The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Gall-Inducing Insects: Spatial and Temporal Variation at Multiple Scales

Dr. Glen Hood is an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) in the Department of Biological Sciences. The Hood Lab is broadly interested in the ecology and evolutionary biology of multi-trophic interactions between plants, insects, and parasites, with a focus on the evolution of new species. While Dr. Hood studies a diversity of plant-insect-parasite systems, much of his research focuses on insect-induced plant galls. In this regard, Dr. Hood received NIH funding to develop the use of plants and gall-induced insects as tools to detect below-ground chemical contamination detrimental to human health.