Sasha Alexander Mikheyev

Professor Sasha (Alexander) Mikheyev is an evolutionary biologist at The Australian National University, affiliated with the Research School of Biology. His research focuses on understanding how organisms adapt to rapid ecological changes, with particular emphasis on biological invasions and host-pathogen evolution. He works extensively with honey bees as a model system to study pathogen evolution and coevolutionary dynamics. His research also explores the evolution of venom systems in snakes, examining how adaptive traits arise across different timescales. Mikheyev's work addresses ecological and evolutionary dynamics, including the impact of invasive species like Varroa mites on ecosystems.

Sasha (Alexander) Mikheyev is an evolutionary biologist at the Australian National University, specializing in social insects, bioinformatics, population genetics, and phylogenetics. His research explores the genetic and evolutionary mechanisms underlying social behavior, caste differentiation, and symbiotic relationships in insects. Mikheyev's work integrates genomic and transcriptomic approaches to study the molecular basis of phenotypic evolution, particularly in ants and other social insects. He has contributed to the development of bioinformatics tools for genomic analysis and has investigated the genetic diversity and adaptation of species under environmental stress. His research also emphasizes the potential of museum specimens for genetic studies, highlighting the importance of biodiversity conservation.