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Lindsey McGee, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Biology at Earlham College. She specializes in microbial evolutionary biology, focusing on viral host range expansion and bacteriophage genomics. Her research explores evolutionary mechanisms underlying viral adaptation and host shifts, with implications for human health and agriculture. She teaches core biology courses and upper-level topics in cellular/molecular biology within ecological and evolutionary frameworks.
Education:
- Ph.D., University of Louisville
- B.S., Centre College
Research Interests: Dr. McGee investigates how viruses adapt to new hosts, particularly using bacteriophages as model organisms. Her work includes studying genetic determinants of host range variations, gene swap experiments in Microviridae phages, and the evolutionary consequences of host shifts. She emphasizes understanding viral emergence through genomic and ecological lenses.
Research Group & Labs: Her team includes student researchers working on bacteriophage host range experiments. Current projects focus on identifying genes responsible for host specificity in phages and analyzing evolutionary trade-offs in viral adaptation.
