Vanessa Corby-Harris, Ph.D.

Dr. Vanessa Corby-Harris obtained her B.S. in Animal Science from North Carolina State University in 2001 and her Ph.D. in Genetics in 2007 at the University of Georgia. In 2011 she joined the USDA Carl Hayden Bee Research Center as a postdoctoral scientist. She was hired as a Research Insect Physiologist in 2015. Drawing on her expertise in other insect and non-insect systems, her research seeks to improve colony health through better nutrition. Her main questions are: 1) What nutrients do honey bees need? 2) Do these nutritional needs change depending on season, location, stress, or other variables? 3) How can we make sure that honey bees get these nutrients through supplemental diets or natural forage?

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