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 Jana Friedrich
PROJECT LEADER - INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST
Protecting Crops and the Environment
Biography
Jana is a Project Leader focusing on insect genome editing strategies for the management of insect pests. Insects are considered pests when they cause damage to agricultural produce, thereby reducing the yield and/or quality of the product. Jana’s aim is to develop state-of-the-art CRISPR gene editing and RNAi approaches as applications to maintain pest population levels below those causing economic injury.
Awards
- 2018-2020 - EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 2017 - PhD in Natural Sciences, Heidelberg University, Germany Measures of Esteem
- 2016 - Schmeil Young Scientist Award