Rebeca Rosengaus Associate Professor of Biology r.rosengaus@neu.edu 617.373.7032 Expertise Behavioral Ecology, insect sociobiology, Organismal Biology Rebeca Rosengaus in the Press Buzzfeed Here’s What The Cordyceps Fungus Is Like In Real Life, According To Scientists “The fungus attacks insects that live in the ground or soil,” said Rebeca Rosengaus, an associate professor and behavioral ecologist at Northeastern University. “Ants are one but there are also grasshoppers, spiders, locusts.” Forbes The Fossil Record Of ‘Fungal Zombies’ “It already starts changing the neurobiology of the host so that it basically makes it a zombie organism, meaning this parasite takes over, producing some kind of neurotoxins or neuromodulators that change the behavior of the host,” says Rebeca Rosengaus, associate professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern University. What Can Ants and Bees Teach Us About Containing Disease? The insects are “living in very confined environments where there’s a lot of microbial load,” said Rebeca Rosengaus, a behavioral ecologist who studies social insect behavior at Northeastern University in Boston. Smithsonian Magazine In Social Insects, Researchers Find Clues for Battling Pandemics The insects are “living in very confined environments where there’s a lot of microbial load,” said Rebeca Rosengaus, a behavioral ecologist who studies social insect behavior at Northeastern University in Boston. Mother Jones Some Insects Are Very Social. They Also May Offer Hints for Controlling Disease. The insects are “living in very confined environments where there’s a lot of microbial load,” said Rebeca Rosengaus, a behavioral ecologist who studies social insect behavior at Northeastern University in Boston. New Scientist Eating each other’s faeces helps earwig young survive famine “Unfortunately, we cannot go back in time to see what environmental factors, including diet, were responsible for the evolution of social tendencies,” says Rebeca Rosengaus at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. “So the manipulations performed by the authors are only a first step to understand the dynamics between environmental stress and sociality.” Although the evolution of any trait is […] Faecal position SMEARING the place you inhabit with faeces is, among people, an act of desperation rarely seen outside the confines of a prison. Some cockroaches, though, do it all the time. Rebeca Rosengaus of Northeastern University, in Boston, thinks she knows why. As she and her colleagues discovered in a study just published in Naturwissenschaften, wood-cockroach faeces […] Discovery News Termites Create Their Own Antibiotics Rebeca Rosengaus also studies termites and is an associate professor in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University. She told Discovery News: “A variety of insects — both solitary and social — exploit the chemicals of Streptomyces to control parasites and/or pathogens.” Based on the latest study, which she said is “well […] Rebeca Rosengaus for Northeastern Global News What can ants and termites teach us about fighting disease? What can ants and termites teach us about fighting disease? Social insects have evolved multiple strategies over millions of years to keep pathogens from wiping out their colonies. Social insects put the ‘I’ in team to fight disease Social insects put the ‘I’ in team to fight disease New research from associate professor Rebeca Rosengaus confirms ant larvae have retained their individual immune systems throughout evolution, which she said could help explain why social insects are geographically widespread and ecologically dominant. How to start a termite ‘orgy’ How to start a termite ‘orgy’ In new research, Rebeca Rosengaus, an associate professor in the department of marine and environmental sciences, and her student Tamara Hartke turn an old theory of termite behavior on its head. 3Qs: Why a mosquito is more than just a summertime pest 3Qs: Why a mosquito is more than just a summertime pest Rebeca Rosengaus, an associate professor of biology, says insects such as mosquitoes could transmit diseases to humans. Ant colonies share disease resistance Ant colonies share disease resistance Surprising research finding offers a window into immune responses in other species that exist in high-density environments Critter control, au naturel Critter control, au naturel Northeastern associate professor Rebeca Rosengaus and colleagues have discovered an environmentally friendly way to combat pests
Buzzfeed Here’s What The Cordyceps Fungus Is Like In Real Life, According To Scientists “The fungus attacks insects that live in the ground or soil,” said Rebeca Rosengaus, an associate professor and behavioral ecologist at Northeastern University. “Ants are one but there are also grasshoppers, spiders, locusts.”
Forbes The Fossil Record Of ‘Fungal Zombies’ “It already starts changing the neurobiology of the host so that it basically makes it a zombie organism, meaning this parasite takes over, producing some kind of neurotoxins or neuromodulators that change the behavior of the host,” says Rebeca Rosengaus, associate professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern University.
What Can Ants and Bees Teach Us About Containing Disease? The insects are “living in very confined environments where there’s a lot of microbial load,” said Rebeca Rosengaus, a behavioral ecologist who studies social insect behavior at Northeastern University in Boston.
Smithsonian Magazine In Social Insects, Researchers Find Clues for Battling Pandemics The insects are “living in very confined environments where there’s a lot of microbial load,” said Rebeca Rosengaus, a behavioral ecologist who studies social insect behavior at Northeastern University in Boston.
Mother Jones Some Insects Are Very Social. They Also May Offer Hints for Controlling Disease. The insects are “living in very confined environments where there’s a lot of microbial load,” said Rebeca Rosengaus, a behavioral ecologist who studies social insect behavior at Northeastern University in Boston.
New Scientist Eating each other’s faeces helps earwig young survive famine “Unfortunately, we cannot go back in time to see what environmental factors, including diet, were responsible for the evolution of social tendencies,” says Rebeca Rosengaus at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. “So the manipulations performed by the authors are only a first step to understand the dynamics between environmental stress and sociality.” Although the evolution of any trait is […]
Faecal position SMEARING the place you inhabit with faeces is, among people, an act of desperation rarely seen outside the confines of a prison. Some cockroaches, though, do it all the time. Rebeca Rosengaus of Northeastern University, in Boston, thinks she knows why. As she and her colleagues discovered in a study just published in Naturwissenschaften, wood-cockroach faeces […]
Discovery News Termites Create Their Own Antibiotics Rebeca Rosengaus also studies termites and is an associate professor in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University. She told Discovery News: “A variety of insects — both solitary and social — exploit the chemicals of Streptomyces to control parasites and/or pathogens.” Based on the latest study, which she said is “well […]