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Characterizing a candidate taste receptor for lactic acid in insects Marshall, Zackary

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Zackary Marshall was a semi-finalist in the 2025 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Zackary presented their research, “Characterizing a candidate taste receptor for lactic acid in insects.” Through their research, Zackary aimed to understand how fruit fly receptors work and to characterize mosquito receptors. This research contributes to improving pest control methods by reducing mosquito attraction. Zackary Marshall is completing their MSc in Zoology in the Department of Zoology under the supervision of Dr. Michael Gordon.

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Characterizing a candidate taste receptor for lactic acid in insects
Creator
Marshall, Zackary
Date Issued
2025-03-11
Description
Zackary Marshall was a semi-finalist in the 2025 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Zackary presented their research, “Characterizing a candidate taste receptor for lactic acid in insects.” Through their research, Zackary aimed to understand how fruit fly receptors work and to characterize mosquito receptors. This research contributes to improving pest control methods by reducing mosquito attraction. Zackary Marshall is completing their MSc in Zoology in the Department of Zoology under the supervision of Dr. Michael Gordon.
Genre
Presentation; Other
Type
Moving Image; Text
Language
eng
Series
Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Date Available
2026-01-15
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0451274
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/93417
Affiliation
Science, Faculty of; Zoology, Department of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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