Narinjana Krishnan

Niranjana Krishnan

Position
  • Assistant Research Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Contact

Contact Info

2333 Pammel Drive, Room #007
Ames
50011
Social Media and Websites

Education

  • B.Sc., Microbiology, Mumbai University, 2011
  • M.Sc., Biomedical Genetics, Vellore Institute of Technology, 2013
  • Ph.D., Toxicology, Iowa State University, 2021

I am assessing the toxicity and risk of agricultural insecticides on monarch butterflies. This will help identify ideal locations for placing milkweed habitat in agricultural landscapes. It is important to establish milkweed habitat in the agricultural landscapes of the Midwest to increase the eastern monarch butterfly population.