Christina Grozinger Ph.D.

Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology
Director, Center for Pollinator Research, Insect Biodiversity Center
Associate Director for Research, Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science

W-209 Millennium Science Complex, University Park

Areas of Expertise

Bees Medicine & Life Sciences
Honey Medicine & Life Sciences
Bee Earth & Environmental Sciences
Honey Bees Agriculture & Biology
Honey Earth & Environmental Sciences
Apis Mellifera Agriculture & Biology
Queen Insects Agriculture & Biology
Pheromones Medicine & Life Sciences

Education

B.Sc. McGill University 1997
M.Sc. Harvard University 1999
Ph.D. Harvard University 2001

Websites

Elsevier Pure Profile

Bees are critical pollinators in natural and agricultural landscapes, and key model systems for the study of social behavior. Grozinger's research group examines the mechanisms underlying social behavior and health in honey bees and related species. Her studies on social behavior seek to elucidate the proximate and ultimate mechanisms mediating cooperation and conflict in insect societies. Her studies on pollinator health evaluate the impacts of biotic and abiotic stressors at the molecular, physiological and behavioral level, and examine how bees’ resilience to these stressors can be bolstered by management practices and environmental contexts, particularly by improved nutrition.

To help beekeepers, growers, land managers and members of the public better assess and mitigate the stressors that their managed and wild bee populations experience, Grozinger works with the Beescape team to develop models and decision support tools to evaluate landscape conditions and predict bee health at local scales (see beescape.org).

The Grozinger Lab group is highly collaborative and interdisciplinary, with individuals from multiple programs and perspectives.

ENT 222 Honey Bees and Humans (with Harland Patch, offered every fall)

ENT 522 Professional Development and Critical Thinking (with Harland Patch, Heather Hines, offered every spring)

2023

Characterizing user needs for Beescape
Timothy J. Prestby, Anthony C. Robinson, Dave McLaughlin, Patrick M. Dudas, Christina M. Grozinger, Jan 1 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management

Honey bee nutritional ecology
Gabriela M. Quinlan, Christina M. Grozinger, 2023, In: Environmental Threats to Pollinator Health and Fitness

Beyond conflict
Sean T. Bresnahan, David Galbraith, Rong Ma, Kate Anton, Juliana Rangel, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 2023, In: Molecular ecology

Examining parent-of-origin effects on transcription and RNA methylation in mediating aggressive behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Sean T. Bresnahan, Ellen Lee, Lindsay Clark, Rong Ma, Juliana Rangel, Christina M. Grozinger, Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Dec 2023, In: BMC genomics

More than mesolectic
Makaylee K. Crone, Natalie K. Boyle, Sean T. Bresnahan, David J. Biddinger, Rodney T. Richardson, Christina M. Grozinger, Oct 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution

Mapping student understanding of bees
Shannon M. Cruz, Christina M. Grozinger, Mar 2023, In: Conservation Science and Practice

Variance in heat tolerance in bumble bees correlates with species geographic range and is associated with several environmental and biological factors
Cody Feuerborn, Gabriela Quinlan, Rachael Shippee, Tori L. Strausser, Tatiana Terranova, Christina M. Grozinger, Heather M. Hines, Nov 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution

Local habitat type influences bumble bee pathogen loads and bee species distributions
Elena M. Gratton, Darin J. McNeil, Christina M. Grozinger, Heather M. Hines, Jun 1 2023, In: Environmental entomology

InsectEye
Eric Homan, Codey Mathis, Chonghan Lee, Harland Patch, Christian Grozinger, Vijay Narayanan, 2023, In: Proceedings - 36th International Conference on VLSI Design, VLSID 2023 - held concurrently with 22nd International Conference on Embedded Systems, ES 2023

Landscape transcriptomics as a tool for addressing global change effects across diverse species
Jason Keagy, Chloe P. Drummond, Kadeem J. Gilbert, Christina M. Grozinger, Jill Hamilton, Heather M. Hines, Jesse Lasky, Cheryl A. Logan, Ruairidh Sawers, Tyler Wagner, 2023, In: Molecular Ecology Resources

Beat the heat
Gabriela M. Quinlan, Cody Feuerborn, Heather M. Hines, Christina M. Grozinger, Sep 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Biology

Examining spatial and temporal drivers of pollinator nutritional resources
Gabriela M. Quinlan, David A.W. Miller, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 1 2023, In: Environmental Research Letters

Signatures of adaptive decreased virulence of deformed wing virus in an isolated population of wild honeybees (Apis mellifera)
Allyson M. Ray, Emma C. Gordon, Thomas D. Seeley, Jason L. Rasgon, Christina M. Grozinger, Oct 25 2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

2021

Numerical Modeling and Measurement of Apis Mellifera Radar Scattering Properties
Omar Alzaabi, Mohammad M. Al-Khaldi, Kenneth Ayotte, Diego Penaloza, Julio Urbina, James K. Breakall, Michael Lanagan, Harland M. Patch, Christina M. Grozinger, 2021, In: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Tissue-specific transcriptional patterns underlie seasonal phenotypes in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Sean T. Bresnahan, Mehmet A. Döke, Tugrul Giray, Christina M. Grozinger, 2021, In: Molecular ecology

Summer weather conditions influence winter survival of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the northeastern United States
Martina Calovi, Christina M. Grozinger, Douglas A. Miller, Sarah C. Goslee, Dec 2021, In: Scientific reports

Herbaceous perennial ornamental plants can support complex pollinator communities
E. Erickson, H. M. Patch, C. M. Grozinger, Dec 2021, In: Scientific reports

Tissue-specific transcription patterns support the kinship theory of intragenomic conflict in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
David A. Galbraith, Rong Ma, Christina M. Grozinger, Feb 2021, In: Molecular ecology

Wild bees as winners and losers
Melanie Kammerer, Sarah C. Goslee, Margaret R. Douglas, John F. Tooker, Christina M. Grozinger, Mar 2021, In: Global Change Biology

Economic dependence and vulnerability of united states agricultural sector on insect-mediated pollination service
Vikas Khanna, Alex Jordan, Harland M. Patch, Christina M. Grozinger, Feb 16 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology

Microhabitats created by log landings support abundant flowers and insect pollinators within regenerating mixed-oak stands in the Central Appalachian Mountains
Monica R. Lee, Darin J. McNeil, Codey L. Mathis, Christina M. Grozinger, Jeffery L. Larkin, Oct 1 2021, In: Forest Ecology and Management

Pollinator communities vary with vegetation structure and time since management within regenerating timber harvests of the Central Appalachian Mountains
Codey L. Mathis, Darin J. McNeil, Monica R. Lee, Christina M. Grozinger, David I. King, Clint R.V. Otto, Jeffery L. Larkin, Sep 15 2021, In: Forest Ecology and Management

Simulated vector transmission differentially influences dynamics of two viral variants of deformed wing virus in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Allyson M. Ray, Sheldon L. Davis, Jason L. Rasgon, Christina M. Grozinger, 2021, In: Journal of General Virology

Beescape
Anthony C. Robinson, Jamie L. Peeler, Tim Prestby, Sarah C. Goslee, Kate Anton, Christina M. Grozinger, Sep 2021, In: Ecological Informatics

2022

Wild Bee Nutritional Ecology
Makaylee K. Crone, David J. Biddinger, Christina M. Grozinger, Apr 14 2022, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Soil moisture affects plant-pollinator interactions in an annual flowering plant
Wenfei Dai, Yulian Yang, Harland M. Patch, Christina M. Grozinger, Junpeng Mu, 2022, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Putting pesticides on the map for pollinator research and conservation
Margaret R. Douglas, Paige Baisley, Sara Soba, Melanie Kammerer, Eric V. Lonsdorf, Christina M. Grozinger, Dec 2022, In: Scientific Data

Author Correction
E. Erickson, H. M. Patch, C. M. Grozinger, Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports

Complex floral traits shape pollinator attraction to ornamental plants
E. Erickson, R. R. Junker, Jared Gregory Ali, N. McCartney, H. M. Patch, C. M. Grozinger, Oct 1 2022, In: Annals of botany

Measuring Plant Attractiveness to Pollinators
E. Erickson, C. M. Grozinger, H. M. Patch, Oct 1 2022, In: Journal of economic entomology

Can’t see the flowers for the trees
Codey L. Mathis, Darin J. McNeil, Monica R. Lee, Christina M. Grozinger, Clint R.V. Otto, Jeffery L. Larkin, 2022, In: Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Insect Visitors of Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) (Rosales: Rosaceae) and Factors Affecting Viable Seed Production
Rachel McLaughlin, Joseph Keller, Elizabeth Wagner, David Biddinger, Christina Grozinger, Kelli Hoover, Apr 1 2022, In: Environmental entomology

Grassy-herbaceous land moderates regional climate effects on honey bee colonies in the Northcentral US
Gabriela M. Quinlan, Douglas Sponsler, Hannah R. Gaines-Day, Harper B.G. McMinn-Sauder, Clint R.V. Otto, Autumn H. Smart, Théotime Colin, Claudio Gratton, Rufus Isaacs, Reed Johnson, Meghan O. Milbrath, Christina M. Grozinger, Jun 1 2022, In: Environmental Research Letters

Impacts of soil nutrition on floral traits, pollinator attraction, and fitness in cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.)
Anthony D. Vaudo, Emily Erickson, Harland M. Patch, Christina M. Grozinger, Junpeng Mu, Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports

Comparative studies of genomic and epigenetic factors influencing transcriptional variation in two insect species
Xin Wu, Neharika Bhatia, Christina M. Grozinger, Soojin V. Yi, Nov 2022, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

The Beneficial Effect of Pollen on Varroa Infested Bees Depends on Its Influence on Behavioral Maturation Genes
Davide Frizzera, Allyson M. Ray, Elisa Seffin, Virginia Zanni, Desiderato Annoscia, Christina M. Grozinger, Francesco Nazzi, 2022, In: Frontiers in Insect Science

2020

County-level analysis reveals a rapidly shifting landscape of insecticide hazard to honey bees (Apis mellifera) on US farmland
Margaret R. Douglas, Douglas B. Sponsler, Eric V. Lonsdorf, Christina M. Grozinger, Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific reports

More Than Meets the Eye? the Role of Annual Ornamental Flowers in Supporting Pollinators
E. Erickson, S. Adam, L. Russo, V. Wojcik, H. M. Patch, C. M. Grozinger, Feb 17 2020, In: Environmental entomology

Honey Bees in the Tropics Show Winter Bee-Like Longevity in Response to Seasonal Dearth and Brood Reduction
Stephanie Feliciano-Cardona, Mehmet Ali Döke, Janpierre Aleman, Jose Luis Agosto-Rivera, Christina M. Grozinger, Tugrul Giray, Oct 16 2020, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Improving bee health through genomics
Christina M. Grozinger, Amro Zayed, May 1 2020, In: Nature Reviews Genetics

Injection of seminal fluid into the hemocoel of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera) can stimulate post-mating changes
W. Cameron Jasper, Laura M. Brutscher, Christina M. Grozinger, Elina L. Niño, Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific reports

A long-term dataset on wild bee abundance in Mid-Atlantic United States
Melanie Kammerer, John F. Tooker, Christina M. Grozinger, Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific Data

Bumble bees in landscapes with abundant floral resources have lower pathogen loads
Darin J. McNeil, Elyse McCormick, Ashley C. Heimann, Melanie Kammerer, Margaret R. Douglas, Sarah C. Goslee, Christina M. Grozinger, Heather M. Hines, Dec 2020, In: Scientific reports

Singing in the suburbs
Darin J. McNeil, Christina M. Grozinger, 2020, In: Journal of Insect Conservation

Distribution of recently identified bee-infecting viruses in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations in the USA
Allyson M. Ray, Dawn L. Lopez, J. Francisco Iturralde Martinez, David A. Galbraith, Robyn Rose, Dennis VAN Engelsdorp, Cristina Rosa, Jay D. Evans, Christina M. Grozinger, Jan 1 2020, In: Apidologie

Warming increases pollen lipid concentration in an invasive thistle, with minor effects on the associated floral-visitor community
Laura Russo, Joseph Keller, Anthony D. Vaudo, Christina M. Grozinger, Katriona Shea, Jan 2020, In: Insects

A screening-level assessment of the pollinator-attractiveness of ornamental nursery stock using a honey bee foraging assay
Douglas B. Sponsler, Christina M. Grozinger, Rodney T. Richardson, Andrea Nurse, Dalton Brough, Harland M. Patch, Kimberly A. Stoner, Dec 1 2020, In: Scientific reports

Characterizing the floral resources of a North American metropolis using a honey bee foraging assay
Douglas B. Sponsler, Don Shump, Rodney T. Richardson, Christina M. Grozinger, Apr 1 2020, In: Ecosphere

Pollen protein
Anthony D. Vaudo, John F. Tooker, Harland M. Patch, David J. Biddinger, Michael Coccia, Makaylee K. Crone, Mark Fiely, Jacob S. Francis, Heather M. Hines, Mackenzie Hodges, Stephanie W. Jackson, Denis Michez, Junpeng Mu, Laura Russo, Maliheh Safari, Erin D. Treanore, Maryse Vanderplanck, Eric Yip, A..., Feb 2020, In: Insects

Lineage and parent-of-origin effects in DNA methylation of honey bees (Apis mellifera) revealed by reciprocal crosses and whole-genome bisulfite sequencing
Xin Wu, David A. Galbraith, Paramita Chatterjee, Hyeonsoo Jeong, Christina M. Grozinger, Soojin V. Yi, 2020, In: Genome biology and evolution

2019

Haemolymph removal by Varroa mite destabilizes the dynamical interaction between immune effectors and virus in bees, as predicted by Volterra's model
Desiderato Annoscia, Sam P. Brown, Gennaro Di Prisco, Emanuele De Paoli, Simone Del Fabbro, Davide Frizzera, Virginia Zanni, David A. Galbraith, Emilio Caprio, Christina M. Grozinger, Francesco Pennacchio, Francesco Nazzi, Apr 24 2019, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Colony Size, Rather Than Geographic Origin of Stocks, Predicts Overwintering Success in Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the Northeastern United States
Mehmet Ali Döke, Carley M. McGrady, Mark Otieno, Christina M. Grozinger, Maryann Frazier, Mar 21 2019, In: Journal of economic entomology

Bee viruses
Christina M. Grozinger, Michelle L. Flenniken, Jan 7 2019, In: Annual Review of Entomology

Sociogenomics
Christina M. Grozinger, Gene E. Robinson, Jan 1 2019, In: Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) larval pheromones may regulate gene expression related to foraging task specialization
Rong Ma, Juliana Rangel, Christina M. Grozinger, Jul 19 2019, In: BMC genomics

Bee community preference for an invasive thistle associated with higher pollen protein content
Laura Russo, Anthony D. Vaudo, C. Jacob Fisher, Christina M. Grozinger, Katriona Shea, Aug 1 2019, In: Oecologia

Pesticides and pollinators
Douglas B. Sponsler, Christina M. Grozinger, Claudia Hitaj, Maj Rundlöf, Cristina Botías, Aimee Code, Eric V. Lonsdorf, Andony P. Melathopoulos, David J. Smith, Sainath Suryanarayanan, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Neal M. Williams, Minghua Zhang, Margaret R. Douglas, Apr 20 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment

Examining the nutritional value and effects of different floral resources in pumpkin agroecosystems on Bombus impatiens worker physiology
Erin D. Treanore, Anthony D. Vaudo, Christina M. Grozinger, Shelby J. Fleischer, Aug 15 2019, In: Apidologie

Evaluating the Effect of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Queen Reproductive State on Pheromone-Mediated Interactions with Male Drone Bees
Gabriel Villar, Abraham Hefetz, Christina M. Grozinger, Jul 15 2019, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology

Sociogenomics
Christina M. Grozinger, Gene E. Robinson, Jan 1 2019, In: Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Second Edition

2018

Erratum to
Etya Amsalem, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 27 2018, In: Behavioral Ecology

The importance of holistically evaluating data
Etya Amsalem, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 27 2018, In: Behavioral Ecology

Investigating the viral ecology of global bee communities with high-throughput metagenomics
David A. Galbraith, Zachary L. Fuller, Allyson M. Ray, Axel Brockmann, Maryann Frazier, Mary W. Gikungu, J. Francisco Iturralde Martinez, Karen M. Kapheim, Jeffrey T. Kerby, Sarah D. Kocher, Oleksiy Losyev, Elliud Muli, Harland M. Patch, Cristina Rosa, Joyce M. Sakamoto, Scott Stanley, Anthony D. Va..., Dec 1 2018, In: Scientific reports

Molecular, physiological and behavioral responses of honey bee (Apis mellifera) drones to infection with microsporidian parasites
Holly L. Holt, Gabriel Villar, Weiyi Cheng, Jun Song, Christina M. Grozinger, Jun 2018, In: Journal of invertebrate pathology

Larval pheromones act as colony-wide regulators of collective foraging behavior in honeybees
R. Ma, G. Villar, C. M. Grozinger, J. Rangel, Sep 10 2018, In: Behavioral Ecology

Plant reproductive strategies vary under low and high pollinator densities
Junpeng Mu, Qinggui Wu, Yulian Yang, Mei Huang, Christina M. Grozinger, Jan 1 2018, In: Oikos

Consistent pollen nutritional intake drives bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) colony growth and reproduction across different habitats
Anthony D. Vaudo, Liam M. Farrell, Harland M. Patch, Christina M. Grozinger, John F. Tooker, Jan 1 2018, In: Ecology and Evolution

2017

Evaluating the Role of Drone-Produced Chemical Signals in Mediating Social Interactions in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Gabriel Villar, Megan D. Wolfson, Abraham Hefetz, Christina M. Grozinger, Dec 6 2017, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology

Do Bumble Bee, Bombus impatiens, Queens Signal their Reproductive and Mating Status to their Workers?
Etya Amsalem, Mario Padilla, Paul M. Schreiber, Naomi S. Altman, Abraham Hefetz, Christina M. Grozinger, Jun 1 2017, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology

Evaluating the molecular, physiological and behavioral impacts of CO<sub>2</sub> narcosis in bumble bees (Bombus impatiens)
Etya Amsalem, Christina M. Grozinger, Aug 2017, In: Journal of Insect Physiology

Elucidating the mechanisms underlying the beneficial health effects of dietary pollen on honey bees (Apis mellifera) infested by Varroa mite ectoparasites
Desiderato Annoscia, Virginia Zanni, David Galbraith, Anna Quirici, Christina Grozinger, Renzo Bortolomeazzi, Francesco Nazzi, Dec 1 2017, In: Scientific reports

Erratum to
Vincent Doublet, Yvonne Poeschl, Andreas Gogol-Döring, Cédric Alaux, Desiderato Annoscia, Christian Aurori, Seth M. Barribeau, Oscar C. Bedoya-Reina, Mark J.F. Brown, James C. Bull, Michelle L. Flenniken, David A. Galbraith, Elke Genersch, Sebastian Gisder, Ivo Grosse, Holly L. Holt, Dan Hultmark,..., Mar 23 2017, In: BMC genomics

Unity in defence
Vincent Doublet, Yvonne Poeschl, Andreas Gogol-Döring, Cédric Alaux, Desiderato Annoscia, Christian Aurori, Seth M. Barribeau, Oscar C. Bedoya-Reina, Mark J.F. Brown, James C. Bull, Michelle L. Flenniken, David A. Galbraith, Elke Genersch, Sebastian Gisder, Ivo Grosse, Holly L. Holt, Dan Hultmark,..., Mar 2 2017, In: BMC genomics

Transcriptomics of an extended phenotype
Amy C. Geffre, Ruolin Liu, Fabio Manfredini, Laura Beani, Jeyaraney Kathirithamby, Christina M. Grozinger, Amy L. Toth, Apr 12 2017, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Hormonal Regulation of Behavioral and Phenotypic Plasticity in Bumblebees
Abraham Hefetz, Christina M. Grozinger, 2017, In: Non-Mammalian Hormone-Behavior Systems

Presence of Apis rhabdovirus-1 in populations of pollinators and their parasites from two continents
Sofia Levin, David Galbraith, Noa Sela, Tal Erez, Christina M. Grozinger, Nor Chejanovsky, Dec 12 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology

The impact of hive type on the behavior and health of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) in Kenya
Alexander McMenamin, Fiona Mumoki, Maryann Frazier, Joseph Kilonzo, Bernard Mweu, Tracey Baumgarten, Harland Patch, Baldwyn Torto, Daniel Masiga, James Tumlinson, Christina Grozinger, Elliud Muli, Sep 1 2017, In: Apidologie

Host plant driven transcriptome plasticity in the salivary glands of the cabbage looper (Trichoplusia ni)
Loren J. Rivera-Vega, David A. Galbraith, Christina M. Grozinger, Gary W. Felton, Aug 2017, In: PloS one

Primer effects of the honeybee, Apis mellifera, queen pheromone 9-ODA on drones
Gabriel Villar, Christina M. Grozinger, May 1 2017, In: Animal Behaviour

Transcriptional signatures of parasitization and markers of colony decline in Varroa-infested honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Virginia Zanni, David A. Galbraith, Desiderato Annoscia, Christina M. Grozinger, Francesco Nazzi, Aug 2017, In: Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

2016

Evaluation of possible proximate mechanisms underlying the kinship theory of intragenomic conflict in social insects
David A. Galbraith, Soojin V. Yi, Christina M. Grozinger, Dec 1 2016, In: Integrative and comparative biology

Testing the kinship theory of intragenomic conflict in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
David A. Galbraith, Sarah D. Kocher, Tom Glenn, Istvan Albert, Greg J. Hunt, Joan E. Strassmann, David C. Queller, Christina M. Grozinger, Jan 26 2016, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Approaches and Challenges to Managing Nosema (Microspora: Nosematidae) Parasites in Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies
Holly L. Holt, Christina M. Grozinger, Aug 1 2016, In: Journal of economic entomology

Silencing the honey bee (Apis mellifera) naked cuticle gene (nkd) improves host immune function and reduces Nosema ceranae infections
Wenfeng Li, Jay D. Evans, Qiang Huang, Cristina Rodríguez-García, Jie Liu, Michele Hamilton, Christina M. Grozinger, Thomas C. Webster, Songkun Su, Yan Ping Chen, 2016, In: Applied and environmental microbiology

Dynamic changes in host-virus interactions associated with colony founding and social environment in fire ant queens (Solenopsis invicta)
Fabio Manfredini, Dewayne Shoemaker, Christina M. Grozinger, Jan 1 2016, In: Ecology and Evolution

Chemical communication is not sufficient to explain reproductive inhibition in the bumblebee bombus impatiens
Mario Padilla, Etya Amsalem, Naomi Altman, Abraham Hefetz, Christina M. Grozinger, Oct 19 2016, In: Royal Society Open Science

Bumble bees regulate their intake of essential protein and lipid pollen macronutrients
A. D. Vaudo, D. Stabler, H. M. Patch, J. F. Tooker, C. M. Grozinger, G. A. Wright, Dec 15 2016, In: Journal of Experimental Biology

Erratum
Anthony D. Vaudo, John F. Tooker, Christina M. Grozinger, Harland M. Patch, Jun 1 2016, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science

Macronutrient ratios in pollen shape bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) foraging strategies and floral preferences
Anthony D. Vaudo, Harland M. Patch, David A. Mortensen, John F. Tooker, Christina M. Grozinger, Jul 12 2016, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

2015

A conserved class of queen pheromones? Re-evaluating the evidence in bumblebees (Bombus impatiens)
Etya Amsalem, Margarita Orlova, Christina M. Grozinger, Oct 22 2015, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Conservation and modification of genetic and physiological toolkits underpinning diapause in bumble bee queens
Etya Amsalem, David A. Galbraith, Jonathan Cnaani, Peter E.A. Teal, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 1 2015, In: Molecular ecology

The Physiological and Genomic Bases of Bumble Bee Social Behaviour
Etya Amsalem, Christina M. Grozinger, Mario Padilla, Abraham Hefetz, 2015, In: Advances in Insect Physiology

Testing male immunocompetence in two hymenopterans with different levels of social organization
Federico Cappa, Laura Beani, Rita Cervo, Christina Grozinger, Fabio Manfredini, Feb 1 2015, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Overwintering honey bees
Mehmet Ali Döke, Maryann Frazier, Christina M. Grozinger, Jun 25 2015, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science

Genome-wide analysis of signatures of selection in populations of African honey bees (Apis mellifera) using new web-based tools
Zachary L. Fuller, Elina L. Niño, Harland M. Patch, Oscar C. Bedoya-Reina, Tracey Baumgarten, Elliud Muli, Fiona Mumoki, Aakrosh Ratan, John McGraw, Maryann Frazier, Daniel Masiga, Stephen Schuster, Christina M. Grozinger, Webb Miller, Jul 10 2015, In: BMC genomics

Parallel Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Responses to Viral Infection in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
David A. Galbraith, Xingyu Yang, Elina Lastro Niño, Soojin Yi, Christina Grozinger, Mar 1 2015, In: PLoS pathogens

Reproductive physiology mediates honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker responses to social cues
David A. Galbraith, Ying Wang, Gro V. Amdam, Robert E. Page, Christina M. Grozinger, Sep 18 2015, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Editorial Overview
Christina M. Grozinger, Jay D. Evans, Aug 1 2015, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science

The power and promise of applying genomics to honey bee health
Christina M. Grozinger, Gene E. Robinson, Jun 11 2015, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science

A search for parent-of-origin effects on honey bee gene expression
Sarah D. Kocher, Jennifer M. Tsuruda, Joshua D. Gibson, Christine M. Emore, Miguel E. Arechavaleta-Velasco, David C. Queller, Joan E. Strassmann, Christina M. Grozinger, Michael R. Gribskov, Phillip San Miguel, Rick Westerman, Greg J. Hunt, 2015, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Queen-produced volatiles change dynamically during reproductive swarming and are associated with changes in honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker behavior
Jessica Richards, Morgan Carr-Markell, Abraham Hefetz, Christina M. Grozinger, Heather R. Mattila, Nov 1 2015, In: Apidologie

Early-life experience affects honey bee aggression and resilience to immune challenge
Clare C. Rittschof, Chelsey B. Coombs, Maryann Frazier, Christina M. Grozinger, Gene E. Robinson, Oct 23 2015, In: Scientific reports

The energetic basis of behavior
Clare C. Rittschof, Christina M. Grozinger, Gene E. Robinson, Dec 1 2015, In: Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Bee nutrition and floral resource restoration
Anthony D. Vaudo, John F. Tooker, Christina M. Grozinger, Harland M. Patch, Jun 11 2015, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science

Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying sex- and maturation-related variation in pheromone responses in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Gabriel Villar, Thomas Charles Baker, Harland Martin Patch, Christina M. Grozinger, Jul 13 2015, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

2014

Exploring the role of juvenile hormone and vitellogenin in reproduction and social behavior in bumble bees
Etya Amsalem, Osnat Malka, Christina Grozinger, Abraham Hefetz, Mar 11 2014, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology

Precocene-I inhibits juvenile hormone biosynthesis, ovarian activation, aggression and alters sterility signal production in bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) workers
E. Amsalem, P. Teal, C. M. Grozinger, A. Hefetz, Sep 1 2014, In: Journal of Experimental Biology

Examining the role of foraging and malvolio in host-finding behavior in the honey bee parasite, Varroa destructor (Anderson & Trueman)
Ana R. Cabrera, Paul D. Shirk, Peter E.A. Teal, Christina M. Grozinger, Jay D. Evans, Feb 2014, In: Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

From molecules to societies
Christina M. Grozinger, Jessica Richards, Heather R. Mattila, May 2014, In: Apidologie

Me and we
Adria C. Leboeuf, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 2014, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science

Combatting the pollinator crisis with genomic biology
Claudia C. Lutz, Christina M. Grozinger, Gene E. Robinson, Nov 1 2014, In: Resource: Engineering and Technology for Sustainable World

Genomic analysis of the interactions between social environment and social communication systems in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Osnat Malka, Elina L. Niño, Christina M. Grozinger, Abraham Hefetz, Apr 2014, In: Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Erratum
Fabio Manfredini, Laura Beani, Christina M. Grozinger, Apr 2014, In: Naturwissenschaften

Molecular and social regulation of worker division of labour in fire ants
Fabio Manfredini, Christophe Lucas, Michael Nicolas, Laurent Keller, Dewayne Shoemaker, Christina M. Grozinger, Feb 2014, In: Molecular ecology

Evaluation of the distribution and impacts of parasites, pathogens, and pesticides on honey bee (apis mellifera) populations in east Africa
Elliud Muli, Harland Patch, Maryann Frazier, James Frazier, Baldwyn Torto, Tracey Baumgarten, Joseph Kilonzo, James Ng ang a. Kimani, Fiona Mumoki, Daniel Masiga, James Tumlinson, Christina Grozinger, Apr 16 2014, In: PloS one

Genomic analysis of the interaction between pesticide exposure and nutrition in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Daniel R. Schmehl, Peter E.A. Teal, James L. Frazier, Christina M. Grozinger, Dec 1 2014, In: Journal of Insect Physiology

Shared genes related to aggression, rather than chemical communication, are associated with reproductive dominance in paper wasps (Polistes metricus)
Amy L. Toth, John F. Tooker, Srihari Radhakrishnan, Robert Minard, Michael T. Henshaw, Christina M. Grozinger, Jan 28 2014, In: BMC genomics

Bumble bees exhibit daily behavioral patterns in pollen foraging
Anthony D. Vaudo, Harland M. Patch, David A. Mortensen, Christina M. Grozinger, John F. Tooker, 2014, In: Arthropod-Plant Interactions

2013

Genomic organization and reproductive regulation of a large lipid transfer protein in the varroa mite, Varroa destructor (Anderson & Trueman)
A. R. Cabrera, P. D. Shirk, A. J. Duehl, K. V. Donohue, C. M. Grozinger, J. D. Evans, P. E.A. Teal, Oct 2013, In: Insect Molecular Biology

Chronic parasitization by Nosema microsporidia causes global expression changes in core nutritional, metabolic and behavioral pathways in honey bee workers (Apis mellifera)
Holly L. Holt, Katherine A. Aronstein, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 18 2013, In: BMC genomics

Examining the "evolution of increased competitive ability" hypothesis in response to parasites and pathogens in the invasive paper wasp Polistes dominula
Fabio Manfredini, Christina M. Grozinger, Laura Beani, Jan 1 2013, In: Naturwissenschaften

Sociogenomics of Cooperation and Conflict during Colony Founding in the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta
Fabio Manfredini, Oksana Riba-Grognuz, Yannick Wurm, Laurent Keller, De Wayne Shoemaker, Christina M. Grozinger, Aug 2013, In: PLoS genetics

Chemical profiles of two pheromone glands are differentially regulated by distinct mating factors in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.)
Elina L. Niño, Osnat Malka, Abraham Hefetz, David R. Tarpy, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 13 2013, In: PloS one

Differential effects of insemination volume and substance on reproductive changes in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.)
E. L. Niño, D. R. Tarpy, C. M. Grozinger, Jun 2013, In: Insect Molecular Biology

Non-target effects of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-derived double-stranded RNA (dsRNA-GFP) used in honey bee RNA interference (RNAi) assays
Francis M.F. Nunes, Aline C. Aleixo, Angel R. Barchuk, Ana D. Bomtorin, Christina M. Grozinger, Zilá L.P. Simões, 2013, In: Insects

Effect of honey bee queen mating condition on worker ovary activation
M. Peso, E. L. Niño, C. M. Grozinger, A. B. Barron, May 2013, In: Insectes Sociaux

A survey of DNA methylation across social insect species, life stages, and castes reveals abundant and caste-associated methylation in a primitively social wasp
Susan A. Weiner, David A. Galbraith, Dean C. Adams, Nicole Valenzuela, Fernando B. Noll, Christina M. Grozinger, Amy L. Toth, Aug 2013, In: Naturwissenschaften

2012

Effects of soil quality enhancement on pollinator-plant interactions
Yasmin J. Cardoza, Gabriel K. Harris, Christina M. Grozinger, 2012, In: Psyche (London)

Effects of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queen insemination volume on worker behavior and physiology
Elina L. Niño, Osnat Malka, Abraham Hefetz, Peter Teal, Jerry Hayes, Christina M. Grozinger, Aug 2012, In: Journal of Insect Physiology

Effects of immunostimulation on social behavior, chemical communication and genome-wide gene expression in honey bee workers (Apis mellifera)
Freddie Jeanne Richard, Holly L. Holt, Christina M. Grozinger, Oct 16 2012, In: BMC genomics

Regulation of behaviorally associated gene networks in worker honey bee ovaries
Ying Wang, Sarah D. Kocher, Timothy A. Linksvayer, Christina M. Grozinger, Robert E. Page, Gro V. Amdam, Jan 2012, In: Journal of Experimental Biology

2011

Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality
Patrick Abbot, Jun Abe, John Alcock, Samuel Alizon, Joao A.C. Alpedrinha, Malte Andersson, Jean Baptiste Andre, Minus Van Baalen, Francois Balloux, Sigal Balshine, Nick Barton, Leo W. Beukeboom, Jay M. Biernaskie, Trine Bilde, Gerald Borgia, Michael Breed, Sam Brown, Redouan Bshary, Angus Buckling, ..., Mar 24 2011, In: Nature

Synganglion transcriptome and developmental global gene expression in adult females of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari
B. W. Bissinger, K. V. Donohue, S. M.S. Khalil, C. M. Grozinger, D. E. Sonenshine, J. Zhu, R. M. Roe, Aug 1 2011, In: Insect Molecular Biology

Social molecular pathways and the evolution of bee societies
Guy Bloch, Christina M. Grozinger, Jul 27 2011, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

cGMP modulates responses to queen mandibular pheromone in worker honey bees
Brendon L. Fussnecker, Alexander M. McKenzie, Christina M. Grozinger, Sep 2011, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Cooperation, Conflict, and the Evolution of Queen Pheromones
Sarah D. Kocher, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 2011, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology

Genome-wide analysis of brain transcriptional changes in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens exposed to carbon dioxide and physical manipulation
Elina L. Niño, D. R. Tarpy, C. Grozinger, Jun 1 2011, In: Insect Molecular Biology

Effects of Instrumental Insemination and Insemination Quantity on Dufour's Gland Chemical Profiles and Vitellogenin Expression in Honey Bee Queens (Apis mellifera)
Freddie Jeanne Richard, Coby Schal, David R. Tarpy, Christina M. Grozinger, Sep 2011, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology

Differential expression of odorant receptor genes involved in the sexual isolation of two Heliothis moths
G. M. Vásquez, P. Fischer, Christina M. Grozinger, F. Gould, Feb 2011, In: Insect Molecular Biology

2010

Genomic survey of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, a major pest of the honey bee Apis mellifera
Scott R. Cornman, Michael C. Schatz, Spencer J. Johnston, Yan Ping Chen, Jeff Pettis, Greg Hunt, Lanie Bourgeois, Chris Elsik, Denis Anderson, Christina M. Grozinger, Jay D. Evans, Oct 25 2010, In: BMC genomics

Neuropeptide signaling sequences identified by pyrosequencing of the American dog tick synganglion transcriptome during blood feeding and reproduction
Kevin V. Donohue, Sayed M.S. Khalil, E. Ross, Christina M. Grozinger, Daniel E. Sonenshine, R. Michael Roe, Jan 2010, In: Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Effects of queen mandibular pheromone on nestmate recognition in worker honeybees, Apis mellifera
Yongliang Fan, Freddie Jeanne Richard, Nabila Rouf, Christina M. Grozinger, Mar 2010, In: Animal Behaviour

Individual variation in pheromone response correlates with reproductive traits and brain gene expression in worker honey bees
Sarah D. Kocher, Julien F. Ayroles, Eric A. Stone, Christina M. Grozinger, Feb 9 2010, In: PloS one

The effects of mating and instrumental insemination on queen honey bee flight behaviour and gene expression
S. D. Kocher, D. R. Tarpytt, C. M. Grozinger, Apr 2010, In: Insect Molecular Biology

The transcription factor Krüppel homolog 1 is linked to hormone mediated social organization in bees
Hagai Shpigler, Harland M. Patch, Mira Cohen, Yongliang Fan, Christina M. Grozinger, Guy Bloch, 2010, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology

Age and Mating Status Do Not Affect Transcript Levels of Odorant Receptor Genes in Male Antennae of Heliothis virescens and Heliothis subflexa
Stephanie Soques, Gissella M. Vásquez, Christina M. Grozinger, Fred Gould, Nov 2010, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology

2009

Regulation of brain gene expression in honey bees by brood pheromone
C. Alaux, Y. Le Conte, H. A. Adams, S. Rodriguez-Zas, C. M. Grozinger, S. Sinha, G. E. Robinson, Apr 2009, In: Genes, Brain and Behavior

Sociogenomics
C. M. Grozinger, G. E. Robinson, Jan 1 2009, In: Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior

Queen reproductive state modulates pheromone production and queen-worker interactions in honeybees
Sarah D. Kocher, Freddie Jeanne Richard, David R. Tarpy, Christina M. Grozinger, 2009, In: Behavioral Ecology

2008

Pheromonal regulation of starvation resistance in honey bee workers (Apis mellifera)
Patrick Fischer, Christina M. Grozinger, Aug 2008, In: Naturwissenschaften

Dissecting the role of Kr-h1 brain gene expression in foraging behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
B. Fussnecker, C. Grozinger, Oct 2008, In: Insect Molecular Biology

Genomic analysis of post-mating changes in the honey bee queen (Apis mellifera)
Sarah D. Kocher, Freddie Jeanne Richard, David R. Tarpy, Christina M. Grozinger, May 19 2008, In: BMC genomics

Modulation of social interactions by immune stimulation in honey bee, Apis mellifera, workers
Freddie Jeanne Richard, Arnaud Aubert, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 17 2008, In: BMC Biology

2007

Endocrine modulation of a pheromone-responsive gene in the honey bee brain
Christina M. Grozinger, Gene E. Robinson, Apr 2007, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Genome-wide analysis reveals differences in brain gene expression patterns associated with caste and reproductive status in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Christina M. Grozinger, Yongliang Fan, Shelley E.R. Hoover, Mark L. Winston, Nov 2007, In: Molecular ecology

Uncoupling primer and releaser responses to pheromone in honey bees
Christina M. Grozinger, Patrick Fischer, Jacob E. Hampton, May 2007, In: Naturwissenschaften

Effects of insemination quantity on honey bee queen physiology
Freddie Jeanne Richard, David R. Tarpy, Christina M. Grozinger, Oct 3 2007, In: PloS one

Roles of Drosophila Kruppel-Homolog 1 in neuronal morphogenesis
Lei Shi, Suewei Lin, Yelena Grinberg, Yannick Beck, Christina M. Grozinger, Gene E. Robinson, Tzumin Lee, Oct 2007, In: Developmental Neurobiology

2006

Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera
George M. Weinstock, Gene E. Robinson, Richard A. Gibbs, Kim C. Worley, Jay D. Evans, Ryszard Maleszka, Hugh M. Robertson, Daniel B. Weaver, Martin Beye, Peer Bork, Christine G. Elsik, Klaus Hartfelder, Greg J. Hunt, Evgeny M. Zdobnov, Gro V. Amdam, Mrcia M.G. Bitondi, Anita M. Collins, Alexandre S...., Oct 26 2006, In: Nature

2005

Sociogenomics
Gene E. Robinson, Christina M. Grozinger, Charles W. Whitfield, Apr 2005, In: Nature Reviews Genetics

2003

Pheromone-mediated gene expression in the honey bee brain
Christina M. Grozinger, Noura M. Sharabash, Charles W. Whitfield, Gene E. Robinson, Nov 15 2003, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Domain-selective small-molecule inhibitor of histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6)-mediated tubulin deacetylation
Stephen J. Haggarty, Kathryn M. Koeller, Jason C. Wong, Christina M. Grozinger, Stuart L. Schreiber, Apr 15 2003, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

2002

Deacetylase enzymes
Christina M. Grozinger, Stuart L. Schreiber, 2002, In: Chemistry and Biology

2001

Identification of a Class of Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Sirtuin Family of NAD-dependent Deacetylases by Phenotypic Screening
Christina M. Grozinger, Elizabeth D. Chao, Helen E. Blackwell, Danesh Moazed, Stuart L. Schreiber, Oct 19 2001, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry

Synthesis of 7200 small molecules based on a substructural analysis of the histone deacetylase inhibitors trichostatin and trapoxin
Scott M. Sternson, Jason C. Wong, Christina M. Grozinger, Stuart L. Schreiber, Dec 27 2001, In: Organic Letters

CoREST is an integral component of the CoREST-human histone deacetylase complex
Angie You, Jeffrey K. Tong, Christina M. Grozinger, Stuart L. Schreiber, Feb 13 2001, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

2000

Regulation of histone deacetylase 4 and 5 and transcriptional activity by 14-3-3-dependent cellular localization
Christina M. Grozinger, Stuart L. Schreiber, Jul 5 2000, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Calcium regulates transcriptional repression of myocyte enhancer factor 2 by histone deacetylase 4
Hong Duk Youn, Christina M. Grozinger, Jun O. Liu, Jul 21 2000, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry

1999

Three proteins define a class of human histone deacetylases related to yeast Hda1p
Christina M. Grozinger, Christian A. Hassig, Stuart L. Schreiber, Apr 27 1999, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

1997

Order-disorder transitions in self-assembled monolayers
Wei Gao, Lucy Dickinson, Christina Grozinger, Frederick G. Morin, Linda Reven, Jan 22 1997, In: Langmuir

1996

Self-assembled monolayers of alkylphosphonic acids on metal oxides
Wei Gao, Lucy Dickinson, Christina M. Grozinger, Frederick G. Morin, Linda Reven, Dec 25 1996, In: Langmuir

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