Research Technician. Ali HudsonResearch TechnicianFunded by the Leverhulme Trust Research OverviewI am a research technician working on the Leverhulme funded project investigating the evolutionary basis of lifespan and fecundity responses to dietary restriction using DrosophilaBackgroundI completed my BSc in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Edinburgh in 2018. My undergraduate research project with the Vale Lab focussed on the role of diet in mediating life-history responses following infection, using Drosophila PublicationsTerminal Investment Strategies Following Infection Are Dependent on DietHudson AL, Moatt JP & Vale PFJournal of Evolutionary Biology (2019)Dietary Protein Mediates Terminal Investment in Egg Quantity or Quality Following Bacterial Gut Infection in DrosophilaHudson AL, Moatt JP & Vale PFbioRxiv (2018) This article was published on Thursday 20 August 2026