Staff Profile

Dr Louise Malone
Science Group Leader, Applied Entomology
Bioprotection

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Dr Louise Malone

Qualifications

MSc (Hons), Zoology, University of Auckland, New Zealand
PhD, Parasitology, Imperial College, University of London, United Kingdom

Research Interests & Activities

Environmental risk assessment; non-target impacts of nanotechnology and plant biotechnology; biodiversity in agro-ecosystems.

International Collaboration

Agroscope Reckenholz-Tanikon, Zurich, Switzerland

Honours & Awards

Post-graduate Fellowship – New Zealand National Research Advisory Council
Trimble Agricultural Research Fellowship

Professional Memberships

Member, International Bee Research Association
Member, NZ Institutes of Horticultural and Agricultural Science
Member, New Zealand Plant Protection Society

Key Publications

Malone, L.A.; Barraclough, E.I.; Lin-Wang, K.; Stevenson, D.E.; Allan, A.C. (2009) Effects of red-leaved transgenic tobacco expressing a MYB transcription factor on two herbivorous insects, Spodoptera litura and Helicoverpa armigera. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00910.x
Malone, L.A.; Burgess, E.P.J. (2009) Impact of Genetically Modified Crops on Pollinators. In: “Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Crops”, Eds N. Ferry, A.M.R. Gatehouse, CABI, pp. 199-224.
Malone, L.A.; Gatehouse, A.M.R.; Barratt, B.I.P. 2008. Beyond Bt: Alternative strategies for insect-resistant genetically modified crops. In: “Integration of Insect-Resistant Genetically Modified Crops within IPM Programs”, Eds J. Romeis, A. Shelton, G. Kennedy, Springer, pp. 357-406.
Todd, J.H.; Ramankutty, P.; Barraclough, E.I.; Malone, L.A. (2008) A screening method for prioritising non-target invertebrates for improved biosafety testing of transgenic crops. Environmental Biosafety Research 7: 35-56.
O’Callaghan, M.; Glare, T.R.; Burgess, E.P.J.; Malone L.A. 2005. Effects of plants genetically modified for insect resistance on nontarget organisms. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 50: 271-292.