“Ecology and evolution of antibiotic resistance in the lungs”

Host: Dr Dan Neill

Venue: Sir Kenneth & Lady Noreen Murray Seminar Room, CTIR 284

Abstract  

Rachel is an evolutionary microbiologist interested in antibiotic resistance evolution, microbial interactions, and within-host adaptation. She is a group leader at Queen’s University Belfast and the main focus of her group is understanding the interface between antibiotic resistance and interactions in the microbiome. Her talk will include recent work on the contribution of pathogen strain diversity to antibiotic resistance evolution in the lungs, as well as work on the impact of antibiotic resistance evolution on microbial interactions. Prior to Queen’s, Rachel was a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford (Magdalen College) within the Biology Department.