Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies

Sorcha É. Mc Ginty

Research interests
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Publications

Link to research group page Prof Wagner

Link to research group page Dr. Rankin

Research interests

I work on various aspects of microbial evolution with particular focus on social evolution and horizontal gene transfer.

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Education and professional positions

2009 - present Ph.D. student at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich
2008 - 2009 M.Sc. Integrative Bioscience, University of Oxford, UK
2007 Research Assistant, Central Fisheries Board, Dublin, Ireland
2004 - 2008 B.A.(Hons), University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland

Publications

Mc Ginty, S., Rankin, D.J., Brown, S.P.(2011) Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of bacterial cooperation. Evolution 65: 21-32.

Rankin, D. J., Mc Ginty, S.E., Nogueira, T.,Touchon, M., Taddei, F., Rocha, E.P.C, & Brown, S.P. (2011) Bacterial cooperation controlled by mobile elements: kin selection and infectivity are part of the same process. Heredity. 107: 279–281.

Sorcha Mc Ginty

Sorcha É. Mc Ginty

Ph.D. Student

Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies
University of Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH-8057 Zurich

Office 27 J 48
Phone: +41 (0)44 635 61 47
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