Professor
Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
Department of Biology
Areas of expertise: Evolutionary genetics
Press contact:
Peter Iglinski
585.273.4726
Related Links:
John Werren Homepage
In the News
Science Magazine
Fungus, Get Off My Lawn!
March 01, 2013
Science Daily
A Biodiversity Discovery That Was Waiting in the Wings -- Wasp Wings, That Is
February 24, 2012
Science Daily
Key to Growth Differences Between Species
February 23, 2012
The Scientist
Bringing research to high schools
June 08, 2010
E-Science News
Genome sequencing of 3 parasitoid wasp species
February 18, 2010
CapitalFM
Parasitic wasps may hold pesticide, genetic secrets
January 25, 2010
UPI
Wasp genome could aid pest control
January 18, 2010
Science Centric
Genome advances peril for pests
January 16, 2010
Yahoo! News
Parasitic wasps may hold pesticide, genetic secrets
January 14, 2010
Discovery Channel
Parasitic Wasps' Genome May Yield New Drugs
January 14, 2010
New York Times
When Bacteria Transfer Genes to Invertebrates and Spread From There
September 04, 2007
Washington Post
One Species' Genome Found Within Another
August 30, 2007
Democrat and Chronicle
Program at UR uses bugs, bacteria to teach teachers
June 26, 2007
News Releases
Biology Professor John H. Werren Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 24, 2012
Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Endow Professorship in Biology
March 12, 2012
Researchers Find a Key to Growth Differences Between Species
February 23, 2012
One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another's
August 27, 2007
Biography
Jack Werren researchs how parasites interact with their hosts on a genetic level. He is the world authority on Wolbachia, a parasite that alters the evolution of its hosts.
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