Laboratory of Chemical Ecology 

Welcome

Welcome to the Dweck lab in the Department of Entomology at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES). 


Our lab is dedicated to developing cutting-edge chemical and molecular strategies aimed at mitigating the detrimental effects caused by harmful insects.


At the core of our research endeavors lie a set of focused objectives:





This knowledge forms the foundation for the development of targeted strategies to disrupt or manipulate insect behavior for beneficial outcomes.


Techniques

We employ a multidisciplinary approach, including:

 News

*November 17, 2023. A new paper is out in Science Advances.

*September 25, 2023. Nisha Kark Joined the lab. Welcome Nisha!

*September 11,  2023.  Our interview for Current Biology is out.

*August 11, We performed our first single sensillum recording measurements. 

*August 3, 023. Ananda Turner gave a fantastic talk about his work at the Plant Health Fellows: Final Research Symposium. 

*August 2, 2023.  Michael  Sekyere and Ananda Turner represented our lab at the 113 Plant Science Day

*June 5, 2023. Ananda Turner Joined the lab. Welcome Ananda!

*June  1, 2023. We received and assembled the air table and Faraday cage.

May 8, 2023. Welcome to the new seasonal research assistant,  Michael Sekyere. 

*April 24, 2023. The first Senior paper affiliated with CAES has been published in Current Biology.

*April 10, 2023. We conducted the first behavioral experiment and obtained the glass puller.

*March 16, 2023. The lab placed second in the Pi-Day competition.

*February 16, 2023. We have a paper out in Science.

*February 1, 2023. NIH NOA-Change of Recipient  Organization (five-year K01 Award).

*January 3, 2023. We opened our lab in the Department of Entomology at CAES.