Activities of Professor Torsten Nygaard Kristensen’s research group

My main research focus is on

1. understanding the genetic and physiological architecture of complex traits and on identifying mechanisms that constrain and enforce adaptation to stressful environments including warmer and more variable temperatures, 
2. conservation genetics and biodiversity research where I work on genetic/genomic characterization of endangered wild and domestic populations and on finding solutions to genetic challenges such as genetic drift and inbreeding, and 
3. apply quantitative genetic approaches, microbiome manipulation and physiological responses to optimize e.g. production of insects to be used for food and feed and control of pest species