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Fleur Ponton’s research focuses on understanding the network of interactions that defines relationships between nutrition and infection using an integrative multidimensional approach. Her work provides significant insights into the nutritional regulation of the innate immune system, gut microbiota, and various types of infections caused by parasites and pathogens. She has developed innovative methodologies that open new avenues for studying insect-symbiont relationships, which are of broad interest across numerous research disciplines, spanning from nutrition to public health. Her current research centers on translating her findings to support pollinator conservation, particularly in improving health, resilience, and management strategies for honey bees and other pollinators. This includes identifying nutritional, microbial, and environmental drivers of disease in bees and developing sustainable, chemical-free strategies such as microbial probiotics and habitat-based interventions to enhance pollinator immunity and reduce their vulnerability to pests and pathogens. Her translational research directly supports evidence-based conservation programs aimed at safeguarding pollinators, their ecosystems, and the agricultural systems that depend on them.
Macquarie University • Sydney, Australia
Conducts research in biological sciences focusing on nutrition and its impact on immune responses.
Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).