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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Fred Gould is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Core areas of study include Insect Science, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Genetics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Insect Resistance and Genetics, Genetically Modified Organisms Research, Insect and Pesticide Research, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Insect Pest Control Strategies, Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control, and Malaria Research and Control.

Notable recent publications by the scientist include:

  • "Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms," 2020, Science
  • "Genome evolution in an agricultural pest following adoption of transgenic crops," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Toward product-based regulation of crops," 2022, Science
  • "The role of population and quantitative genetics and modern sequencing technologies to understand evolved herbicide resistance and weed fitness," 2020, Pest Management Science
  • "Population genomics of invasive rodents on islands: Genetic consequences of colonization and prospects for localized synthetic gene drive," 2021, Evolutionary Applications

Frequent collaborators include Jennifer Baltzegar, Alun L. Lloyd, Amy C. Morrison, Christian E. Gunning, and Gissella M. Vásquez.

Common venues where their work has been published are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Evolutionary Applications, Science, Pest Management Science, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Fred Gould has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2011 and was also named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in the same year.

Best Publications

  • Sustainability of Transgenic Insecticidal Cultivars: Integrating Pest Genetics and Ecology

    Fred Gould

  • Identification of a gene associated with Bt resistance in Heliothis virescens.

    Linda J. Gahan;Fred Gould;David G. Heckel

  • Gene drive systems for insect disease vectors

    Steven P. Sinkins;Fred Gould

  • A Critical Assessment of Vector Control for Dengue Prevention

    Nicole L. Achee;Fred Gould;T. Alex Perkins;Robert C. Reiner

  • Initial frequency of alleles for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in field populations of Heliothis virescens.

    F. Gould;A. Anderson;A. Jones;D. Sumerford

  • Broad-spectrum resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in Heliothis virescens.

    Fred Gould;Amparo Martinez-Ramirez;Arne Anderson;Juan Ferre

  • Overexpression of the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry2Aa2 protein in chloroplasts confers resistance to plants against susceptible and Bt-resistant insects

    Madhuri Kota;Henry Daniell;Sam Varma;Stephen F. Garczynski

  • Selection and Genetic Analysis of a Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Strain with High Levels of Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins

    Fred Gould;Arne Anderson;Alan Reynolds;Lara Bumgarner

  • Wicked evolution: Can we address the sociobiological dilemma of pesticide resistance?

    Fred Gould;Zachary S. Brown;Jennifer Kuzma

  • The importance of mosquito behavioural adaptations to malaria control in Africa.

    Michelle L. Gatton;Michelle L. Gatton;Nakul Chitnis;Nakul Chitnis;Thomas Churcher;Martin J. Donnelly

  • Manipulating Natural Enemies By Plant Variety Selection and Modification: A Realistic Strategy?

    Dale G. Bottrell;Pedro Barbosa;Fred Gould

  • RAPID HOST RANGE EVOLUTION IN A POPULATION OF THE PHYTOPHAGOUS MITE TETRANYCHUS URTICAE KOCH.

    Fred Gould

  • The evolutionary potential of crop pests.

    Fred Gould

  • Delaying evolution of insect resistance to transgenic crops by decreasing dominance and heritability.

    B. E. Tabashnik;F. Gould;Y. Carrière

  • Associations of Plants and Insects in Deciduous Forest

    Douglas J. Futuyma;Fred Gould

  • The diversity of Bt resistance genes in species of Lepidoptera

    David G. Heckel;Linda J. Gahan;Simon W. Baxter;Jian Zhou Zhao

  • Spread of resistance in spatially extended regions of transgenic cotton : Implications for management of Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

    Steven L. Peck;Fred Gould;Stephen P. Ellner

  • Effects of natural enemies on the rate of herbivore adaptation to resistant host plants

    F. Gould;G.G. Kennedy;M.T. Johnson

  • Simulation Models for Predicting Durability of Insect-resistant Germ Plasm: A Deterministic Diploid, Two-locus Model

    Fred Gould

  • Initial frequency of alleles for resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxins in field populations of Heliothis virescens (transgenic cropsyinsecticidesyevolution)

    F. Gould;A. Jones;D. Sumerford;D. G. Heckel

Frequent Co-Authors

Alun L. Lloyd
Alun L. Lloyd North Carolina State University
George G. Kennedy
George G. Kennedy North Carolina State University
Thomas W. Scott
Thomas W. Scott University of California, Davis
Astrid T. Groot
Astrid T. Groot University of Amsterdam
Coby Schal
Coby Schal North Carolina State University
David G. Heckel
David G. Heckel Max Planck Society
Kongming Wu
Kongming Wu Zhengzhou University
Donald H. Dean
Donald H. Dean The Ohio State University
Amy C. Morrison
Amy C. Morrison University of California, Davis
Chonggang Xu
Chonggang Xu Los Alamos National Laboratory

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