The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Dr Alex Borg
Chemical Ecologist/Biological Chemist - Postdoctoral Researcher
Translating Biotic Interactions
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Email
alex.borg@rothamsted.ac.ukLinkedIn
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
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Biography
Alex is a chemical ecologist/ biological chemist with particular focus on phytochemistry and plant-insect interactions. He carried out his PhD in the chemical ecology group at Rothamsted Research in which he investigated the aphid resistance mechanisms in ancient einkorn wheat. He has since carried out post-doctoral positions within Rothamsted across a range of multidisciplinary projects, including investigating the biophysical mechanisms of insect olfaction and investigating the biochemical targets of herbicides.
Alex has expertise in analytical chemistry & metabolomics, entomology, insect electrophysiology, molecular biology and phytochemistry/plant biochemistry.
Awards
- PhD, Crop Science (Chemical Ecology) - University of Nottingham & Rothamsted Research, 2023
- MSc, Phytochemistry & Natural Products - UCL, 2018
- BSc (Hons.), Biology - University of Malta, 2017