Tandy Warnow
Professor and Associate Head of Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Projects
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Defining the functional diversity and evolution of phage-associated endosymbiont toxins
Core ProjectTandy Warnow and Irene Newton study how phage-associated toxins from Wolbachia influence host biology and coevolution, exploring functional diversity and evolutionary impacts on endosymbiont toxins.
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HGT and natural selection in microbial extended phenotypes
Core ProjectHorizontal gene transfer (HGT) drives microbial evolution but is hard to detect. Researchers are developing new methods to study HGT in various bacterial populations and improve evolutionary analysis.