Prof Gordon Hamilton

Title: Professor of Chemical Ecology
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gordon hamilton

I was appointed as a lecturer at Keele University in 1995. I obtained a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry and Zoology and an MSc on ‘The defence and pheromone scent glands of the West African plant bug  Hotea gambiae (Westwood) (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)from University College Cardiff (now University Cardiff). I completed a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia, USA in 1989. My dissertation was on“Mounting sex pheromone: A novel pheromone responsible for mate recognition in Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)”.  I returned to the UK to complete a Wellcome Trust Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship and a Wellcome Trust Advanced Training Fellowship at the LiverpoolSchool of Tropical Medicine before my appointment at Keele. I spent a brief period in industry with VG MassLab as its LC/MS specialist.

My teaching duties include contributions to the MSc course in Vector Biology and Molecular Parasitology (Keele, Salford and Manchester Universities), contributions to the first year undergraduate modules Diversity and the Field Course on Coastal Ecology, the second year Animal Physiology and Information Technology for Life Scientists modules as well as third year research projects and dissertations. I am also 2nd year tutor for the Biology course

I am a Life member of the International Society for Chemical Ecology (ISCE) and my main research interests are in the chemical ecology of insects of medical, veterinary and agricultural importance. Currently my work is focussed on understanding the complex chemical ecology of the sandfly vector of visceral leishmaniasis in South America, Lutzomyia longipalpis. I am also interested in the chemical ecology of Western flower thrips

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Selected Publications

  • Harvey JA, Hamilton JGC, Ward RD. 2010. Presence of the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Stimulates Burrowing Behavior by Larvae of the Sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva) (Diptera: Psychodidae). NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY, vol. 39(1), 137-139. link> doi>
  • Bray DP, Alves GB, Dorval ME, Brazil RP, Hamilton JG. 2010. Synthetic sex pheromone attracts the leishmaniasis vector Lutzomyia longipalpis to experimental chicken sheds treated with insecticide. Parasit Vectors, vol. 3, 16. doi> full text>
  • Brazil RP, Caballero NN, Hamilton JGC. 2009. Identification of the sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Asuncion, Paraguay. PARASITES & VECTORS, vol. 2, Article ARTN 51. link> doi>
  • Araki AS, Vigoder FM, Bauzer LGSR, Ferreira GEM, Souza NA, Araujo IB, Hamilton JGC, Brazil RP, Peixoto AA. 2009. Molecular and Behavioral Differentiation among Brazilian Populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae). PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, vol. 3(1), Article ARTN e365. link> doi> full text>
  • Bray DP, Bandi KK, Brazil RP, Oliveira AG, Hamilton JG. 2009. Synthetic sex pheromone attracts the leishmaniasis vector Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) to traps in the field. J Med Entomol, vol. 46(3), 428-434. doi>

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Journal Articles

  • Harvey JA, Hamilton JGC, Ward RD. 2010. Presence of the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Stimulates Burrowing Behavior by Larvae of the Sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva) (Diptera: Psychodidae). NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY, vol. 39(1), 137-139. link> doi>
  • Bray DP, Alves GB, Dorval ME, Brazil RP, Hamilton JG. 2010. Synthetic sex pheromone attracts the leishmaniasis vector Lutzomyia longipalpis to experimental chicken sheds treated with insecticide. Parasit Vectors, vol. 3, 16. doi> full text>
  • Brazil RP, Caballero NN, Hamilton JGC. 2009. Identification of the sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Asuncion, Paraguay. PARASITES & VECTORS, vol. 2, Article ARTN 51. link> doi>
  • Araki AS, Vigoder FM, Bauzer LGSR, Ferreira GEM, Souza NA, Araujo IB, Hamilton JGC, Brazil RP, Peixoto AA. 2009. Molecular and Behavioral Differentiation among Brazilian Populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae). PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, vol. 3(1), Article ARTN e365. link> doi> full text>
  • Bray DP, Bandi KK, Brazil RP, Oliveira AG, Hamilton JG. 2009. Synthetic sex pheromone attracts the leishmaniasis vector Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) to traps in the field. J Med Entomol, vol. 46(3), 428-434. doi>
  • Ranasinghe S, Rogers ME, Hamilton JGC, Bates PA, Maingon RDC. 2008. A real-time PCR assay to estimate Leishmania chagasi load in its natural sand fly vector Lutzomyia longipalpis. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, vol. 102(9), 875-882. link> doi>
  • Dublon IAN, Hamilton JGC, Kirk WDJ. 2008. Quantification of the release rate of the aggregation pheromone of the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), using solid-phase microextraction (SPME). Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica, vol. 43(2), 249-256.
  • Hamilton JGC. 2008. Sandfly pheromones - Their biology and potential for use in control programs. PARASITE-JOURNAL DE LA SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE PARASITOLOGIE, vol. 15(3), 252-256. link>
  • Maingon RD, Ward RD, Hamilton JG, Bauzer LG, Peixoto AA. 2008. The Lutzomyia longipalpis species complex: does population sub-structure matter to Leishmania transmission?. Trends Parasitol, vol. 24(1), 12-17. doi>
  • Bray DP and Hamilton JG. 2007. Courtship behaviour in the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis, the New World vector of visceral leishmaniasis. Med Vet Entomol, vol. 21(4), 332-338. doi>
  • Dublon IAN, Hamilton JGC, Kirk WDJ. 2007. Development of a laboratory bioassay to test flight responses to semiochemicals in the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. J INSECT SCI, vol. 7.
  • Bray DP and Hamilton JG. 2007. Host odor synergizes attraction of virgin female Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae). J Med Entomol, vol. 44(5), 779-787. doi>
  • Rebollar-Tellez EA, Hamilton JGC, Ward RD. 2006. Genetic inherence of the response to human kairomones by two allopatric members of the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex. PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, vol. 31(1), 94-97. link> doi>
  • Casanova C, Hamilton JGC, Trigo JR, Costa AIP. 2006. Identification of sex pheromones of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) populations from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ, vol. 101(1), 113-115. link>
  • HAMILTON JGC, Alexander B, Maingon R, Ward RD. 2005. Analysis of the sex pheromone extract of individual male Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies from six regions in Brazil. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 19(4), 480-488. doi>
  • Hamilton JG, Hall DR, Kirk WD. 2005. Identification of a male-produced aggregation pheromone in the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis. J Chem Ecol, vol. 31(6), 1369-1379. doi>
  • Watts PC, Hamilton JGC, Ward RD, Noyes HA, Souza NA, Kemp SJ, Feliciangeli MD, Brazil R, Maingon RDC. 2005. Male sex pheromones and the phylogeographic structure of the Lutzomyia longipalpis species complex (Diptera : Psychodidae) from Brazil and Venezuela. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, vol. 73(4), 734-743. link>
  • HAMILTON JGC, Brazil RP, Maingon R. 2004. A Fourth Chemotype of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 41(6), 1021-1026.
  • Hamilton JGC, Brazil RP, Maingon RDC. 2004. A fourth chemotype of \fILutzomyia longipalpis\fP (Diptera:psychodidae) from Jaibas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 41(5), 1021-1026. doi>
  • Kirk WD and Hamilton JG. 2004. Evidence for a male-produced sex pheromone in the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis. J Chem Ecol, vol. 30(1), 167-174. doi>
  • MacDonald KM, Hamilton JGC, Jacobson R, Kirk WDJ. 2003. Analysis of anal droplets of the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis. Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 29(10), 2385-2389. doi>
  • Mellor HE and Hamilton JGC. 2003. Attraction of female, \fILutzomyia longipalpis\fP (Diptera:Psychodidae) to low intensity blue-green light. Bulletin of Entomological Research, vol. 93(4), 315-322.
  • Ranasinghe S, Maingon R, Hamilton JGC, Ward RD. 2003. Development of a highly sensitive real-time polymerase chain reaction as a tool for quantifying Leishmania in sandflies. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, vol. 97(6), 630. link> doi>
  • Maingon RD, Ward RD, Hamilton JG, Noyes HA, Souza N, Kemp SJ, Watts PC. 2003. Genetic identification of two sibling species of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) that produce distinct male sex pheromones in Sobral, Ceará State, Brazil. Mol Ecol, vol. 12(7), 1879-1894. doi>
  • HAMILTON JGC and Mellor HE. 2003. Navigation of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) under dusk or starlight conditions. Bulletin of Entomological Research, vol. 93(4), 315-322. doi>
  • Alves JCM, Hamilton JGC, Brazil RP. 2003. Oviposition response of \fILutzomyia (Lutzomyia) renei\fP (Martins, Falca"~o & Silva) (Diptera:Psychodidae) to extracts of conspecific eggs in laboratory bioassays. Entomotropica, vol. 18(2), 121-126.
  • Rebollar-Telez EA, Hamilton JGC, Ward RD. 2002. Biting site selection on a human volunteer by members of the \fILutzomyia longipalpis\fP complex. Southwestern Entomologist, vol. 27(1), 97-104.
  • Souza NA, Ward RD, Hamilton JGC, Kyriacou CP, Peixoto AA. 2002. Copulation songs in three siblings of \fILutzomyia longipalpis\fP (Diptera:Psychodidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygeine. doi>
  • Hamilton JGC, Brazil RP, Campbell-Lendrum D, Davies CR, Kelly DW, Pessoa FAC, de Queiroz RG. 2002. Distribution of putative male sex pheromones among \fILutzomyia\fP sandflies (Diptera:Psychodidae). Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, vol. 96(1), 83-92.
  • MacDonald KM, Hamilton JGC, Jacobson R, Kirk WDJ. 2002. Effects of alarm pheromone on landing and take-off by adult western flower thrips. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata.
  • MacDonald KM, Hamilton JGC, Jacobson R, Kirk WDJ. 2002. Effects of alarm pheromone on landing and take-off by adult western flower thrips. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. doi>
  • O'Shea B, Rebollar-Tellez E, Ward RD, Hamilton JGC, Polwart A. 2002. Enhanced sandfly attraction to \fILeishmania\fP infected hosts. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 96(117-118), 117-118. doi>
  • Brazil RP and Hamilton JGC. 2002. Isolation and identification of 9-methylgermacrene-B as the putative sex pheromone of \fILutzomyia cruzi\fP (Mangabeira, 1938) (Diptera:Psychodidae). Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, vol. 97(3), 435-436.
  • Bauzer LGSR, Gesto JSM, Souza NA, Ward RD, Hamilton JGC, Kyriacou CP, Peixoto AA. 2002. Molecular divergence in the period gene between two putative sympatric species of the Lutzomiya longipalpis complex. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, vol. 19(9), 1624-1627. link>
  • Hamilton JGC and Hurd H. 2002. Parasite manipulation of vector behaviour. The behavioural ecology of parasites (Ed EE Lewis, JF Cambell, MVK Sukhdeo).
  • Hamilton JGC and Naiem DA. 2000. Sugars in the gut of the sandfly Phlebotomus orientalis from Dinder National Park, Eastern Sudan. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY, vol. 14(1), 64-70. link> doi>
  • Hamilton JGC, Hooper AM, Mori K, Pickett JA, Sano S. 1999. 3-methyl-alpha-himachalene is confirmed, and the relative stereochemistry defined, by synthesis as the sex pheromone of the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis from Jacobina, Brazil. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 355-356. link> doi>
  • Hamilton JGC, Hooper AM, Ibbotson HC, Kurosawa S, Mori K, Muto SE, Pickett JA. 1999. 9-Methylgermacrene-B is confirmed as the sex pheromone of the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis from Lapinha, Brazil, and the absolute stereochemistry defined as S. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 2335-2336. link> doi>
  • Dougherty MJ, Guerin PM, Ward RD, Hamilton JGC. 1999. Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of the phlebotomine sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera : Psychodidae) when exposed to canid host odour kairomones. PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, vol. 24(3), 251-262. link> doi>
  • Hamilton JGC, Brazil RP, Morgan ED, Alexander B. 1999. Chemical analysis of oxygenated homosesquiterpenes: a putative sex pheromone from Lutzomyia lichyi (Diptera : Psychodidae). BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH, vol. 89(2), 139-145. link>
  • Rebollar-Tellez EA, Hamilton JGC, Ward RD. 1999. Response of female Lutzomyia longipalpis to host odour kairomones from human skin. PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, vol. 24(3), 220-226. link> doi>
  • Jones TM and Hamilton JGC. 1998. A role for pheromones in mate choice in a lekking sandfly. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, vol. 56, 891-898. link> doi>
  • Clark LJ, Hamilton JGC, Chapman JV, Rhodes MJC, Hallahan DL. 1997. Analysis of monoterpenoids in glandular trichomes of the catmint Nepeta racemosa. PLANT JOURNAL, vol. 11(6), 1387-1393. link> doi>
  • Hamilton JGC, Dawson GW, Pickett JA. 1996. 3-methyl-alpha-himachalene: Proposed structure for novel homosesquiterpene sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Jacobina, Brazil. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY, vol. 22(12), 2331-2340. link> doi>
  • Hamilton JGC, Dawson GW, Pickett JA. 1996. 9-Methylgermacrene-B; Proposed structure for novel homosesquiterpene from the sex pheromone glands of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Lapinha, Brazil. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY, vol. 22(8), 1477-1491. link> doi>
  • Dougherty MJ and Hamilton JGC. 1996. A biologically-active compound from pupae of the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) and its possible role in defence. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH, vol. 86(1), 11-16. link>
  • Hamilton JG, Ward RD, Dougherty MJ, Maignon R, Ponce C, Ponce E, Noyes H, Zeledón R. 1996. Comparison of the sex-pheromone components of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera:Psychodidae) from areas of visceral and atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis in Honduras and Cost Rica. Ann Trop Med Parasitol, vol. 90(5), 533-541.
  • Mellor HE, Hamilton JGC, Anderson M. 1996. Spectral sensitivity in the eyes of male and female Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY, vol. 10(4), 371-374. link> doi>
  • HALLAHAN D, WEST J, WALLSGROVE R, SMILEY D, DAWSON G, PICKETT J, HAMILTON J. 1995. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ACYCLIC MONOTERPENE PRIMARY ALCOHOL-NADP(+) OXIDOREDUCTASE FROM CATMINT (NEPETA-RACEMOSA). ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS, vol. 318(1), 105-112. link> doi>
  • HAMILTON J and RAMSOONDAR T. 1994. ATTRACTION OF LUTZOMYIA-LONGIPALPIS TO HUMAN SKIN ODORS. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY, vol. 8(4), 375-380. link> doi>
  • Hamilton JG and Ward RD. 1994. Chemical analysis of a putative sex pheromone from Lutzomyia pessoai (Diptera: Psychodidae). Ann Trop Med Parasitol, vol. 88(4), 405-412.
  • HAMILTON J, PAPADOPOULOS E, HARRISON S, LLOYD C, WALKER A. 1994. EVIDENCE FOR A MOUNTING SEX-PHEROMONE IN THE BROWN EAR TICK RHIPICEPHALUS-APPENDICULATUS, NEUMAN 1901 (ACARI, IXODIDAE). EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY, vol. 18(6), 331-338. link> doi>

Other

  • Ward RD and Hamilton JGC. 2002. Chemical and auditory signals in Phlebotomine sandfly (Diptera:Psychodidae) behaviour. Proceedings of the 2nd International Canine Leishmaniasis Forum, Seville, Spain.
  • Ward RD and Hamilton JGC. 2002. Chemical and auditory signals in Phlebotomine sandfly behaviour (Diptera:Psychodidae).
  • Hamilton JGC and Kirk WDJ. 2003. Method of monitoring/controlling Thysanoptera.
  • Hamilton JGC and Kirk WDJ. 2003. Method of monitoring/controlling Thysanoptera.