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Faculty Profile Last Modified Time: 10:36:32 AM Mon, 6 Apr 2020   Contact Information Tim Cooper Associated Profiles  Associate Professor, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston   Science & Research Building 2, Room No.: 349    tfcooper@uh.edu     713-743-2552    Lab Webpage    Adaptive Evolution    Associated Profiles Research and Expertise Appointments  Research and Expertise Research Interests   We use experimental evolution to study the process of evolution in 'real-time'. The small size and fast generation times of microorganisms allows replicate populations to be propagated under controlled environmental conditions for thousands of generations. Large population sizes means that many mutations can be sampled by evolving populations, so that evolution can be rapid. Because microbes can be cryopreserved, entire populations can be saved as a living "fossil record" to be resuscitated later to investigate changes of key parameters such as fitness or diversity. Experimental evolution using microbial systems has led to tremendous insight across general (e.g., understanding factors influencing the repeatability of evolution) and specific (e.g., the mechanisms contributing to bacterial specialization on particular resources) questions.  Publications/Creative Works Click here to search for this faculty member's publications on PubMed.  Appointments Title Department / School Institution Associate Professor Biology and Biochemistry University of Houston

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