Dr Lee Henry

Lee Henry

Reader in Molecular Microbial Ecology
Centre Lead

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London

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Publications

Relevant PublicationPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Evolutionary and Functional Genomics

2023

Relevant PublicationCornwallis CK, van ’t Padje A, Ellers J, Klein M, Jackson R, Kiers ET, West SA and Henry LM (2023). Author Correction: Symbioses shape feeding niches and diversification across insects. Nature Ecology & Evolution, Springer Nature vol. 7 (7), 1153-1153.  
01-07-2023
Relevant PublicationGoffredi SK, Panossian B, Brzechffa C, Field N, King C, Moggioli G, Rouse GW, Martín-Durán JM and Henry LM (2023). A dynamic epibiont community associated with the bone-eating polychaete genus Osedax. mBio, American Society for Microbiology vol. 14 (4), e03140-e03122.  
29-06-2023
Relevant PublicationCornwallis CK, van ’t Padje A, Ellers J, Klein M, Jackson R, Kiers ET, West SA and Henry LM (2023). Symbioses shape feeding niches and diversification across insects. Nature Ecology & Evolution, Springer Nature vol. 7 (7), 1022-1044.  
18-05-2023
Relevant PublicationMartin Duran J, Henry L, Moggioli G, Panosian B, Sun Y, Thiel D, Martin-Zamora FM, Tran M, Clifford AM, Goffredi S, Rimskaya-Korsakova N, Jekely G, Tresguerres M, Qian P-Y, Qiu J-W and Rouse GR (2023). Distinct genomic routes underlie transitions to specialised symbiotic lifestyles in deep-sea annelid worms. Nature Communications, Nature Research 
17-05-2023
Relevant PublicationJackson R, Patapiou PA, Golding G, Helanterä H, Economou CK, Chapuisat M and Henry LM (2023). Evidence of phylosymbiosis in Formica ants. Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers vol. 14 
05-05-2023
Relevant PublicationGoldstein EB, de Anda Acosta Y, Henry LM and Parker BJ (2023). Variation in density, immune gene suppression, and coinfection outcomes among strains of the aphid endosymbiont Regiella insecticola. Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 77 (7), 1704-1711.  
24-04-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationWu T, Monnin D, Lee RAR and Henry LM (2022). Local adaptation to hosts and parasitoids shape Hamiltonella defensa genotypes across aphid species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, The Royal Society vol. 289 (1985) 
26-10-2022
Relevant PublicationJackson R, Monnin D, Patapiou PA, Golding G, Helanterä H, Oettler J, Heinze J, Wurm Y, Economou CK, Chapuisat M and Henry LM (2022). Convergent evolution of a labile nutritional symbiosis in ants. The ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 16 (9), 2114-2122.  
14-06-2022

2020

Relevant PublicationJackson R, Henry LM and Wurm Y (2020). Evolution: The Legacy of Endosymbiosis in Ants. Current Biology, Elsevier (Cell Press) vol. 30 (22), R1385-R1387.  
16-11-2020
Relevant PublicationMonnin D, Jackson R, Kiers ET, Bunker M, Ellers J and Henry LM (2020). Parallel Evolution in the Integration of a Co-obligate Aphid Symbiosis. Current Biology, Elsevier (Cell Press) 
29-03-2020

2019

Relevant PublicationMcLean AHC, Godfray HCJ, Ellers J and Henry LM (2019). Host relatedness influences the composition of aphid microbiomes. Environmental Microbiology Reports, Wiley 
20-10-2019
bullet iconHenry LM and Roitberg BD (2019). Parasitoids. Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Second Edition: Volume 1-5  
01-01-2019

2018

Relevant PublicationNiepoth N, Ellers J and Henry LM (2018). Symbiont interactions with non-native hosts limit the formation of new symbioses. BMC Evolutionary Biology vol. 18 (1) 
12-03-2018

2017

Relevant PublicationFisher RM, Henry LM, Cornwallis CK, Kiers ET and West SA (2017). The evolution of host-symbiont dependence. Nature Communications vol. 8 
04-07-2017

2016

bullet iconMcLean AHC, Parker BJ, Hrček J, Henry LM and Godfray HCJ (2016). Insect symbionts in food webs. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences vol. 371 (1702) 
01-08-2016

2015

bullet iconŁukasik P, Guo H, van Asch M, Henry LM, Godfray HCJ and Ferrari J (2015). Horizontal transfer of facultative endosymbionts is limited by host relatedness. Evolution, Wiley vol. 69 (10), 2757-2766.  
24-09-2015
bullet iconHenry LM, Maiden MCJ, Ferrari J and Godfray HCJ (2015). Insect life history and the evolution of bacterial mutualism. Ecology Letters, Wiley vol. 18 (6), 516-525.  
13-04-2015

2013

bullet iconChubaty AM, Ma BO, Stein RW, Gillespie DR, Henry LM, Phelan C, Palsson E, Simon FW and Roitberg BD (2013). On the evolution of omnivory in a community context. Ecology and Evolution, Wiley vol. 4 (3), 251-265.  
29-12-2013
bullet iconHenry LM, Peccoud J, Simon J-C, Hadfield JD, Maiden MJC, Ferrari J and Godfray HCJ (2013). Horizontally Transmitted Symbionts and Host Colonization of Ecological Niches. Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 23 (17), 1713-1717.  
29-08-2013

2011

bullet iconHenry L, Schwander T and Crespi BJ (2011). Deleterious Mutation Accumulation in Asexual Timema Stick Insects. Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 29 (1), 401-408.  
22-09-2011
bullet iconSchwander T, Henry L and Crespi BJ (2011). Molecular Evidence for Ancient Asexuality in Timema Stick Insects. Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 21 (13), 1129-1134.  
16-06-2011

2010

bullet iconHenry LM, Bannerman JA, Gillespie DR and Roitberg BD (2010). Predator identity and the nature and strength of food web interactions. Journal of Animal Ecology, Wiley vol. 79 (6), 1164-1171.  
14-07-2010
bullet iconHenry LM, May N, Acheampong S, Gillespie DR and Roitberg BD (2010). Host‐adapted parasitoids in biological control: Does source matter? Ecological Applications, Wiley vol. 20 (1), 242-250.  
01-01-2010

2009

bullet iconHenry LM, Ma BO and Roitberg BD (2009). Size-mediated adaptive foraging: a host-selection strategy for insect parasitoids. Oecologia, Springer Nature vol. 161 (2), 433-445.  
06-06-2009

2008

bullet iconHenry LM (2008). Assortative mating and the role of phenotypic plasticity in male competition: implications for gene flow among host-associated parasitoid populations. Biology Letters, The Royal Society vol. 4 (5), 508-511.  
12-08-2008

2007

bullet iconHenry LM, Roitberg BD and Gillespie DR (2007). HOST‐RANGE EVOLUTION IN APHIDIUS PARASITOIDS: FIDELITY, VIRULENCE AND FITNESS TRADE‐OFFS ON AN ANCESTRAL HOST. Evolution, Wiley vol. 62 (3), 689-699.  
25-12-2007
bullet iconHopper KR, Kester KM, Hoelmer KA, Acheampong S, Gillespie DR, Quiring D, Alleyne M, Ciobanu L, Bancroft J, Beck M, Coll M, Chantos JM, Helms KR, Vinson SB, Chow A, Heinz KM, Colazza S, Aquila G, Peri E, Miliar J, et al. (2007). XIV International Entomophagous Insects Workshop: June 1115, 2006, Newark, Delaware. Journal of Insect Science, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 7 (16), 1-25.  
01-03-2007

2006

bullet iconHenry LM, Roitberg BD and Gillespie DR (2006). Covariance of phenotypically plastic traits induces an adaptive shift in host selection behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, The Royal Society vol. 273 (1603), 2893-2899.  
15-08-2006

2005

bullet iconHenry LM, Gillespie DR and Roitberg BD (2005). Does mother really know best? Oviposition preference reduces reproductive performance in the generalist parasitoid Aphidius ervi. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Wiley vol. 116 (3), 167-174.  
15-08-2005

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Evolutionary and Functional Genomics
solid heart iconBBSRC-NSF/BIO - Host immune suppression as a key adaptation enabling bacterial symbioses
Lee Henry
£432,267 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (24-08-2022 - 23-08-2025)
solid heart iconGet by with help from your little friends: explaining defensive symbiont dynamics in insects
Lee Henry
£254,882 Leverhulme Trust (01-09-2020 - 29-09-2024)


bullet iconResearch Fellowship: The Evolution of Bacterial Mutualism
Lee Henry
£534,875 NERC Natural Environment Research Council (31-03-2016 - 30-06-2023)