Social evolution and social engineering in bacterial infection
Ashleigh Griffin is Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the Department of Biology here in Oxford. She started her research career with sa PhD project on social behavior in meerkats and now studies the behavior of bacterial cells infecting the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis – the common thread is an interest in the ways in which evolution shapes social behaviors. In her talk, she will provide an overview of the insights gained from over ten years of research on how we can use social evolution theory to understand long-term patterns of behavior in lung infections, with a focus on iron metabolism and antibiotic resistance.
Date: 26 February 2024, 13:00 (Monday, 7th week, Hilary 2024)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: BDI seminar rooms
Speaker: Professor Ashleigh Griffin (University of Oxford, Department of Biology)
Organising department: Nuffield Department of Population Health
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Part of: Infectious Disease Seminar Series
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Isobel Young