Dr Daniel Leybourne

Research Fellow


Curriculum vitae



Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour. Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences

The University of Liverpool



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Research Staff



Entomology Research Technician (2023-2025)
Elinor was a member of the team from July 2023 until 2025. She primarily contributed towards the Innovate UK funded Farming Innovations Pathway project, leading the insecticide resistance monitoring aspect of the project.

Current students



PhD Student
Andrea joined the team in October 2023 on a NERC-funded ACCE DTP studentship project "Aphid protective symbionts as unseen drivers of population and community dynamics and the impact for biological control".

Previous Students



MBiol Sci Student (2024-2025; UoL)
Jenna's project investigated how genetic diversity and association with endosymbiotic bacteria affects virus transmission potential in cereal aphids.

BSc Student (2024-2025; UoL)
Anthony's project examined how beneficial rhizobacteria impact crop-vector-virus interactions.

MSc Student (2021-2022; LUH)
"Population dynamics of Psylliodes chrysocephala (L.): Do winter oilseed rape crops benefit from increased protection in more complex landscapes?"

BSc Student (2022; LUH)
"Effects of landscape composition on the microbiome of rapeseed aphids"

BSc Student (2021-22; LUH)
"Investigating fitness in cereal aphid populations"

BSc Student (2021-22; LUH)
"The influence of aphid colour morph on the outcomes of predator-prey interactions"

BSc Student (2021-22; LUH)
"The relationship between landscape complexity, natural enemy diversity, and pest suppression in cereal cropping systems"

BSc Student (2021; LUH)
"Impact of landscape heterogeneity on virus infection in cereal"
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