1998 PhD Edinburgh 1995 BSc(hons) Psychology/Zoology University of Bristol Career

1998-2001: Postdoctoral RA, Plant Sciences, University of Oxford 2001-2004: Royal Society URF, Biology & Bicohemistry, University of Bath 2004-2009: Royal Society URF, Zoology, University of Oxford 2007-2010: Tutorial Fellow in Zoology, Magdalen College, Oxford. 2009-2010: University Lecturer, Zoology, University of Oxford 2011- present: Professor, Biosciences, University of Exeter Cornwall Campus

I work on the evolutionary ecology of microbes, primarily by studying evolution in real time in controlled environments (experimental evolution). Research interests range from developing and testing general evolutionary ecology theory (host-parasite coevolution, social evolution, evolution of species diversity, evolution within community contexts) to more applied issues (evolution of virulence, antimicrobials, biomethane production, heavy metal bioremediation).

Gorter FA, Scanlan PD, Buckling A (2016). Adaptation to abiotic conditions drives local adaptation in bacteria and viruses coevolving in heterogeneous environments. Biol Lett, 12(2). Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 8 van Houte S, Buckling A, Westra ER (2016). Evolutionary Ecology of Prokaryotic Immune Mechanisms. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev, 80(3), 745-763. Abstract. Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 8 Hesse E, Buckling A (2016). Host population bottlenecks drive parasite extinction during antagonistic coevolution. Evolution, 70(1), 235-240. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 14 Chabas H, van Houte S, Høyland-Kroghsbo NM, Buckling A, Westra ER (2016). Immigration of susceptible hosts triggers the evolution of alternative parasite defence strategies. Proc Biol Sci, 283(1837). Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 5 Inglis RF, Scanlan P, Buckling A (2016). Iron availability shapes the evolution of bacteriocin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ISME J, 10(8), 2060-2066. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 60 Gómez P, Paterson S, De Meester L, Liu X, Lenzi L, Sharma MD, McElroy K, Buckling A (2016). Local adaptation of a bacterium is as important as its presence in structuring a natural microbial community. Nat Commun, 7 Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 76 Friman VP, Soanes-Brown D, Sierocinski P, Molin S, Johansen HK, Merabishvili M, Pirnay JP, De Vos D, Buckling A (2016). Pre-adapting parasitic phages to a pathogen leads to increased pathogen clearance and lowered resistance evolution with Pseudomonas aeruginosa cystic fibrosis bacterial isolates. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29(1), 188-198. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 64 Friman VP, Soanes-Brown D, Sierocinski P, Molin S, Johansen HK, Merabishvili M, Pirnay JP, De Vos D, Buckling A (2016). Pre-adapting parasitic phages to a pathogen leads to increased pathogen clearance and lowered resistance evolution with Pseudomonas aeruginosa cystic fibrosis bacterial isolates. J Evol Biol, 29(1), 188-198. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 64 Bondy-Denomy J, Qian J, Westra ER, Buckling A, Guttman DS, Davidson AR, Maxwell KL (2016). Prophages mediate defense against phage infection through diverse mechanisms. ISME J Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 23 Padfield D, Yvon-Durocher G, Buckling A, Jennings S, Yvon-Durocher G (2016). Rapid evolution of metabolic traits explains thermal adaptation in phytoplankton. Ecology Letters, 19(2), 133-142. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 69 Zhang QG, Buckling A (2016). Resource-dependent antagonistic coevolution leads to a new paradox of enrichment. Ecology, 97(5), 1319-1328. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 3 van Houte S, Ekroth AK, Broniewski JM, Chabas H, Ashby B, Bondy-Denomy J, Gandon S, Boots M, Paterson S, Buckling A, et al (2016). The diversity-generating benefits of a prokaryotic adaptive immune system. Nature, 532(7599), 385-388. Abstract. Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 114 Scanlan PD, Hall AR, Blackshields G, Friman VP, Davis MR, Goldberg JB, Buckling A (2015). Coevolution with bacteriophages drives genome-wide host evolution and constrains the acquisition of abiotic-beneficial mutations. Mol Biol Evol, 32(6), 1425-1435. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 17 Scanlan PD, Buckling A, Hall AR (2015). Experimental evolution and bacterial resistance: (co)evolutionary costs and trade-offs as opportunities in phage therapy research. Bacteriophage, 5(2). Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 7 Westra ER, van Houte S, Oyesiku-Blakemore S, Makin B, Broniewski JM, Best A, Bondy-Denomy J, Davidson A, Boots M, Buckling A, et al (2015). Parasite Exposure Drives Selective Evolution of Constitutive versus Inducible Defense. Curr Biol, 25(8), 1043-1049. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 26 Westra ER, Van houte S, Oyesiku-Blakemore S, Makin B, Broniewski JM, Best A, Bondy-Denomy J, Davidson A, Boots M, Buckling A, et al (2015). Parasite exposure drives selective evolution of constitutive versus inducible defense. Current Biology, 25(8), 1043-1049. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 26 Gorter FA, Hall AR, Buckling A, Scanlan PD (2015). Parasite host range and the evolution of host resistance. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28(5), 1119-1130. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 4 Gómez P, Ashby B, Buckling A (2015). Population mixing promotes arms race host-parasite coevolution. Proc Biol Sci, 282(1798). Abstract. Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 20 Pirnay JP, Blasdel BG, Bretaudeau L, Buckling A, Chanishvili N, Clark JR, Corte-Real S, Debarbieux L, Dublanchet A, De Vos D, et al (2015). Quality and safety requirements for sustainable phage therapy products. Pharmaceutical Research, 32(7), 2173-2179. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 6 Pirnay JP, Blasdel BG, Bretaudeau L, Buckling A, Chanishvili N, Clark JR, Corte-Real S, Debarbieux L, Dublanchet A, De Vos D, et al (2015). Quality and safety requirements for sustainable phage therapy products. Pharm Res, 32(7), 2173-2179. Abstract. Author URL.