The Jiggins Lab Webpage

Our lab studies the evolution and genetics of hosts and parasites, mostly using insects as a model system. Which genes cause variation in susceptibility to infection and why is this variation maintained in populations? How does natural selection shape parasite and host genomes? What determines whether mosquitoes can transmit human disease? Our research is addressing these questions using the tools of genomics and evolutionary genetics.

Details of our work are given on the research page.

Contact us:

Department of Genetics
University of Cambridge
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB2 3EH

Tel (Small office G12): +44 (0)1223 333 967
Tel (Large office G11): +44 (0)1223 332 584
Tel (Lab): +44 (0)1223 333 176
Tel (EGL office): +44 (0)1223 741 838
Tel (EGL lab): +44 (0)1223 741 855
Tel (F. Jiggins): +44 (0)1223 333 175
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