Projects per year
Personal profile
External positions
Group Leader, Instituto Gulbenkian de Medicina Molecular (Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine)
1 Apr 2010 → 31 Oct 2015
Research Specialist, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
1 Mar 2008 → 31 Mar 2010
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington
23 Mar 2003 → 28 Feb 2008
Research area keywords
- Developmental Plasticity
- Body Size
- Organ Size and Pattern
- Nutrition
- Developmental Timing
- Nutritional Geometry
- Life History
- Macronutrient Balancing
- Neurogenetics
- Evolution of Behaviour
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Many ways to die: unveiling the hidden diversity in ageing
Mirth, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Piper, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/04/25 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
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Fitness and evolutionary consequences of developmental plasticity
Sgro, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Mirth, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Company of Biologists Scientific Meeting Grant - 2018 Australian Fly Meeting
Mirth, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Perry, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Marshall, O. (Chief Investigator (CI))
2/08/18 → 4/08/18
Project: Other
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How does developmental plasticity shape adaptation to environmental change?
Mirth, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/07/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Company of Biologist Scientific Meeting Grant to support travel expenses of a plenary speaker to the 2016 Australian Fly Meeting
Mirth, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
15/09/16 → 17/09/16
Project: Research
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Assessing the effect of experimental evolution under combined thermal-nutritional stress on larval thermotolerance and thermal plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster
Choy, Y. M. M., Cockerell, F. E., Hangartner, S., Mirth, C. K. & Sgrò, C. M., Oct 2025, In: Evolution. 79, 10, p. 2236-2249 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Dietary Zinc Limitation Dictates Lifespan and Reproduction Trade-Offs of Drosophila Mothers
Sarmah, S., Truong, H. T. H. H., McColl, G., Burke, R., Mirth, C. K. & Piper, M. D. W., May 2025, In: Aging Cell. 24, 5, 16 p., e14498.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Nutritional optima for life-history traits vary with temperature and across locally-adapted populations
Zanco, B., Morimoto, J., Cockerell, F., Mirth, C. & Sgrò, C. M., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 163, 7 p., 104815.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Temperature and the progression of developmental milestones in embryogenesis of a marine ectotherm
Belcher, E., Johnson, T., Mirth, C. K. & Monro, K., 24 Sept 2025, In: Open Biology. 15, 9, 11 p., 250062.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Untangling plastic responses to combined thermal and dietary stress in insects
Chakraborty, A., Sgrò, C. M. & Mirth, C. K., Apr 2025, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 68, 8 p., 101328.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Genetics Society of Australasia Ross Crozier Medal
Mirth, C. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Conference
Mirth, C. (Speaker)
4 Jul 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Journal)
Mirth, C. (Editorial board member)
2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Frontiers in Physiology (Journal)
Mirth, C. (Guest editor)
2011Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility