Ecology and evolution of antibiotic resistance
The global rise in antibiotic resistance, the most prominent form of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), is a major threat to public health and agriculture. At the same time…
Our research currently focuses on the three topics listed below, in particular antibiotic resistance. We also collaborate extensively with Andrew Letten’s lab (e.g., on species coexistence under resource fluctuations) and Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos’ lab (on the genomics of adaptation and speciation in the Australian wildflower Senecio lautus). In the past, we have also worked on the evolution of sex and recombination in animals and on sex chromosome evolution.
Our research is very quantitatively oriented, often involving mathematical models and computer simulations. We strive for research that is ethical and highly reproducible.