معرفی
Kevin Lam is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University. He specializes in chemical ecology, focusing on insect behavior, microbial interactions, and resource competition in Musca domestica (house flies). His work bridges entomology, microbiology, and environmental science.
Education: Ph.D. in Zoology (2010), supervised by Gries, Moore, and Perlman, with external advisor McNeil.
Research Interests
Lam's research explores how house flies utilize chemical cues and symbiotic bacteria to optimize oviposition sites and larval survival. Key areas include semiochemical-mediated behavior, bacterial symbiont dynamics, fungal competition in ephemeral resources, and the ecological implications of these interactions. His studies highlight fail-safe mechanisms in insect reproduction and resource management.
Publications
Lam has published extensively on house fly ecology since 2007, with notable contributions on oviposition avoidance mechanisms, bacterial provisioning for larvae, and fungal inhibition via symbiotic bacteria. These studies employ biochemical assays, microbial co-culturing, and behavioral bioassays.
Advising & Grants
No formal advising record or grants listed in the provided materials.
Labs/Teams
Affiliated with the Department of Biological Sciences' research facilities, including the RadioNuclide Lab and Insectary. Collaborations include the Gries Lab (chemical ecology).
