Paul Turner

Microbes allow experiments on the order of hundreds (or even thousands) of generations, providing a uniquely powerful way to study evolution in action. The Turner lab uses RNA viruses, DNA viruses, and bacteria as model systems to test evolutionary and ecological theory, especially questions regarding the evolution of genetic exchange (sex), virus ecology and evolution, host-parasite interactions, and the evolution of infectious disease. We employ many approaches, including population genetics, genomics, molecular biology and mathematical modeling.