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Overview

Sam P. Brown is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, supported by a substantial portfolio of 74 related publications. Medicine constitutes another prominent area of their work, with 36 publications in this field. Within these broader disciplines, the scientist's subfields include molecular biology, genetics, ecology, infectious diseases, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects, notably:

  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Plant Virus Research Studies

Recent publications by Sam P. Brown include the following works:

  • "Allelic polymorphism shapes community function in evolving Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations," 2020, The ISME Journal
  • "A 2021 Horizon Scan of Emerging Global Biological Conservation Issues," 2020, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Causes and Consequences of COVID-19-Associated Bacterial Infections," 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Bacterial Quorum Sensing Allows Graded and Bimodal Cellular Responses to Variations in Population Density," 2022, mBio
  • "The impact of phage and phage resistance on microbial community dynamics," 2024, PLoS Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sam P. Brown include:

  • James Gurney
  • Stephen A. Thomas
  • Jennifer B. Rattray
  • Kristofer Wollein Waldetoft
  • Conan Zhao

The scientist's work is often published in several recurring venues, with a strong presence in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Biology
  • Microbiology
  • mBio
  • mSphere

Best Publications

  • Challenges in microbial ecology: building predictive understanding of community function and dynamics

    Stefanie Widder;Rosalind J Allen;Thomas Pfeiffer;Thomas P Curtis

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Targeting virulence: can we make evolution-proof drugs?

    Richard C. Allen;Roman Popat;Stephen P. Diggle;Sam P. Brown

  • Synergistic parasite-pathogen interactions mediated by host immunity can drive the collapse of honeybee colonies.

    Francesco Nazzi;Sam P. Brown;Desiderato Annoscia;Fabio Del Piccolo

  • Evolution of virulence in opportunistic pathogens: generalism, plasticity, and control.

    Sam P. Brown;Daniel M. Cornforth;Nicole Mideo

  • Does multiple infection select for raised virulence

    Sam P. Brown;Michael E. Hochberg;Bryan T. Grenfell

  • What traits are carried on mobile genetic elements, and why?

    D J Rankin;E P C Rocha;S P Brown

  • The biogeography of polymicrobial infection.

    Apollo Stacy;Luke McNally;Sophie E. Darch;Sam P. Brown

  • Horizontal Gene Transfer of the Secretome Drives the Evolution of Bacterial Cooperation and Virulence

    Teresa Nogueira;Daniel J. Rankin;Daniel J. Rankin;Marie Touchon;François Taddei;François Taddei

  • Autumn tree colours as a handicap signal.

    W. D. Hamilton;Sam P. Brown

  • An oscillating tragedy of the commons in replicator dynamics with game-environment feedback

    Joshua S. Weitz;Ceyhun Eksin;Keith Paarporn;Sam P. Brown

  • Cooperation in the dark: signalling and collective action in quorum-sensing bacteria

    Sam P. Brown;Rufus A. Johnstone

  • Combinatorial quorum sensing allows bacteria to resolve their social and physical environment

    Daniel M. Cornforth;Roman Popat;Luke McNally;James Gurney

  • Social evolution in micro-organisms and a Trojan horse approach to medical intervention strategies

    Sam P. Brown;Stuart A. West;Stephen P. Diggle;Ashleigh S. Griffin

  • Ecology of microbial invasions: amplification allows virus carriers to invade more rapidly when rare.

    Sam P. Brown;Sam P. Brown;Sam P. Brown;Ludovic Le Chat;Marianne De Paepe;François Taddei

  • Killing by Type VI secretion drives genetic phase separation and correlates with increased cooperation

    Luke McNally;Eryn Bernardy;Jacob Thomas;Arben Kalziqi

  • Cooperation and conflict in host–manipulating parasites

    S. P. Brown

  • Evolution of trophic transmission in parasites: why add intermediate hosts?

    Marc Choisy;Sam P. Brown;Kevin D. Lafferty;Frédéric Thomas

  • Molecular and regulatory properties of a public good shape the evolution of cooperation

    Rolf Kümmerli;Sam P. Brown

  • Within-host competition drives selection for the capsule virulence determinant of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Elena S. Lysenko;Rebeccah S. Lijek;Sam P. Brown;Jeffrey N. Weiser

Frequent Co-Authors

François Taddei
François Taddei Université Paris Cité
Frédéric Thomas
Frédéric Thomas University of Montpellier
Stephen P. Diggle
Stephen P. Diggle Georgia Institute of Technology
Angus Buckling
Angus Buckling University of Exeter
Michael E. Hochberg
Michael E. Hochberg University of Montpellier
Joshua S. Weitz
Joshua S. Weitz Georgia Institute of Technology
Bryan T. Grenfell
Bryan T. Grenfell Princeton University
Christina M. Grozinger
Christina M. Grozinger Pennsylvania State University
Francesco Pennacchio
Francesco Pennacchio University of Naples Federico II
Jean-François Guégan
Jean-François Guégan University of Montpellier

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