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Audrey Weber is a molecular biologist and evolutionary genomicist whose research sits at the intersection of entomology, phylogenomics, and biocontrol applications. She is best known for her pioneering work in optimizing DNA extraction and library preparation protocols for minute arthropods — a notoriously challenging group due to their small body size and limited tissue availability. Her most influential contribution, published in 2019 and amassing over 91 citations, addresses a critical bottleneck in genomic research: the reliable application of target enrichment sequencing to tiny insects such as chalcid wasps, which play a vital role in biological pest control. By streamlining these laboratory workflows, Weber has made genomic approaches more accessible and cost-effective for ecologists and systematists working with understudied invertebrate taxa. Her work enables researchers to construct statistically robust phylogenies essential for understanding the evolutionary history of biocontrol agents, ultimately improving their strategic deployment in agriculture. Weber's methodological innovations have had a tangible ripple effect across entomology and conservation genomics, equipping the broader scientific community with practical tools to investigate biodiversity and evolutionary relationships in even the smallest and most difficult-to-study organisms.
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