Gabriella Gibson
Professor
Health & Environment Department
Natural Resources Institute
United Kingdom
Biography
Gabriella Gibson obtained her PhD on Mosquito Behaviour at the University of Sussex (1978-81), in the laboratory of Dr Mick Gillies (field entomologist) and Dr Mike Jones (circadian rhythms physiologist) and collaborated with colleagues in the Centre for Excellence in Neurophysiology, specialising in visually controlled behaviour in nocturnal mosquitoes.
Research Interest
To elucidate how disease-transmitting insects use their sensory systems (vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch) to obtain the information they need from the outside world to guide the behaviours that are essential for their survival
