Hendrickson Lab Research

Our work focuses on how antagonism in nature drives evolutionary change. We work with bacteria, bacteriophages, and protozoa because these organisms are incredibly important and amazing. They have short generation times which allows us to observe and study their evolution as it takes place in the laboratory.

In addition, we are pursuing projects that develop new solutions for agriculture that use bacteriophages to protect our primary industries.

While the central principle that unites the projects is an interest in evolutionary processes, this has taken many shapes and is constantly evolving. You can read more about some of the individual directions by following the links on the left. If you are interested in our honeybee project you can also visit the ABAtE project page here. Much of our recent work on phage biocontrol is part of the highly collaborative Adaptable Phage Solutions MBIE Programme. That website describes the project and the team involved.

We are currently engaged in projects that have recieved funding from the following oganizations:

NZ Honey Trust