Jenna Gallie
Doctor of Philosophy, (Evolutionary Genetics)
Study Completed: 2010
College of Sciences
Citation
Thesis Title
Evolutionary and molecular origins of a phenotypic switch in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25
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Ms Gallie used a bacterial model system to investigate evolutionary strategies that enable organisms to survive in unpredictable environments. Her findings provide the first direct insight into how these survival strategies may arise, revealing that a single genetic change can generate an extraordinarily powerful survival strategy. The unexpected simplicity of this evolutionary path suggests that evolutionary strategies may have been among the first survival strategies for life in unpredictable environments.
Supervisors
Distinguished Professor Paul Rainey
Dr Mat Goddard