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Dr. Brad S Coates holds an Affiliate Assistant Professor position at Iowa State University and serves as a Research Geneticist with the USDA-ARS Corn Insects & Crop Genetics Research Unit. His academic background includes a B.S. (1996), M.S. (2001), and Ph.D. (2005) in Genetics and Entomology from Iowa State University. His research focuses on pest insect genomics, resistance mechanisms to pesticides and transgenic crops, and ecological adaptations of agricultural pests.
Key research areas include genome assembly of pest species (e.g., corn rootworm, soybean aphid), molecular basis of insecticide resistance, and population genomics of invasive species. He has contributed to understanding pest adaptation to Bt toxins, pyrethroid resistance, and symbiotic relationships in insects.
His work emphasizes applied agricultural research with implications for sustainable pest management. Recent studies explore monarch butterfly migration patterns, endosymbiont contributions to pest biology, and genomic tools for monitoring resistance evolution in pest populations.
