Research output per year
Research output per year
My ultimate fascination is how the genome shapes and affects the ability of organisms to adapt to a changing world. I have been investigating the causes and consequences of genomic variation within and among species for at least 20 years, using a combination of experimentation, genomic approaches, and bioinformatics. My scientific expertise further includes evolutionary biology, ecological interactions, ecological and evolutionary genomics, genetics & heredity, and entomology.
In my research, I use state-of-the-art technologies and analyses, and employ these to fundamental questions in evolutionary ecology, and in applied research. Rather than trying to minimize the genetic variation in our genomics experiments to facilitate the analyses, my strategy is actually to exploit, quantify and characterize genomic variation to gain fundamental knowledge on ecological traits and evolutionary processes.
In my research, I focus on Drosophila, as this genetically tractable model system with well-studied ecological drivers is ideal for addressing the molecular mechanisms of evolutionary adaptation. In this system, I map the complex gene networks that coordinate ecologically relevant traits and reveal how genomes change during evolution. My research aims are to unravel the molecular principles of evolutionary innovation, and to study functional diversification and interference of gene regulatory networks. For applied research, I will continue to work together with my commercial partners for co-creation of knowledge for biological control, insect mass-rearing and in developing insects as mini-livestock for feed.
I am programme director for the MSc Ecology and Evolution since 2017.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Entomology, PhD (cum laude), Ecology of Drosophila aggregation pheromone: A multitrophic approach, Wageningen University & Research
Award Date: 1-Oct-2001
Biology (Ecology and Evolution), MSc (cum laude), Leiden University
Award Date: 31-Aug-1996
Board member NLSEB, Dutch Society for Evolutionary Biology (NLSEB)
2021 → …
Steering group member Origins Center, Origins Center
2020 → …
Chair of the section Entomology Day of the Netherlands Entomological Society, Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging
2015 → 2022
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Beukeboom, L. (PI), Wertheim, B. (PI), Falcao Salles, J. (PI), Voulgari Kokota, A. (Postdoc), Vogel, M. (PhD student) & van der Bruggen, M. (PhD student)
06/01/2020 → 06/02/2024
Project: Research
Billeter, J.-C. (PI), Wertheim, B. (PI) & Doubovetzky, N. (PhD student)
01/05/2019 → 01/05/2023
Project: Research
Hut, R. (PI), Beukeboom, L. (PI), Wertheim, B. (PI) & van Hasselt, Y. (PhD student)
01/04/2019 → 01/06/2022
Project: Research
Wertheim, B. (PI), Hut, R. (PI), Visser, M. (PI) & van Dis, N. E. (PhD student)
01/09/2018 → 01/12/2023
Project: Research
Wertheim, B. (PI), Billeter, J.-C. (PI), Falcao Salles, J. (PI) & Gurung, K. (PhD student)
01/09/2017 → 01/11/2022
Project: Research
Beukeboom, L. (Visiting researcher) & Wertheim, B. (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Professional
Wertheim, B. (Chair)
Activity: Membership › Academic
Wertheim, B. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
van Dis, N. E. (Speaker), Risse, J. E. (Contributor), Pijl, A. S. (Contributor), Hut, R. (Contributor), Visser, M. (Contributor) & Wertheim, B. (Contributor)
Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
van Dis, N. E. (Speaker), Risse, J. E. (Contributor), van der Zee, M. (Contributor), Pijl, A. S. (Contributor), Hut, R. (Contributor), Visser, M. (Contributor) & Wertheim, B. (Contributor)
Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
Kraaijeveld, K. (Contributor), Oostra, V. (Contributor), Liefting, M. (Contributor), Wertheim, B. (Contributor), De Meijer, E. (Contributor) & Ellers, J. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 10-Dec-2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7446845.v1
Dataset
Kraaijeveld, K. (Contributor), Oostra, V. (Contributor), Liefting, M. (Contributor), Wertheim, B. (Contributor), De Meijer, E. (Contributor) & Ellers, J. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 10-Dec-2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7446863.v1
Dataset
Bailly, T. (Creator), Kohlmeier, P. (Creator), Etienne, R. S. (Creator), Wertheim, B. (Creator) & Billeter, J.-C. (Creator), DataverseNL, 15-May-2023
DOI: 10.34894/v5lvf1
Dataset
Van Dis, N. E. (Contributor), Risse, J. E. (Contributor), Pijl, A. S. (Contributor), Hut, R. (Contributor), Visser, M. (Contributor) & Wertheim, B. (Contributor), DRYAD, 3-Oct-2022
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.hx3ffbghd, https://zenodo.org/record/7144798
Dataset
Ma, W. (Creator), Pannebakker, B. (Creator), Jacobus Mgn Van De Zande, L. (Creator), Schwander, T. (Creator), Wertheim, B. (Creator) & Beukeboom, L. (Creator), University of Groningen, 13-May-2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.sk805
Dataset
22/08/2024
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Popular
Wertheim, B. & Borgman, J.
02/07/2024 → 08/07/2024
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Popular
van Dis, N., Wertheim, B. & Visser, M.
15/06/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Popular
07/06/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular
13/07/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
Wertheim, B. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic
Wertheim, B. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic