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Paul E. Turner

 

Microbiology

Associate Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Education

B.A. University of Rochester 1988
Ph.D. Michigan State University 1995

Research Interests

Because microorganisms allow experiments on the order of hundreds (or even thousands) of generations, microbes provide a uniquely powerful system to study evolution in action. My laboratory uses microorganisms (RNA viruses, DNA viruses, bacteria) as model systems to address hypotheses in ecological and evolutionary theory, especially questions regarding the evolution of genetic exchange (sex), virus ecology and evolution, host-parasite interactions, and the evolution of infectious disease. I use an inter-disciplinary approach to investigate these processes, employing techniques from microbiology, population genetics, genomics, molecular biology, and mathematical modeling.

Links

• Turner Homepage

Recent Publications

• Remold, S., A. Rambaut, and P.E. Turner. 2008. Evolutionary genomics of host adaptation in VSV. Molecular Biology and Evolution (In press).
• Dennehy, J.J., N.A. Friedenberg, Y.W. Yang, and P.E. Turner. 2007. Virus population extinction via ecological traps. Ecology Letters 10:230-240.
• Duffy, S., C. L. Burch, and P.E. Turner. 2007. Evolution of host specificity drives reproductive isolation among RNA viruses. Evolution 61:2614-2622.

Contact

E-mail
paul.turner@yale.edu