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Introduction
My research asks broad questions about how microbial communities evolve and function. In particular, I am interested in how intra- and interspecific interactions within these communities can drive evolutionary changes, and how evolution can in turn shape community context (e.g. see review papers: O'Brien et al 2013, O'Brien & Fothergill 2017). To tackle these questions, I experimentally evolve microbes in complex communities, with the goal of bridging the gap between the lab and the field.
Principal Investigator Profile
Siobhan O'Brien
Assistant Professor, Microbiology
Email OBRIES79@tcd.ie Phone3531896 2014 Full ProfileLeader of the Microbial Ecology and Evolution research group.
I am an Assistant Professor and Group Leader in Microbial Ecology & Evolution in the Dept of Microbiology at Trinity College Dublin. Previously, I held a Tenure-Track position at the University of Liverpool (2019-2021) and fellowships at Wissenschaftslkolleg zu Berlin (2019), ETH Zürich (2017-2019) and University of York (2015-2017). I completed my PhD under the supervision of Prof Angus Buckling at the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus. My research asks broad questions about how microbial communities evolve and function. In particular, I am interested in how intra- and interspecific interactions within these communities can drive evolutionary changes, and how evolution can in turn shape community context (e.g. see review papers: O'Brien et al 2013, O'Brien & Fothergill 2017). To tackle these questions, I experimentally evolve microbes in complex communities, with the goal of bridging the gap between the lab and the field.