Hildegard Uecker

This paper develops a population-genetics model to study how host-associated microbes can assist in population rescue during environmental change, identifying two microbial contributions that shape rescue outcomes.

This study examines how mate-finding Allee effects influence evolutionary rescue in populations below their Allee threshold, showing that mate limitation can impede rescue and alter optimal strategies.

This study surveys evolutionary biologists who transitioned to non-academic careers, finding they are employable, well-prepared, and satisfied, while identifying areas for improved career preparation.

This study evaluates how CRISPR-Cas plasmids can sensitize bacteria with plasmid-encoded antibiotic resistance to conventional antibiotics, finding that DNA cleaving is effective for low copy numbers and gene silencing for high copy numbers.

This study shows that resistance variation and bacterial interactions influence the adaptation of a genetically diverse Pseudomonas aeruginosa population to antibiotic treatment.

This study analyzes how plasmid-mediated heterozygosity can enable bacterial populations to adapt to stressors through evolutionary rescue, showing that higher plasmid copy numbers lower the fitness threshold needed for rescue.