal mutations between Drosophila and Bactrocera tryoni
DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2024.12491032023
Journal article
Temporal Exposure to Bt Insecticide Causes Oxidative Stress in Larval Midgut Tissue
DOI: 10.3390/toxins150503232022
Journal article
Impact of the 21-Gene Recurrence Score Assay on the Treatment of Estrogen Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative, Breast Cancer Patients With 1-3 Positive Nodes: A Prospective Clinical Utility Study
DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2021.09.004
RECENT PROJECTS
2026
Research contracts (non-grants)
Maximising Effectiveness of Limited Insecticide Resources to Improve Sheep Health and Wool Yields
2024
Research contracts (non-grants)
Novel Targets Against the Sheep Blowfly