Steve Chenoweth

Professor Steve Chenoweth is the Head of School at the School of the Environment, University of Queensland. His research focuses on evolutionary genetics, particularly the relationship between genotypic and phenotypic changes during adaptive evolution. He leads a lab using Drosophila species and mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) to study sexual selection, genomic architecture, and the genetic basis of traits like lifespan and pathogen transmission. His work integrates experimental evolution, quantitative genetics, and genomic tools to address fundamental questions in evolutionary biology.

• Research Themes: Sexual selection, genomic constraints, adaptive evolution, and vector biology.
• Lab Techniques: Experimental evolution, molecular population genetics, and computational genomics.

Key projects include dissecting the genetic basis of Wolbachia-mediated dengue blocking in mosquitoes and understanding sexual antagonism in Drosophila. He has supervised numerous PhD students and secured funding from ARC, NIH, and Queensland Government.

Notable collaborations involve studying mosquito vectors and their role in disease transmission, leveraging genomic resources like the Drosophila serrata genome. His lab emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to uncover evolutionary mechanisms.