October 2026

New Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Marshall Ritchie has joined Dr. Shelley Adamo’s lab to investigate how microplastics affect insect health. Building on his PhD research, which found that crickets can tolerate and retain surprisingly high levels of microplastics, Dr. Ritchie is exploring the impacts of plastic pollution on insect physiology and immune systems in an emerging field with important implications for ecosystems and food chains.

The two-year award will support Jopling’s work with the landmark Bucharest Early Intervention Project, examining the long-term effects of early adversity.