Dr Miranda Walker

Uwch-ddarlithydd Er Anrhydedd, Medicine, Health and Life Science - Faculty

+44 (0) 1792 606148

m.m.a.whitten@abertawe.ac.uk

Ar gael ar gyfer Goruchwyliaeth Ôl-raddedig

Dolenni Ymchwil

ResearchGate

Scopus

Trosolwg

Mae Dr Miranda Walker yn Uwch-ddarlithydd yn y Sefydliad Gwyddor Bywyd yn Ysgol Feddygaeth Prifysgol Abertawe. Mae hi'n cyhoeddi ei holl waith academaidd dan ei henw cyn priodi: Miranda M. A. Whitten.

Cafodd Dr Walker ei hyfforddi ym meysydd imiwnoleg pryfed ac entomoleg feddygol. Nodau ei hymchwil yw gwella iechyd, bywoliaethau a diogelwch bwyd drwy ddatblygu technoleg ddiogel a fydd (i) yn atal pryfed rhag ymledu clefydau, ac (ii) yn rheoli achosion pan fo pryfed yn blâu. Mae gwaith Miranda yn canolbwyntio'n bennaf ar glefydau trofannol a gludir gan bryfed sydd wedi cael eu hesgeuluso megis clefyd Chagas, a phlâu amaethyddol mawr megis thripsod a chwilod tatws Colorado. Mae gan Dr Walker hefyd ddiddordeb ym mharasitiaid a microbau pryfed mewn rhaglenni meithrin pryfed torfol, gan gynnwys y rhai sydd i'w bwyta gan bobl.

Mae Miranda yn un o gyn-ymchwilwyr Crwsibl Cymru ac fe'i hetholwyd yn Gymrawd am Oes gan y Gymdeithas Frenhinol er hybu’r Celfyddydau, Gweithgynhyrchion a Masnach. Mae ei gwaith yn gymhwysol ac yn rhyngddisgyblaethol ac mae hi'n croesawu cyfleoedd newydd i gydweithredu.

Meysydd Arbenigedd

Entomoleg Gymhwysol a Meddygol
Ymyrraeth RNA (RNAi)
Symbiosis
Microbioleg
Parasitoleg
Imiwnoleg pryfed
Rheoli plâu ac amaethyddiaeth
Bioleg foleciwlaidd

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Diddordebau Addysgu

Mae Miranda yn un o Gymrodorion yr Academi Addysg Uwch ac mae'n darlithio ar y rhaglenni gradd mewn Geneteg, Biocemeg a’r Gwyddorau Meddygol Cymhwysol. Mae hi'n addysgu neu'n cydlynu gweithgareddau addysgu ar amrywiaeth o bynciau, yn fwyaf nodedig glefydau heintus, parasitoleg a sgiliau genetegwyr (modiwlau PM-004, PM-120, PM-250, PM304). Mae hi'n goruchwylio prosiect myfyrwyr ôl-raddedig sy'n ymchwilio i ymyrraeth RNA â phryfed a pharasitoleg.

Ymchwil Cydweithrediadau

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Whitten, M. & Walker, M. (2019). Novel RNAi delivery systems in the control of medical and veterinary pests. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 34, 1-6.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2019.02.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48803
Facey, P., Fernández-Martínez, L., Evans, M., Mitchell, J., Bodger, O., Dyson, P., Walker, M., & Del Sol Abascal, R. (2016). Symbiont-mediated RNA interference in insects. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1825), 20160042
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.0042, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26533
Whitten, M., Dyson, P., & Walker, M. (2017). Gene silencing in non-model insects: Overcoming hurdles using symbiotic bacteria for trauma-free sustainable delivery of RNA interference. BioEssays, 39(3), 1600247
https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201600247, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32367
Dubovskiy, I., Whitten, M., Yaroslavtseva, O., Greig, C., Kryukov, V., Grizanova, E., Mukherjee, K., Vilcinskas, A., Glupov, V., Butt, T., & Walker, M. (2013). Can Insects Develop Resistance to Insect Pathogenic Fungi?. PLoS ONE, 8(4)
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060248, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14608
Whitten, M., Coates, C., & Walker, M. (2017). Re-evaluation of insect melanogenesis research: Views from the dark side. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, 30(4), 386-401.
https://doi.org/10.1111/pcmr.12590, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32870
Kryukov, V., Yaroslavtseva, O., Whitten, M., Tyurin, M., Ficken, K., Greig, C., Melo, N., Glupov, V., Dubovskiy, I., Butt, T., & Walker, M. (2017). Fungal infection dynamics in response to temperature in the lepidopteran insect Galleria mellonella. Insect Science
https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12426, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31997
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1744-7917.12426/full
Rogers, D., Whitten, M., Thailayil, J., Soichot, J., Levashina, E., Catteruccia, F., & Walker, M. (2008). Molecular and cellular components of the mating machinery in Anopheles gambiae females. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(49), 19389-19395.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0809723105, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14609
Whitten, M., Tew, I., Lee, B., Ratcliffe, N., & Walker, M. (2004). A Novel Role for an Insect Apolipoprotein (Apolipophorin III) in -1,3-Glucan Pattern Recognition and Cellular Encapsulation Reactions. The Journal of Immunology, 172(4), 2177-2185.
https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.172.4.2177, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25247
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/14764684
Dubovskiy, I., Grizanova, E., Whitten, M., Mukherjee, K., Greig, C., Alikina, T., Kabilov, M., Vilcinskas, A., Glupov, V., Butt, T., & Walker, M. (2016). Immuno-physiological adaptations confer wax moth Galleria mellonella resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis. Virulence, 7(8), 860-870.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2016.1164367, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26752
Grizanova, E., Dubovskiy, I., Whitten, M., Glupov, V., & Walker, M. (2014). Contributions of cellular and humoral immunity of Galleria mellonella larvae in defence against oral infection by Bacillus thuringiensis. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 119, 40-46.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.04.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17945
Smith, A., Whitten, M., Hirschle, L., Pope, E., Wootton, E., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Rowley, A., Walker, M., McCabe, C., & Pope, E. (2013). Bacterial septicaemia in prerecruit edible crabs, Cancer pagurus L.. Journal of Fish Diseases-n/a.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12163, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15679
Whitten, M., Ratcliffe, N., & Walker, M. (1999). In vitro superoxide activity in the haemolymph of the West Indian leaf cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis. Journal of Insect Physiology, 45(7), 667-675.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00039-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25248
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033015769&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Miranda, M. & Walker, M. (2013). Pest and Pathogen Control
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25246
Thrupp, T., Pope, E., Whitten, M., Bull, J., Wootton, E., Edwards, M., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Walker, M., McCabe, C., & Pope, E. (2015). Disease profiles of juvenile edible crabs (Cancer pagurus L.) differ at two geographically-close intertidal sites. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2015.04.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20853
Moreira, L., Basseri, H., Mohamadzadeh Hajipirloo, H., Mohammadi Bavani, M., Whitten, M., & Walker, M. (2013). Comparative Susceptibility of Different Biological Forms of Anopheles stephensi to Plasmodium berghei ANKA Strain. PLoS ONE, 8(9), e75413
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075413, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17947
Davies, C., Whitten, M., Kim, A., Wootton, E., Maffeis, T., Tlusty, M., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Walker, M., & McCabe, C. (2014). A comparison of the structure of American (Homarus americanus) and European (Homarus gammarus) lobster cuticle with particular reference to shell disease susceptibility. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 117, 33-41.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.01.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17946
Rono, M., Whitten, M., Oulad-Abdelghani, M., Levashina, E., Marois, E., & Walker, M. (2010). The Major Yolk Protein Vitellogenin Interferes with the Anti-Plasmodium Response in the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae. PLoS Biology, 8(7), e1000434
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000434, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13424
Dubovskiy, I., Whitten, M., Kryukov, V., Yaroslavtseva, O., Grizanova, E., Greig, C., Mukherjee, K., Vilcinskas, A., Mitkovets, P., Glupov, V., Butt, T., Walker, M., Butt, T., & Greig, C. (2013). More than a colour change: insect melanism, disease resistance and fecundity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280(1763), 20130584-20130584.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0584, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14615
Pachebat, J., Keulen, G., Whitten, M., Girdwood, S., Sol, R., Dyson, P., Facey, P., Dyson, P., Walker, M., Del Sol Abascal, R., Van Keulen, G., & Facey, P. (2013). Draft Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus rhodnii Strain LMG5362, a Symbiont of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae), the Principle Vector of Trypanosoma cruzi. Genome Announcements, 1(3), e00329-13-e00329-13.
https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00329-13, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14827
Basseri, H., Doosti, S., Akbarzadeh, K., Nateghpour, M., Whitten, M., Ladoni, H., & Walker, M. (2008). Competency of Anopheles stephensi mysorensis strain for Plasmodium vivax and the role of inhibitory carbohydrates to block its sporogonic cycle. Malaria Journal, 7(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-131, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14610
Whitten, M., Sun, F., Tew, I., Schaub, G., Soukou, C., Nappi, A., Ratcliffe, N., & Walker, M. (2007). Differential modulation of Rhodnius prolixus nitric oxide activities following challenge with Trypanosoma rangeli, T. cruzi and bacterial cell wall components. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 37(5)-452.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.02.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14611
Garcia, E., Ratcliffe, N., Whitten, M., Gonzalez, M., Azambuja, P., & Walker, M. (2007). Exploring the role of insect host factors in the dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi–Rhodnius prolixus interactions. Journal of Insect Physiology, 53(1)-21.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.10.006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14612
Shiao, S., Whitten, M., Zachary, D., Hoffmann, J., Levashina, E., & Walker, M. (2006). Fz2 and Cdc42 Mediate Melanization and Actin Polymerization but Are Dispensable for Plasmodium Killing in the Mosquito Midgut. PLoS Pathogens, 2(12)
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0020133, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14613
WHITTEN, M., SHIAO, S., LEVASHINA, E., & Walker, M. (2006). Mosquito midguts and malaria: cell biology, compartmentalization and immunology. Parasite Immunology, 28(4), 121-130.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3024.2006.00804.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1473
Choi, J., Whitten, M., Cho, M., Lee, K., Kim, M., Ratcliffe, N., Lee, B., & Walker, M. (2002). Calreticulin enriched as an early-stage encapsulation protein in wax moth Galleria mellonella larvae. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 26(4), 335-343.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0145-305X(01)00081-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1474
Whitten, M., Mello, C., Gomes, S., Nigam, Y., Azambuja, P., Garcia, E., Ratcliffe, N., Nigam, Y., & Walker, M. (2001). Role of Superoxide and Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates in Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae)/Trypanosoma rangeli Interactions. Experimental Parasitology, 98(1), 44-57.
https://doi.org/10.1006/expr.2001.4615, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1475
Ansari, M., Walker, M., Dyson, P., & Walker, M. (2019). Fungi as Biocontrol Agents of Culicoides Biting Midges, the Putative Vectors of Bluetongue Disease. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2018.2300, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49699
Thrupp, T., Rowley, A., & Walker, M. (2016). A novel bacterial infection of the edible crab, Cancer pagurus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 133, 83-86.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2015.12.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26358
Del Sol Abascal, R., Dyson, P., Walker, M., Hitchings, M., Facey, P., & Meric, G. (2015). Draft genomes, phylogenetic reconstruction and comparative genomics of two novel cohabiting bacterial symbionts isolated from Frankliniella occidentalis.. Genome Biology and Evolution
https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evv136, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22772
http://gbe.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/07/15/gbe.evv136.long
Whitten, M., Davies, C., Kim, A., Tlusty, M., Wootton, E., Chistoserdov, A., Rowley, A., & Walker, M. (2014). Cuticles of European and American lobsters harbor diverse bacterial species and differ in disease susceptibility. MicrobiologyOpen, 3(3), 395-409.
https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.174, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19184
Andongma, A., Greig, C., Dyson, P., Flynn, N., & Walker, M. (2020). Optimization of dietary RNA interference delivery to western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis and onion thrips Thrips tabaci. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 103(3)
https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.21645, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52659
Rowley, A., Coates, C., & Walker, M. (Eds.). (2022). Invertebrate Pathology. Oxford University Press.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59224
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/invertebrate-pathology-9780198853756?q=invertebrate%20pathology&lang=en&cc=gb
Dyson, P., Walker, M., Andongma, A., & Barbosa Figueiredo Santangelo, M. (2021). Symbiont-Mediated RNA Interference (SMR): Using Symbiotic Bacteria as Vectors for Delivering RNAi to Insects.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1633-8_21, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60220
Walker, M., Xue, Q., Taning, C., James, R., Smagghe, G., Sol, R., Hitchings, M., & Dyson, P. (n.d.) A narrow host-range and lack of persistence in two non-target insect species of a bacterial symbiont exploited to deliver insecticidal RNAi in Western Flower Thrips. Frontiers in Insect Science, 3
https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1093970, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62479
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1093970

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Andongma, A., Greig, C., Dyson, P., Flynn, N., & Walker, M. (2020). Optimization of dietary RNA interference delivery to western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis and onion thrips Thrips tabaci. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 103(3)
https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.21645, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52659
Ansari, M., Walker, M., Dyson, P., & Walker, M. (2019). Fungi as Biocontrol Agents of Culicoides Biting Midges, the Putative Vectors of Bluetongue Disease. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2018.2300, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49699
Whitten, M. & Walker, M. (2019). Novel RNAi delivery systems in the control of medical and veterinary pests. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 34, 1-6.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2019.02.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48803
Whitten, M., Coates, C., & Walker, M. (2017). Re-evaluation of insect melanogenesis research: Views from the dark side. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, 30(4), 386-401.
https://doi.org/10.1111/pcmr.12590, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32870
Whitten, M., Dyson, P., & Walker, M. (2017). Gene silencing in non-model insects: Overcoming hurdles using symbiotic bacteria for trauma-free sustainable delivery of RNA interference. BioEssays, 39(3), 1600247
https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201600247, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32367
Kryukov, V., Yaroslavtseva, O., Whitten, M., Tyurin, M., Ficken, K., Greig, C., Melo, N., Glupov, V., Dubovskiy, I., Butt, T., & Walker, M. (2017). Fungal infection dynamics in response to temperature in the lepidopteran insect Galleria mellonella. Insect Science
https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.12426, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31997
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1744-7917.12426/full
Dubovskiy, I., Grizanova, E., Whitten, M., Mukherjee, K., Greig, C., Alikina, T., Kabilov, M., Vilcinskas, A., Glupov, V., Butt, T., & Walker, M. (2016). Immuno-physiological adaptations confer wax moth Galleria mellonella resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis. Virulence, 7(8), 860-870.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2016.1164367, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26752
Facey, P., Fernández-Martínez, L., Evans, M., Mitchell, J., Bodger, O., Dyson, P., Walker, M., & Del Sol Abascal, R. (2016). Symbiont-mediated RNA interference in insects. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1825), 20160042
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.0042, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26533
Thrupp, T., Rowley, A., & Walker, M. (2016). A novel bacterial infection of the edible crab, Cancer pagurus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 133, 83-86.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2015.12.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26358
Thrupp, T., Pope, E., Whitten, M., Bull, J., Wootton, E., Edwards, M., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Walker, M., McCabe, C., & Pope, E. (2015). Disease profiles of juvenile edible crabs (Cancer pagurus L.) differ at two geographically-close intertidal sites. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2015.04.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20853
Del Sol Abascal, R., Dyson, P., Walker, M., Hitchings, M., Facey, P., & Meric, G. (2015). Draft genomes, phylogenetic reconstruction and comparative genomics of two novel cohabiting bacterial symbionts isolated from Frankliniella occidentalis.. Genome Biology and Evolution
https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evv136, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22772
http://gbe.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/07/15/gbe.evv136.long
Whitten, M., Davies, C., Kim, A., Tlusty, M., Wootton, E., Chistoserdov, A., Rowley, A., & Walker, M. (2014). Cuticles of European and American lobsters harbor diverse bacterial species and differ in disease susceptibility. MicrobiologyOpen, 3(3), 395-409.
https://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.174, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19184
Grizanova, E., Dubovskiy, I., Whitten, M., Glupov, V., & Walker, M. (2014). Contributions of cellular and humoral immunity of Galleria mellonella larvae in defence against oral infection by Bacillus thuringiensis. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 119, 40-46.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.04.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17945
Davies, C., Whitten, M., Kim, A., Wootton, E., Maffeis, T., Tlusty, M., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Walker, M., & McCabe, C. (2014). A comparison of the structure of American (Homarus americanus) and European (Homarus gammarus) lobster cuticle with particular reference to shell disease susceptibility. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 117, 33-41.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.01.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17946
Smith, A., Whitten, M., Hirschle, L., Pope, E., Wootton, E., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Rowley, A., Walker, M., McCabe, C., & Pope, E. (2013). Bacterial septicaemia in prerecruit edible crabs, Cancer pagurus L.. Journal of Fish Diseases-n/a.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12163, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15679
Pachebat, J., Keulen, G., Whitten, M., Girdwood, S., Sol, R., Dyson, P., Facey, P., Dyson, P., Walker, M., Del Sol Abascal, R., Van Keulen, G., & Facey, P. (2013). Draft Genome Sequence of Rhodococcus rhodnii Strain LMG5362, a Symbiont of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae), the Principle Vector of Trypanosoma cruzi. Genome Announcements, 1(3), e00329-13-e00329-13.
https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00329-13, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14827
Moreira, L., Basseri, H., Mohamadzadeh Hajipirloo, H., Mohammadi Bavani, M., Whitten, M., & Walker, M. (2013). Comparative Susceptibility of Different Biological Forms of Anopheles stephensi to Plasmodium berghei ANKA Strain. PLoS ONE, 8(9), e75413
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075413, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17947
Dubovskiy, I., Whitten, M., Kryukov, V., Yaroslavtseva, O., Grizanova, E., Greig, C., Mukherjee, K., Vilcinskas, A., Mitkovets, P., Glupov, V., Butt, T., Walker, M., Butt, T., & Greig, C. (2013). More than a colour change: insect melanism, disease resistance and fecundity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280(1763), 20130584-20130584.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0584, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14615
Dubovskiy, I., Whitten, M., Yaroslavtseva, O., Greig, C., Kryukov, V., Grizanova, E., Mukherjee, K., Vilcinskas, A., Glupov, V., Butt, T., & Walker, M. (2013). Can Insects Develop Resistance to Insect Pathogenic Fungi?. PLoS ONE, 8(4)
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060248, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14608
Rono, M., Whitten, M., Oulad-Abdelghani, M., Levashina, E., Marois, E., & Walker, M. (2010). The Major Yolk Protein Vitellogenin Interferes with the Anti-Plasmodium Response in the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae. PLoS Biology, 8(7), e1000434
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000434, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa13424
Rogers, D., Whitten, M., Thailayil, J., Soichot, J., Levashina, E., Catteruccia, F., & Walker, M. (2008). Molecular and cellular components of the mating machinery in Anopheles gambiae females. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(49), 19389-19395.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0809723105, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14609
Basseri, H., Doosti, S., Akbarzadeh, K., Nateghpour, M., Whitten, M., Ladoni, H., & Walker, M. (2008). Competency of Anopheles stephensi mysorensis strain for Plasmodium vivax and the role of inhibitory carbohydrates to block its sporogonic cycle. Malaria Journal, 7(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-7-131, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14610
Whitten, M., Sun, F., Tew, I., Schaub, G., Soukou, C., Nappi, A., Ratcliffe, N., & Walker, M. (2007). Differential modulation of Rhodnius prolixus nitric oxide activities following challenge with Trypanosoma rangeli, T. cruzi and bacterial cell wall components. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 37(5)-452.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.02.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14611
Garcia, E., Ratcliffe, N., Whitten, M., Gonzalez, M., Azambuja, P., & Walker, M. (2007). Exploring the role of insect host factors in the dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi–Rhodnius prolixus interactions. Journal of Insect Physiology, 53(1)-21.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.10.006, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14612
Shiao, S., Whitten, M., Zachary, D., Hoffmann, J., Levashina, E., & Walker, M. (2006). Fz2 and Cdc42 Mediate Melanization and Actin Polymerization but Are Dispensable for Plasmodium Killing in the Mosquito Midgut. PLoS Pathogens, 2(12)
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0020133, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14613
WHITTEN, M., SHIAO, S., LEVASHINA, E., & Walker, M. (2006). Mosquito midguts and malaria: cell biology, compartmentalization and immunology. Parasite Immunology, 28(4), 121-130.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3024.2006.00804.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1473
Whitten, M., Tew, I., Lee, B., Ratcliffe, N., & Walker, M. (2004). A Novel Role for an Insect Apolipoprotein (Apolipophorin III) in -1,3-Glucan Pattern Recognition and Cellular Encapsulation Reactions. The Journal of Immunology, 172(4), 2177-2185.
https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.172.4.2177, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25247
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/14764684
Choi, J., Whitten, M., Cho, M., Lee, K., Kim, M., Ratcliffe, N., Lee, B., & Walker, M. (2002). Calreticulin enriched as an early-stage encapsulation protein in wax moth Galleria mellonella larvae. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 26(4), 335-343.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0145-305X(01)00081-7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1474
Whitten, M., Mello, C., Gomes, S., Nigam, Y., Azambuja, P., Garcia, E., Ratcliffe, N., Nigam, Y., & Walker, M. (2001). Role of Superoxide and Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates in Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae)/Trypanosoma rangeli Interactions. Experimental Parasitology, 98(1), 44-57.
https://doi.org/10.1006/expr.2001.4615, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa1475
Whitten, M., Ratcliffe, N., & Walker, M. (1999). In vitro superoxide activity in the haemolymph of the West Indian leaf cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis. Journal of Insect Physiology, 45(7), 667-675.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00039-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25248
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033015769&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Walker, M., Xue, Q., Taning, C., James, R., Smagghe, G., Sol, R., Hitchings, M., & Dyson, P. (n.d.) A narrow host-range and lack of persistence in two non-target insect species of a bacterial symbiont exploited to deliver insecticidal RNAi in Western Flower Thrips. Frontiers in Insect Science, 3
https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1093970, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62479
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1093970

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Rowley, A., Coates, C., & Walker, M. (Eds.). (2022). Invertebrate Pathology. Oxford University Press.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59224
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/invertebrate-pathology-9780198853756?q=invertebrate%20pathology&lang=en&cc=gb

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Dyson, P., Walker, M., Andongma, A., & Barbosa Figueiredo Santangelo, M. (2021). Symbiont-Mediated RNA Interference (SMR): Using Symbiotic Bacteria as Vectors for Delivering RNAi to Insects.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1633-8_21, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60220
Miranda, M. & Walker, M. (2013). Pest and Pathogen Control
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25246

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