Linda M. Field FRES FRSB is a British scientist noted for her work on the insecticide mode of action and resistance.

Biography

Field was awarded a PhD on the molecular basis of

insecticide resistance Pesticide resistance describes the decreased susceptibility of a pest population to a pesticide that was previously effective at controlling the pest. Pest species evolve pesticide resistance via natural selection: the most resistant specimens s ...

Rothamsted Research Rothamsted Research, previously known as the Rothamsted Experimental Station and then the Institute of Arable Crops Research, is one of the oldest agricultural research institutions in the world, having been founded in 1843. It is located at Harp ...

in 1989. She became leader of the Insect Molecular Biology Group at Rothamsted in 2002, and then Head of the Department of Biological Chemistry in 2010 (now Biointeractions and Crop Protection, BCP). Since 2005, she has also been a Special Professor at the

University of Nottingham , mottoeng = A city is built on wisdom , established = 1798 – teacher training college1881 – University College Nottingham1948 – university status , type = Public , chancellor ...

. Field is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and a Fellow of the

Royal Entomological Society The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the study of insects. Its aims are to disseminate information about insects and improving communication between entomologists. The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society of Londo ...

. She was also President of the Royal Entomological Society from 2008–2010.

Education

Lin Field received a BA (First Class) from the

Open University The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...

in 1986. She later received a Ph.D entitled "The Molecular Genetic Basis of Insecticide Resistance in the Peach-Potato Aphid, ''Myzus persicae''" in 1989.

Awards

* Honorary Professor University of Nottingham * Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology * Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society * Honorary Editorial Officer, Royal Entomological Society * Previous President, Royal Entomological Society * Member of Editorial Board for Insect Molecular Biology * Member Science about Science Plant Science Panel

References

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