Regular biography
Adria LeBoeuf is a Fellow at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the School of Biological Sciences. Her research focuses on social evolution, socially transferred materials, metabolic division of labour, developmental fate control, and gene expression evolution. She employs techniques such as proteomics, metabolomics, automated behavioural tracking, and comparative phylogenetic methods. LeBoeuf's work explores how socially exchanged fluids evolve and influence physiology and behaviour. Her research areas include aging and lifespan control, quantitative analyses of collective behaviour, and the physics of life.
Scholar-generated biography
Adria C LeBoeuf is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, specializing in social fluids, collective behavior, and social evolution. Her research explores the functions and evolution of social fluid exchange in ant colonies, focusing on trophallaxis and its role in colony dynamics. She investigates how socially transferred materials influence behavior, metabolism, and colony maturity, using molecular and ecological approaches. Her work also examines the molecular basis of social behavior, including the regulation of microtubule dynamics and the evolution of juvenile hormone esterase-like proteins. LeBoeuf's research highlights the interplay between individual and group variation in social collectives and the adaptive significance of social innovations in ant societies.