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Prof Hilary Hurd

Title: Professor of Parasitology
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hilary hurd

I was originally trained in Zoology, obtaining a degree from the University of Wales, Swansea in 1968. After studying for a Post Graduate Certificate in Education I spent 5 years teaching Biology in the UK and in Uganda. I took a career gap whilst my son and daughter were pre-school age and then returned to higher education, obtaining a PhD in Parasitology in 1985 under the supervision of Prof. Chris Arme, Keele University. The focus of my thesis was on interaction between the rat tapeworm and its beetle intermediate host. I was one of the first recipients of a Daphne Jackson Fellowship for Women Returners to Science in 1988 and was appointed to a lectureship at Keele University in 1990. After promotions to Senior Lecture and Reader I was appointed to a chair in Parasitology in 2002. I acted as Director of the Centre of Applied Entomology and Parasitology, Keele University from 1996 to 2007 and was President of the British Society for Parasitology 2004-2006. I also served on the Membership Committee of the American Society of Parasitologists and was a past Council member of the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

I took partial retirement in August 2011 and now work half time.

My research interests are in the field of Parasite-Insect Interactions and mosquito stages of the malaria parasite and currently include: the involvement of apoptosis in malaria / mosquito interactions, the fitness effects of malaria parasites upon both susceptible and refractory mosquitoes, the identification and deployment of peptides that kill the human malaria parasite and the development of transgenic mosquitoes that are incompetent malaria vectors.

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Selected Publications

  • Carter V and Hurd H. 2010. Choosing anti-Plasmodium molecules for genetically modifying mosquitoes: focus on peptides. Trends Parasitol, vol. 26(12), 582-590. doi>
  • Ali M, Al-Olayan EM, Lewis S, Matthews H, Hurd H. 2010. Naturally occurring triggers that induce apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Plasmodium berghei ookinetes. PLoS One, vol. 5(9). doi>
  • Hurd H. 2009. Evolutionary drivers of parasite-induced changes in insect life-history traits from theory to underlying mechanisms. Adv Parasitol, vol. 68, 85-110. doi>
  • Arambage SC, Grant KM, Pardo I, Ranford-Cartwright L, Hurd H. 2009. Malaria ookinetes exhibit multiple markers for apoptosis-like programmed cell death in vitro. Parasit Vectors, vol. 2(1), 32. doi> full text>
  • HURD H, Carter V, Nacer AM, Underhill A. 2007. Minimum requirements for ookinete to oocyst transformation in Plasmodium. International Journal for Parasitology , vol. 37(11), 1221-1232. doi>

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Journal Articles

  • Meredith JM, Basu S, Nimmo DD, Larget-Thiery I, Warr EL, Underhill A, McArthur CC, Carter V, Hurd H, Bourgouin C, Eggleston P. 2011. Site-specific integration and expression of an anti-malarial gene in transgenic Anopheles gambiae significantly reduces Plasmodium infections. PLoS One, vol. 6(1), e14587. doi> full text>
  • Jimenez-Ruiz A, Fernando Alzate J, MacLeod ET, Lueder CGK, Fasel N, Hurd H. 2010. Apoptotic markers in protozoan parasites. PARASITES & VECTORS, vol. 3, Article ARTN 104. link> doi>
  • Carter V and Hurd H. 2010. Choosing anti-Plasmodium molecules for genetically modifying mosquitoes: focus on peptides. Trends Parasitol, vol. 26(12), 582-590. doi>
  • Aboagye-Antwi F, Guindo A, Traoré AS, Hurd H, Coulibaly M, Traoré S, Tripet F. 2010. Hydric stress-dependent effects of Plasmodium falciparum infection on the survival of wild-caught Anopheles gambiae female mosquitoes. Malar J, vol. 9, 243. doi>
  • Ali M, Al-Olayan EM, Lewis S, Matthews H, Hurd H. 2010. Naturally occurring triggers that induce apoptosis-like programmed cell death in Plasmodium berghei ookinetes. PLoS One, vol. 5(9). doi>
  • Hurd H. 2009. Evolutionary drivers of parasite-induced changes in insect life-history traits from theory to underlying mechanisms. Adv Parasitol, vol. 68, 85-110. doi>
  • Arambage SC, Grant KM, Pardo I, Ranford-Cartwright L, Hurd H. 2009. Malaria ookinetes exhibit multiple markers for apoptosis-like programmed cell death in vitro. Parasit Vectors, vol. 2(1), 32. doi> full text>
  • Hurd H. 2009. Review of "Insect Pathogens Molecular Approaches and techniques" by S. P. Stock, J. Vandenberg, I. Glazer and N. Boemare. Parasites and Vectors. doi>
  • Voordouw MJ, Anholt BR, Taylor PJ, Hurd H. 2009. Rodent malaria-resistant strains of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, have slower population growth than -susceptible strains. BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, vol. 9, Article ARTN 76. link> doi>
  • Okwa OO, Akinmolayan FI, Carter V, Hurd H. 2009. Transmission dynamics of malaria in four selected ecological zones of Nigeria in the rainy season. Ann Afr Med, vol. 8(1), 1-9.
  • Voordouw MJ, Koella JC, Hurd H. 2008. Comparison of male reproductive success in malaria-refractory and susceptible strains of Anopheles gambiae. MALARIA JOURNAL, vol. 7, Article ARTN 103. link> doi>
  • Tripet F, Aboagye-Antwi F, Hurd H. 2008. Ecological immunology of mosquito-malaria interactions. Trends Parasitol, vol. 24(5), 219-227. doi>
  • Lefevre T, Roche B, Poulin R, Hurd H, Renaud F, Thomas F. 2008. Exploiting host compensatory responses: the 'must' of manipulation?. TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY, vol. 24, 435-439. link> doi>
  • Voordouw MJ, Koella JC, Hurd H. 2008. Intra-specific variation of sperm length in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae: males with shorter sperm have higher reproductive success. MALARIA JOURNAL, vol. 7, Article ARTN 214. link> doi>
  • Nacer A, Walker K, Hurd H. 2008. Localisation of laminin within Plasmodium berghei oocysts and the midgut epithelial cells of Anopheles stephensi. Parasit Vectors, vol. 1(1), 33. doi>
  • Meredith JM, Hurd H, Lehane MJ, Eggleston P. 2008. The malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae expresses a suite of larval-specific defensin genes. Insect Mol Biol, vol. 17(2), 103-112. doi>
  • Nacer A, Underhill A, Hurd H. 2008. The microneme proteins CTRP and SOAP are not essential for Plasmodium berghei ookinete to oocyst transformation in vitro in a cell free system. Malar J, vol. 7, 82. doi>
  • HURD H, Carter V, Nacer AM, Underhill A. 2007. Minimum requirements for ookinete to oocyst transformation in Plasmodium. International Journal for Parasitology , vol. 37(11), 1221-1232. doi>
  • Hurd H. 2007. Nature or nurture in mosquito resistance to malaria?. Trends Parasitol, vol. 23(4), 135-138. doi>
  • Meredith JM, Munks RJ, Grail W, Hurd H, Eggleston P, Lehane MJ. 2006. A novel association between clustered NF-kappaB and C/EBP binding sites is required for immune regulation of mosquito Defensin genes. Insect Mol Biol, vol. 15(4), 393-401. doi>
  • Warr E, Meredith JM, Nimmo DD, Basu S, Hurd H, Eggleston P. 2006. A tapeworm molecule manipulates vitellogenin expression in the beetle Tenebrio molitor. Insect Mol Biol, vol. 15(4), 497-505. doi>
  • Hurd H, Grant KM, Arambage SC. 2006. Apoptosis-like death as a feature of malaria infection in mosquitoes. Parasitology, vol. 132 Suppl, S33-S47. doi>
  • Ahmed AM and Hurd H. 2006. Immune stimulation and malaria infection impose reproductive costs in Anopheles gambiae via follicular apoptosis. MICROBES AND INFECTION, vol. 8, 308-315. link> doi>
  • Lefevre T, Koella JC, Renaud F, Hurd H, Biron DG, Thomas F. 2006. New prospects for research on manipulation of insect vectors by pathogens. PLOS PATHOGENS, vol. 2, 633-635. link> doi>
  • Hurd H, Welburn S, Williams GT. 2006. Programmed cell death and the protozoan parasite. Parasitology, vol. 132(S1). doi>
  • Hurd H, Taylor PJ, Adams D, Underhill A, Eggleston P. 2005. Evaluating the costs of mosquito resistance to malaria parasites. Evolution, vol. 59(12), 2560-2572. doi>
  • Hurd H, Carter V, Nacer A. 2005. Interactions between malaria and mosquitoes: the role of apoptosis in parasite establishment and vector response to infection. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol, vol. 289, 185-217.
  • Hurd H. 2005. Parasite manipulation: stretching the concepts. Behav Processes, vol. 68(3), 235-236. doi>
  • Warr E, Eggleston P, Hurd H. 2004. Apoptosis in the fat body tissue of the beetle Tenebrio molitor parasitised by Hymenolepis diminuta. J Insect Physiol, vol. 50(11), 1037-1043. doi>
  • Vontas JG, McCaroll L, Karunaratne S, Louis C, Hurd H, Hemmingway J. 2004. Does environmental stress affect insect-vectored parasite transmission?. Physiological Entomology. doi>
  • Hurd H and Carter V. 2004. The role of programmed cell death in \fIPlasmodium\fP-mosquito interactions. International Journal for Parasitology. doi>
  • Cole TJ, Warr E, Hurd H. 2003. A search for the manipulation molecules that enable the rat tapeworm to inhibit insect reproduction. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Parasitology - Volume 2, Issue 3rd Nov. 2003 (Ed Monduzzi).
  • Al-Olayan EM, Williams GT, Hurd H. 2003. Apoptosis in the malaria protozoan, Plasmodium berghei: a possible mechanism for limiting intensity of infection in the mosquito (vol 32, pg 1133, 2002). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, vol. 33, 105. link> doi>
  • Hurd H, Al-Olayan E, Butcher GA. 2003. In vitro methods for culturing vertebrate and mosquito stages of Plasmodium. Microbes Infect, vol. 5(4), 321-327. doi>
  • Hurd H and Ardin R. 2003. Infection increases the value of nuptial gifts, and hence male reproductive success, in the Hymenolepis diminuta-Tenebrio molitor association. Proc Biol Sci, vol. 270 Suppl 2, S172-S174. doi>
  • Carter V, Cable HC, Underhill BA, Williams J, Hurd H. 2003. Isolation of Plasmodium berghei ookinetes in culture using Nycodenz density gradient columns and magnetic isolation. Malar J, vol. 2(1), 35. doi>
  • Cole TJ, Eggleston P, Hurd H. 2003. Juvenile hormone titre and egg production in Tenebrio molitor infected by Hymenolepis diminuta: effect of male and/or female infection, male age and mating. J Insect Physiol, vol. 49(6), 583-590. doi>
  • Hurd H. 2003. Manipulation of medically important insect vectors by their parasites. Annual Review of Entomology. doi>
  • Lima CA, Almeida WR, Hurd H, Alberquerque CM. 2003. Reproductive aspects of the mosquito \fICulex quinquefasciatus\fP (Diptera:Culcidae) infected with \fIWuchereria bancrofti\fP (Spirurida:Onchocercidae). Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
  • Ahmed AM, Baggott S, Maingon RDC, Hurd H. 2002. \fIAnopheles gambiae:\fP The fitness costs of mounting an immune response. Oikos.
  • Bownes M, Hurd H, Busgen T, Servay D, Alvis S, Popovic B, Burns I, Bruce S, Rothwell K, Walkinsahw M. 2002. \fIDrosophila\fP yolk protein produced in \fIE. coli\fP is endocytosed by mosquito ovaries. Insect Molecular Biology, vol. 11(5), 487-496.
  • Arrighi RBG, Burgess JG, Nakamura C, Miyake J, Hurd H. 2002. Antimicrobial peptides:design and application towards sporogonic stages of malaria parasites. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
  • Al-Olayan EM, Williams GT, Hurd H. 2002. Apoptosis dependent on a caspase-like enzyme in the protozoan malaria parasite, \fIPlasmodium berghei\fP. International Journal for Parasitology.
  • Al-Olayan EM, Williams GT, Hurd H. 2002. Apoptosis in the malaria protozoan, Plasmodium berghei: a possible mechanism for limiting intensity of infection in the mosquito. Int J Parasitol, vol. 32(9), 1133-1143. doi>
  • HURD H, Al-Olayan EM, Beetsma A, Sinden R. 2002. Complete Development of Mosquito Phases of the Malaria Parasite in Vitro. Science, vol. 295(5555), 677-679. doi>
  • Arrighi RB, Nakamura C, Miyake J, Hurd H, Burgess JG. 2002. Design and activity of antimicrobial peptides against sporogonic-stage parasites causing murine malarias. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, vol. 46(7), 2104-2110. doi>
  • Bownes M, Hurd H, Busgen T, Servay D, Alvis S, Popovic B, Bruce S, Burns I, Rothwell K, Walkinshaw M. 2002. Drosophila yolk protein produced in E-coli is accumulated by mosquito ovaries. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, vol. 11, 487-496. link> doi>
  • Hamilton JGC and Hurd H. 2002. Parasite manipulation of vector behaviour. The behavioural ecology of parasites (Ed EE Lewis, JF Cambell, MVK Sukhdeo).
  • HURD H, Ahmed AM, Boggott SL, Maingon R. 2002. The costs of mounting an immune response are reflected in the reproductive fitness of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Oikos, vol. 97(3), 371-377. doi>
  • Arrighi RB and Hurd H. 2002. The role of Plasmodium berghei ookinete proteins in binding to basal lamina components and transformation into oocysts. Int J Parasitol, vol. 32(1), 91-98. doi>
  • Hurd H, Warr E, Polwart A. 2001. A parasite that increases host lifespan. Proc Biol Sci, vol. 268(1477), 1749-1753. doi>
  • Ahmed AM, Maingon R, Romans P, Hurd H. 2001. Effects of malaria infection on vitellogenesis in Anopheles gambiae during two gonotrophic cycles. Insect Mol Biol, vol. 10(4), 347-356. doi>
  • Hurd H. 2001. Host Fecundity reduction: a strategy for damage limitation. Trends in Parasitology, vol. 17(8), 263-268.
  • Hurd H. 2001. Host fecundity reduction: a strategy for damage limitation?. Trends Parasitol, vol. 17(8), 363-368. doi>
  • Hopwood JA, Ahmed AM, Polwart A, Williams GT, Hurd H. 2001. Malaria-induced apoptosis in mosquito ovaries:a mechanism to control vector egg production. Journal of Experimental Biology.
  • Taylor P and Hurd H. 2001. The influence of host haematocrit on the blood feeding success of \fIAnopheles stephensi\fP:implications for enhanced malaria transmission. Parasitology.
  • Da Silva JB, De Albuquerque CMR, De Araujo EC, Peixoto CA, Hurd H. 2000. Immune defense mechanisms of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera : culicidae) against Candida albicans infection. JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY, vol. 76, 257-262. link> doi>
  • Webster JP, Gowtage-Sequeira S, Berdoy M, Hurd H. 2000. Predation of beetles (Tenebrio molitor) infected with tapeworms (Hymenolepis diminuta): a note of caution for the Manipulation Hypothesis. PARASITOLOGY, vol. 120, 313-318. link> doi>
  • Jahan N, Docherty PT, Billingsley PF, Hurd H. 1999. Blood digestion in the mosquito, Anopheles stephensi: the effects of Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis on midgut enzyme activities. Parasitology, vol. 119 ( Pt 6), 535-541. doi>
  • Albuquerque CMR, Cavalcanti VMS, Melo MAV, Vercosa P, Regis LN, Hurd H. 1999. Bloodmeal microfilariae density and the uptake and establishment of Wuchereria bancrofti infections in Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti. MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ, vol. 94, 591-596. link>
  • Webb TJ and Hurd H. 1999. Direct manipulation of insect reproduction by agents of parasite origin. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol. 266, 1537-1541. link>
  • Carver FJ, Gilman JL, Hurd H. 1999. Spermatophore production and spermatheca content in Tenebrio molitor infected with Hymenolepis diminuta. J Insect Physiol, vol. 45(6), 565-569. doi>
  • Anderson RA, Koella JC, Hurd H. 1999. The effect of Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis infection on the feeding persistence of Anopheles stephensi Liston throughout the sporogonic cycle. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol. 266, 1729-1733. link>
  • Jahan N and Hurd H. 1998. Effect of Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis (Haemosporidia: Plasmodiidae) on Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) vitellogenesis. J Med Entomol, vol. 35(6), 956-961.
  • Hurd H. 1998. Parasite manipulation of insect reproduction: who benefits?. Parasitology, vol. 116 Suppl, S13-S21.
  • Carver FJ and Hurd H. 1998. The effect of metacestodes of Hymenolepis diminuta on the bean-shaped accessory glands in male Tenebrio molitor. Parasitology, vol. 116 ( Pt 2), 191-196. doi>
  • Carwardine SL and Hurd H. 1997. Effects of Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis infection on Anopheles stephensi egg development and resorption. Med Vet Entomol, vol. 11(3), 265-269. doi>
  • Major M, Webb TJ, Hurd H. 1997. Haemolymph from female beetles infected with Hymenolepis diminuta metacestodes retards the development of ovarian follicles in recipient Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera). Parasitology, vol. 114 ( Pt 2), 175-179. doi>
  • Hogg JC, Carwardine S, Hurd H. 1997. The effect of Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis infection on ovarian protein accumulation by Anopheles stephensi. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH, vol. 83, 374-379. link> doi>
  • Jahan N and Hurd H. 1997. The effects of infection with Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis on the reproductive fitness of Anopheles stephensi. Ann Trop Med Parasitol, vol. 91(4), 365-369.
  • Hogg JC and Hurd H. 1997. The effects of natural Plasmodium falciparum infection on the fecundity and mortality of Anopheles gambiae s. l. in north east Tanzania. Parasitology, vol. 114 ( Pt 4), 325-331. doi>
  • HURD H, ELLAMS KM, MAJOR M, WEBB TJ. 1997. The Interplay between Patency, Microsomal Na(+)/K(+) ATPase Activity and Juvenile Hormone, in Tenebrio molitor Parasitized by Hymenolepsis diminuta. J Insect Physiol, vol. 43(4), 337-343. doi>
  • Bentley CR and Hurd H. 1996. Carbohydrate titres in the haemolymph and midgut glands of Gammarus pulex infected with the acanthocephalan Pomphorhynchus laevis. JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY, vol. 70, 103-107. link>
  • Hogg JC, Thomson MC, Hurd H. 1996. Comparative fecundity and associated factors for two sibling species of the Anopheles gambiae complex occurring sympatrically in The Gambia. Med Vet Entomol, vol. 10(4), 385-391. doi>
  • Webb TJ and Hurd H. 1996. Hymenolepis diminuta: metacestode-induced reduction in the synthesis of the yolk protein, vitellogenin, in the fat body of Tenebrio molitor. Parasitology, vol. 112 ( Pt 4), 429-436.
  • BENTLEY C and HURD H. 1995. DEPRESSED PROTEIN AND COPPER CONTENT OF THE MIDGUT GLAND IN AN INTERMEDIATE HOST, GAMMARUS-PULEX (CRUSTACEA), INFECTED WITH CYSTACANTHS OF POMPHORHYNCHUS-LAEVIS (ACANTHOCEPHALA). JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY, vol. 66, 1-5. link> doi>
  • Webb TJ and Hurd H. 1995. Hymenolepis diminuta-induced fecundity reduction may be caused by changes in hormone binding to Tenebrio molitor ovaries. Parasitology, vol. 110 ( Pt 5), 565-571.
  • HURD H, HOGG J, RENSHAW M. 1995. INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BLOODFEEDING, FECUNDITY AND INFECTION IN MOSQUITOS. PARASITOLOGY TODAY, vol. 11, 411-416. link> doi>
  • Hogg JC and Hurd H. 1995. Malaria-induced reduction of fecundity during the first gonotrophic cycle of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes. Med Vet Entomol, vol. 9(2), 176-180. doi>
  • Webb TJ and Hurd H. 1995. Microsomal juvenile hormone binding proteins in the follicle cells of Tenebrio molitor. Insect Biochem Mol Biol, vol. 25(5), 631-637. doi>
  • Hogg JC and Hurd H. 1995. Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis: the effect of high and low intensity of infection upon the egg production and bloodmeal size of Anopheles stephensi during three gonotrophic cycles. Parasitology, vol. 111 ( Pt 5), 555-562.
  • HURD H. 1995. THE BRITISH-SOCIETY-FOR-PARASITOLOGY SPRING MEETING 1994 UNIVERSITY-OF-BATH, 6-8TH APRIL 1994. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, vol. 25, 872-874. link> doi>
  • WEBB T and HURD H. 1995. THE USE OF A MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY TO DETECT PARASITE-INDUCED REDUCTION IN VITELLIN CONTENT IN THE OVARIES OF TENEBRIO-MOLITOR. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, vol. 41, 745-751. link> doi>
  • Kearns JY, Hurd H, Pullin AS. 1994. Effect of metacestodes of Hymenolepis diminuta on storage and circulating carbohydrates in the intermediate host, Tenebrio molitor. Parasitology, vol. 108 ( Pt 4), 473-478.
  • HURD H and BURNS I. 1994. OBSERVATIONS ON THE AXENIC CULTURE OF METACESTODES OF HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE, vol. 72, 618-623. link> doi>
  • HURD H. 1994. THE BRITISH-SOCIETY-FOR-PARASITOLOGY SPRING MEETING 1993 - LEEDS, UK, 4-7 APRIL 1993. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, vol. 24, 443-444. link> doi>
  • Renshaw M and Hurd H. 1994. The effects of Onchocerca lienalis infection on vitellogenesis in the British blackfly, Simulium ornatum. Parasitology, vol. 109 ( Pt 3), 337-343.
  • RENSHAW M and HURD H. 1994. VITELLOGENIN SEQUESTRATION BY SIMULIUM OOCYTES - THE EFFECT OF ONCHOCERCA INFECTION. PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, vol. 19, 70-74. link> doi>
  • Hurd H, Mackenzie KS, Chappell LH. 1993. Anthelmintic effects of cyclosporin A on protoscoleces and secondary hydatid cysts of Echinococcus granulosus in the mouse. Int J Parasitol, vol. 23(3), 315-320. doi>
  • BENTLEY C and HURD H. 1993. POMPHORHYNCHUS-LAEVIS (ACANTHOCEPHALA) - ELEVATION OF HEMOLYMPH PROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS IN THE INTERMEDIATE HOST, GAMMARUS-PULEX (CRUSTACEA, AMPHIPODA). PARASITOLOGY, vol. 107, 193-198. link>
  • HURD H and FOGO S. 1991. CHANGES INDUCED BY HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA (CESTODA) IN THE BEHAVIOR OF THE INTERMEDIATE HOST TENEBRIO-MOLITOR (COLEOPTERA). CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE, vol. 69, 2291-2294. link> doi>
  • Hurd H and Parry G. 1991. Metacestode-induced depression of the production of, and response to, sex pheromone in the intermediate host Tenebrio molitor. J Invertebr Pathol, vol. 58(1), 82-87. doi>
  • Hurd H, Strambi C, Beckage NE. 1990. Hymenolepis diminuta: an investigation of juvenile hormone titre, degradation and supplementation in the intermediate host, Tenebrio molitor. Parasitology, vol. 100 Pt 3, 445-452.
  • Hurd H. 1990. Physiological and behavioural interactions between parasites and invertebrate hosts. Adv Parasitol, vol. 29, 271-318. doi>
  • CHAPPELL L, WASTLING J, HURD H. 1989. ACTION OF CYCLOSPORINE-A ON THE TAPEWORMS HYMENOLEPIS-MICROSTOMA, HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA AND MESOCESTOIDES-CORTI INVIVO. PARASITOLOGY, vol. 98, 291-299. link>
  • Hurd H. 1989. Echinococcus granulosus: a comparison of free amino acid concentration in hydatid fluid from primary and secondary cysts and host plasma. Parasitology, vol. 98 ( Pt 1), 135-143.
  • Hurd H and Arme C. 1987. An evaluation of Locusta migratoria as a model for the study of pathophysiology of Hymenolepis diminuta metacestodes in insects. J Parasitol, vol. 73(5), 1063-1064. doi>
  • Hurd H and Weaver RJ. 1987. Evidence against the hypothesis that metacestodes of Hymenolepis diminuta inhibit corpora allata functioning in the intermediate host, Tenebrio molitor. Parasitology, vol. 95 ( Pt 1), 93-96.
  • HURD H and ARME C. 1987. HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA - EFFECT OF INFECTION UPON THE PATENCY OF THE FOLLICULAR EPITHELIUM IN THE INTERMEDIATE HOST, TENEBRIO-MOLITOR. JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY, vol. 49, 227-234. link> doi>
  • Hurd H, Mercer JG, Munn AE. 1987. The effect of Hymenolepis diminuta upon ecdysteroid activity in the haemolymph of the intermediate host, Tenebrio molitor. Parasitol Res, vol. 74(2), 198-199. doi>
  • HURD H and ARME C. 1986. HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA - EFFECT OF METACESTODES ON PRODUCTION AND VIABILITY OF EGGS IN THE INTERMEDIATE HOST, TENEBRIO-MOLITOR. JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY, vol. 47, 225-230. link> doi>
  • HURD H and ARME C. 1986. HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA - INFLUENCE OF METACESTODES ON SYNTHESIS AND SECRETION OF FAT-BODY PROTEIN AND ITS OVARIAN SEQUESTRATION IN THE INTERMEDIATE HOST, TENEBRIO-MOLITOR. PARASITOLOGY, vol. 93, 111-120. link>
  • HURD H and ARME C. 1984. HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA - EFFECT OF METACESTODES ON PROTEIN-METABOLISM OF THE INTERMEDIATE HOST TENEBRIO-MOLITOR (COLEOPTERA). PARASITOLOGY, vol. 89, R47. link>
  • HURD H and ARME C. 1984. PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY OF HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA INFECTIONS IN TENEBRIO-MOLITOR - EFFECT OF PARASITISM ON HEMOLYMPH-PROTEINS. PARASITOLOGY, vol. 89, 253-&. link>
  • HURD H and ARME C. 1984. TENEBRIO-MOLITOR (COLEOPTERA) - EFFECT OF METACESTODES OF HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA (CESTODA) ON HEMOLYMPH AMINO-ACIDS. PARASITOLOGY, vol. 89, 245-251. link>
  • HURD H and ARME C. 1983. THE PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY OF HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA INFECTIONS IN TENEBRIO-MOLITOR. PARASITOLOGY, vol. 87, R68. link>
  • HURD H, BROWNE P, ARME C. 1982. CHANGES IN THE HEMOLYMPH COMPOSITION OF TENEBRIO-MOLITOR INFECTED WITH THE CYSTICERCOID LARVAE OF HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA. PARASITOLOGY, vol. 84, R65. link>
  • HURD H and ARME C. 1982. HYMENOLEPIS-DIMINUTA - THE PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY OF INFECTION IN THE INTERMEDIATE HOST, TENEBRIO-MOLITOR. PARASITOLOGY, vol. 85, R63. link>

Chapters

  • HURD H. 2010. Parasite-modified vector behavior. In Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Breed MD and Moore J (Eds.). (vol. 2). Oxford: Academic Press.
  • Hurd H, Carter V, Nacer A. 2005. Interactions Between Malaria and Mosquitoes: The Role of Apoptosis in Parasite Establishment and Vector Response to Infection. In Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology: Role of apoptosis in infection. Griffin DE (Ed.). Springer Verlag.
  • Hurd H. 2004. Cestodes. In Encyclopaedia of Entomology. Capinera JL (Ed.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.
  • HURD H and Hamilton JGC. 2002. Parasite manipulation of vector behaviour. In The Behavioural Ecology of Parasites. Lewis EE, Campbell JF, Sukhdeo MVK (Eds.). CABI.
  • HURD H and Sinden RE. 2001. An example of a vector transmitted parasite. In Practical Exercises in Parasitology. Behnke JM and Marshall I (Eds.). Cambridge University Press.
  • HURD H. 2001. Changes in host behaviour as a consequence of parasitic infection. In Practical Exercises in Parasitology. Behnke JM, Marshall I, Halton DW (Eds.). Cambridge University Press.
  • Hurd H. 2001. Parasite regulation of insect reproduction: similar strategies, different mechanisms?. In Endocrine interactions of insect parasites and pathogens. Edwards JP and Weaver RJ (Eds.). Bios Scientific Publishers Ltd, Oxford.
  • HURD H and Webb TJ. 1997. The role of endocrinologically active substances in mediating changes in insect hosts and insect vectors. In Parasites and Pathogens - Effects on host hormones and behavior. Beckage NE (Ed.). Springer.
  • HURD H. 1993. Reproductive disturbances induced by parasites and pathogens of insects. In Parasites and Pathogens of Insects. Beckag NE, Thompson SA, Federici BA (Eds.). Academic Press.
  • HURD H, Jeffs SA, Allen JT, Arme C. 1987. Kinetics of molecular transfer acress the regument of protoscoleces and hydatid cysts of Echinococcus granulosus and the relevance of these studies to drug targeting. In Helminth Zoonoses. Geerts S, Kumar V, Brandt J (Eds.). Martinus Nizhoff Publishers.

Other

  • Cole TJ, Warr E, Hurd H. 2002. A search for the manipulation molecules that enable the rat tapeworm to inhibit insect reproduction. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Parasitology.
  • Ahmed AM, Maingon RD, Taylor PJ, Hurd H. 1999. The effects of infection with Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis on the reproductive fitness of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. INVERTEBRATE REPRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT (vol. 36, pp. 217-222). link> doi>
  • Hurd H. 1994. Interactions between parasites and insects vectors. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz (vol. 89 Suppl 2, pp. 27-30).

My teaching duties are now reduced. I currently teach the majority of a second year module on Symbiotic Relationships and contribute to a third year module on Medical parasitology and the MSc course in Vector Biology and Molecular Parasitology. I also supervise dissertation students.