Dann Turner
Dann Turner
Chair - Bacterial Viruses Subcommittee
Senior Lecturer - Molecular Biology
University of the West of England
Bristol, UK
Current term (2023 - 2026): First
Biography
Senior Lecturer - Molecular Biology
University of the West of England
Bristol, UK
My research centres on the isolation and characterisation of bacterial viruses; the bacteriophages. Bacteriophages are obligate intracellular viruses of bacteria which have the capacity to infect and kill bacteria (lytic phages) or to stably integrate into the bacterial genome (temperate phages). My research interests include:
1) To understand the evolutionary mechanisms giving rise to bacteriophage genome diversity.
2) Understand the contribution of temperate bacteriophages to bacterial virulence and fitness.
3) To determine bacteriophage gene function through bioinformatics and laboratory approaches.
4) To exploit bacteriophage molecular pathways as novel antimicrobial agents.
