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Email

simon.baxter@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Lecturer in Genetics (Insect Pest Control)
School of BioSciences
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-5773-6578

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-y
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Functional genomics implicates ebony in the black pupae phenotype of tephritid fruit flies
    DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07489-y
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Terry Fox Research Institute Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network: A pan-Canadian precision oncology initiative
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.03.014
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The shibirets4 mutation causes temperature sensitive paralytic and lethal phenotypes in the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni
    DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.70148
  • 2022

    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?
Simon Baxter

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of the white-eye gene in the tephritid pest Bactrocera zonata
    DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.70150
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Acetylcholine esterase of Drosophila melanogaster: a laboratory model to explore insecticide susceptibility gene drives
    DOI: 10.1002/ps.8003
  • 2024

    Journal article

    The haplolethal gene wupA of Drosophila exhibits potential as a target for an X-poisoning gene drive
    DOI: 10.1093/G3JOURNAL/JKAE025
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Conservation of shibire and RpII215 temperature-sensitive lethal mutations between Drosophila and Bactrocera tryoni
    DOI: 10.3389/finsc.2024.1249103
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Temporal Exposure to Bt Insecticide Causes Oxidative Stress in Larval Midgut Tissue
    DOI: 10.3390/toxins15050323
  • 2022

    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

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