Brooke is an EMBO Postdoctoral Research Fellow based at UCL. She is an evolutionary biologist with expertise in insect physiology, nutrition and conservation biology. Her research focuses on the intricate relationships between organisms and their nutritional environments. Brooke is currently working to better understand the consequences of adaptation at ecological margins by studying the brown argus butterfly, a fascinating creature which has expanded its range in response to climate change by switching its host preference (something which rarely occurs in specialist species!)
Research keyword: Climate Changing Diets
About the BEAKER STREET ROVING SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Each August, hundreds of Roving Scientists descend upon Hobart, filling up pubs and chatting to strangers as part of Beaker Street Festival. Discover a new world down the lens of microscope, and joining the least-boring bar conversations you’ve ever heard and these free (the chats – not the drinks) events.
For Scientists, Beaker Street’s Roving Scientist Program offers an excellent outreach, professional development, and networking opportunity. It’s the nerdiest and funnest way to share your research with the public, expand your network, and be inspired by leaders in all sectors of science and science communication.
